Engineering Manager – Software Platforms Toronto, On

(TORONTO) -Engineering Manager Software Platforms

AboutDokainish& Company

Since2011Dokainish& Company has been providing world class professional consultancy services.

We specialize in working diligently and collaboratively with our clients to achieve long-lasting and impactful results acrossnumerousbusiness areas of expertise include but are not limited to Project Management Quantitative Risk Analysis Organizational Change Management Project Controls Enterprise Reporting Estimating Asset Management and System Implementation for Capital draw upon decades of project experience to deliver customized solutions to our clients most complex challenges.

We are a fast-growing organization currently seekingan Engineering Manager to lead a small product-engineering team responsible for building launchingoperating and continuously improving enterprise software platforms.

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Role Overview

This role combines technical leadershipdeliveryownership platform readiness and executive communication. You are accountable for taking products to market ensuring theyoperatereliably afterlaunch and enabling sustained feature development as the platforms evolve.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You are expected to remain technically fluentguidearchitecture and standards and directly support delivery when needed.

This is a full-time non-remote position based in Toronto Ontario Canada.

Key Responsibilities:

Requirements Translation & Team Execution

• Translate Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) into clear actionable technical requirements

• Break requirements into well-scoped engineering tasks with acceptance criteria

• Assign sequence and manage work across a team of 34 developers

• Resolve ambiguity in requirements rather than escalating it

• Ensure engineers understand what is being built why and what done means

Platform & Go-to-Market Ownership

• Own technical readiness for launching products includingdeployment security billing readiness and operational stability

• Define and uphold standards forproduction and market readiness

• Ensure platforms can be deployed supported and evolved in a structured and maintainable way

Delivery & Sustained Feature Development

• Own end-to-end delivery outcomes beyond individual sprints

• Balance ongoing feature development with platform reliability and technical health

• Translate ambiguous business goals into clear execution plans

• Identifydelivery and operational risks early and drive mitigation

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Guide architectural decisions data models integrations and platform standards

• Ensure systems are secure scalable and maintainable

• Review critical technical decisions especially around payments access control and AI integration

AI Enablement & Guardrails

• Defineappropriate useof AI tools and agents across the platform

• Ensure AI is used to augment delivery not replace engineering judgment

• Set realistic expectations around AI accuracy limitations cost and risk

• Ensure AI usage is reviewed governed and secure

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead mentor and support developers across experience levels

• Set clear expectations around accountability quality and ownership

• Develop junior engineers through guidance feedback and technical coaching

Executive Communication

• Act as the primary technical interface with executive and non-technical stakeholders

• Communicate progress risks trade-offs and timelines clearly

• Push back constructively when assumptions or timelines introduce risk

Required Skills & Experience

• 7 years of professional software development experience

• 2 years in an engineering leadership or management role

• Strong full-stack technical background (TypeScript ecosystem preferred)

• Ability to review and reason about production code and architecture

• Experience taking products from development through launch and ongoing operation

• Strong security and platform-readiness mindset

• Experience with SaaS monetization concepts (payments subscriptions entitlements)

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD

• Experience working with AI-assisted systems or AI agents in production contexts

• Proven ability tooperatein ambiguous environments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive audiences

Working Arrangements

• Must be based in Toronto Ontario or willing torelocate.

• This is a full-time non-remote position based in Toronto Ontario Canada.

• Legally eligible to work in Canada.

We are highly skilled when moving ideas intoactionsandempowereach other to deliver outstanding results. If you believe your skillset drive qualifications and experienceisa match we welcome your application andcantwait to hear from you.

We thank all applicants for their interest in joiningDokainish& Company pleasenote only those candidates considered foran initialinterview will be contacted.

Dokainish& Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age gender racecolour religion sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

In accordance withthe Ontario Human Rights Code Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 andDokainish& Company AODA Policy accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.