Manager, Software Engineering

Location of Job: Remote- Canada

We tackle one of the toughest data challenges in retail: collecting matching categorizing and analyzing information on 20 million products from the worlds largest retailers and marketplaces. Our mission is simplesolve messy problems elegantly and cost-effectively. By uncovering patterns in massive datasets we empower customers to stay competitive optimize pricing and drive revenue growth. 

We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to drive execution and innovation within our Online Price Intelligence product. If youre passionate about scaling systems solving complex technical challenges and enabling teams to do their best work this role is for you. 

What Youll Do 

As an Engineering Manager you will lead one or more delivery teams building pricing execution solutions for brand manufacturers. You will partner closely with the product leader to shape strategy guide execution and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical direction. Within your teams you will: 

• Drive clarity on business value to inform decisions and priorities. 

• Balance immediate roadmap needs with long-term technical vision. 

• Champion disciplined engineering practices and high-quality delivery. 

Within the broader organization you will serve as a force multiplierraising the bar for engineering excellence developing people and processes and influencing other leaders to adopt best practices. 

Technologies We Use 

• TypeScript ReactJS Redux Python GraphQL AI coding assistant (Windsurf) 

• AWS Docker Kubernetes Terraform GitHub Actions ArgoCD 

• Postgres MongoDB Redis ELK Tableau Trino Iceberg 

• RabbitMQ NATS Messaging 

Qualifications :

Experience & Leadership 

• 10 years of professional software engineering experience including at least 2 years leading/managing a software engineering team. 

• Proven track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team performance. 

• History of driving innovation delivering change and improving processes across enterprise programs. 

• Success managing distributed remote or global teams. 

Technical Expertise 

• Strong background in distributed systems integrations automation and deployments. 

• Proficiency in architecting and delivering solutions within a distributed software platform. 

• Hands-on experience building applications with AI tools and frameworks (e.g. AI coding assistants LLM APIs AI-driven automation). 

• Solid understanding of AWS Linux Kubernetes and infrastructure concepts. 

• Deep experience with the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies. 

• Strong RDBMS and SQL programming experience. 

Execution & Collaboration 

• Ability to translate complex problems into clear actionable goals aligned with business strategy. 

• Proven ability to work effectively across functions and build strong relationships. 

• Excellent analytical organizational and problem-solving skills with detail orientation. 

• Ownership mindset with accountability to drive execution from start to finish. 

• Experience defining and improving engineering processes and metrics. 

Bonus Points 

• Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles. 

• Strong interest or background in data and analytics. 

• Experience working within a retail or e-commerce environment. 

Supervisory Responsibility 

• Directly manage a distributed team of 47 engineers providing clear direction and support. 

• Hire and onboard top-quality engineers as needed to meet team goals. 

• Mentor and develop team members helping them grow into more senior roles. 

• Set goals provide regular feedback and deliver performance reviews as part of Wisers career management process. 

• Lead sprint planning backlog refinement and ensure consistent timely delivery of engineering commitments. 

• Collaborate closely with product managers designers and other stakeholders to prioritize work and balance technical and business needs. 

• Guide technical decision-making promote engineering best practices and ensure high-quality scalable solutions. 

• Communicate progress risks and dependencies effectively to leadership and cross-functional partners. 

• Plan resources proactively to meet future business and technical needs. 

Additional Information :

On-Call: 

This role requires being part of a manager on-call rotation. Manager on-call duty corresponds to being available to respond to escalations from the front-line on-call engineer for additional support on resolving critical system issues. 

Other Duties - Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO STATEMENT - Wiser Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation of any kind. Wiser Solutions Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants providing a work environment free of discrimination harassment and retaliation. All employment decisions at Wiser Solutions Inc. are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin family or parental status disability genetics age sexual orientation veteran status or any other status protected by the state federal or local law. Wiser Solutions Inc. will not tolerate discrimination harassment or retaliation based on any of these characteristics. 

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Pay is established on an individual basis after considering multiple factors such as relevant experience education and other addition we take into account geographical differentials and make sure pay is equitable with our current staff. For this position our hiring range for base annual pay is estimated to be CAD$160000 to $175000 at the time of this posting. 

Performance-based discretionary bonuses and variable pay plans are available for some positions. 

If you require accommodation to complete any part of the application process or need an alternative manner to apply please contact us at or call .  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time