Role overview

Lightspeed Financial Services is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead and grow a technical team within their Financial Services division across North America. In this role, you will manage developers building mission-critical products while fostering an inclusive and high-performing team culture.

Key responsibilities

Manage, mentor and develop a team of software developers working on complex Financial Services domain challenges.
Work closely with Staff and Principal Engineers, Product and Technology Leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish team priorities and align on strategic roadmaps.
Partner with the Product Manager to set annual and quarterly objectives, roadmaps and ensure successful execution and accountability.
Review technical designs, provide constructive feedback, and ensure high-quality system design and implementation across the team.
Identify, communicate and remove impediments and risks to delivery within the team and across the broader Financial Services organization.
Support professional development through one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, feedback sessions, goal-setting and promotion decisions.
Report on team progress and status to Product and Engineering leadership and participate in hiring to build top talent for your team.

Requirements

Proven experience leading a development team through successful delivery of software products.
Hands-on experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable cloud-based applications using AWS or GCP.
Strong working knowledge of at least one programming language including Java, TypeScript, Ruby or Python.
Experience partnering with Product Managers to build effective objectives and roadmaps in agile environments.
Track record of leading, triaging and resolving critical incidents while implementing preventive corrective actions.
Professional experience with agile development and continuous delivery best practices.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and ability to coach, mentor and motivate individuals and teams.

What makes this role worth considering

You will have significant autonomy and flexibility in how you work, with options for fully remote, partially remote or office-based arrangements in cities where Lightspeed has local offices. This position offers the opportunity to shape the technical and organizational direction of a new product while working with modern technology and gaining exposure to global product development. The role provides ample growth opportunities into senior technical or people management positions within a fast-paced, high-growth organization.