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Team Lead, Engineering


Job Location:

Ontario - Canada

Monthly Salary: $ 110000 - 130000
Posted: 27 August 2026 (6 days ago)
Application Deadline: 24 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Title: TeamLeadEngineering

Location: Remote Canada

Reports to: Manager Engineering OEM Solutions

Vacancy: New vacancy

The Role:

TheEngineeringTeam Leadis responsible fortechnical project execution and owning team delivery outcomes as well as day-to-day operational leadership of a multidisciplinary software development team. This role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders as an individual contributor while ensuring the efficient allocationutilization and effectiveness of Engineering staff. The Software Development Team Lead also works in close collaboration with the Software Development Manager to define implement and continuously improve best practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.

The Impact You Will HaveinThis Role:

You will directly influencedeliveryreliability team productivity and software quality by guiding day-to-day execution removing blockers and driving adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

WhatYoullBe Doing in This Role:

  • Foster andmaintaina positive accountable and collaborative work environment to motivate Engineering staff

  • Own team delivery outcomes ensuring commitments are met with expected quality velocity and reliability

  • Contribute to the definition adoption and enforcement of best practices for all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle

  • Identify track and report on key engineering performance indicators (quality velocity productivity delivery reliability)

  • Collaborate with Business Unit stakeholders to align priorities andallocateresources based on business objectives

  • Provide day-to-day functional oversight and leadership for Engineering staff

  • Identifyand remove obstacles that prevent the team from meeting delivery commitments

  • Provide continuous performance feedback through regular one-on-one meetings

  • Conduct formal performance reviews for staff as per the schedule defined by Human Resources

  • Develop training plans to address business needs and support ongoing growth of staff

  • Activelyparticipatein the recruitment process to grow the Engineering organization

  • Manage onboarding of new software developers and interns to accelerate contribution

  • Maintain visibility into team health skills and knowledge depth addressing gaps where needed

  • Design and develop software applications from business and technical specifications

  • Develop and executeunitcomponent and integration level tests to verify requirements are met

  • Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage targets tomaintainproduct quality

  • Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks for assigned projects

  • Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on solution design and technical direction

  • Contribute to the creation of technical and end user product documentation

Qualifications of this Role:

  • 5 years of software development experience

  • Proven technical team leadership abilities including on and offshore multidisciplinary teams

  • Experience working with a variety of software development languages

  • Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles

  • Experience with relational and non-relational database design

  • Strong communicationskills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization

  • Exceptionally self-motivated accountable and detail-oriented

  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

The Hiring Manager says:

Imlooking for a leader who takes ownership of outcomes keeps teams focused on what matters removes obstacles quickly and continuously improves both delivery and engineering practices. This role is about driving results through people process and strong technical judgment.

This position has a starting salary range of$110000 - $130000 CADper year. This is the range we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employees pay within the range isdeterminedbya number offactors including relevant skills education qualifications experience performance business or organizational needs and geographic location.

Company Mission

Our mission in the market we serve is clear. To power every auto-related decision through proprietary data advanced analytics deep industry expertise and seamless workflows that connect insight to action.

Our Values

We POWER Our Customers Success

We are Innovative Collaborative and Grounded in Data

We Make Things Easy

We Get It Done

We Start with Trust & Prove it Everyday

JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status or disability.

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Required Experience:

Manager