Engineering Manager, Core Product Engine (Backend) in Canada Creek, Nova Scotia at Jobgether

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager, Core Product Engine (Backend) in Canada.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly technical engineering leader to help scale and modernize a mission-critical backend platform powering millions of users. In this role, you will lead the evolution of complex automation systems that orchestrate real-time transactions across external systems in a high-volume environment. You’ll work closely with executive leadership and a high-performing engineering team to design scalable, fault-tolerant architectures while remaining deeply hands-on in technical execution. The position offers the chance to solve sophisticated asynchronous system challenges, improve operational reliability, and drive innovation through AI-first development approaches. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-moving environments, enjoy tackling difficult distributed systems problems, and are passionate about building elegant backend solutions at scale. This fully remote role offers strong ownership, technical influence, and the opportunity to shape the future of a rapidly growing product ecosystem.

• Lead and mentor a high-performing backend engineering team focused on automation infrastructure, scalability, and reliability.
• Drive the modernization and refactoring of legacy backend systems into modular, testable, and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Design and implement scalable asynchronous workflows, orchestration systems, and resilient state management solutions.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical initiatives with business priorities.
• Guide architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices around observability, debugging, retry logic, and system reliability.
• Remain actively involved in hands-on development, code reviews, technical problem-solving, and system optimization efforts.
• Leverage AI-first development strategies to build next-generation internal tools and automation capabilities.
• Support long-term platform scalability and performance as the product ecosystem expands to serve tens of millions of users.
• Foster a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.

• Extensive experience in backend software engineering, technical leadership, or engineering management within high-growth technology environments.
• Strong expertise in designing distributed systems, asynchronous workflows, and scalable backend architectures.
• Proven hands-on experience with TypeScript and modern backend frameworks such as Nest.js.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, including AWS services, containerization, ECS/EKS, Lambda, and Kubernetes environments.
• Experience building and maintaining complex integrations with external systems and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of GraphQL, event-driven systems, and resilient automation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams while remaining deeply involved in technical execution and architecture.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a focus on operational reliability and system performance.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in startup or fast-paced product environments considered a strong asset.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams.

• Competitive compensation package with base salary ranging from CAD $230,000 to $280,000.
• Equity opportunities and stock option eligibility.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Paid vacation, wellness benefits, and generous paid parental leave.
• RRSP matching program for employees in Canada.
• Fully remote work flexibility across multiple Canadian locations.
• Opportunity to work directly with executive leadership in a highly collaborative environment.
• Access to impactful projects involving AI, automation, and large-scale backend systems.
• Career growth opportunities within a fast-scaling and innovative technology company.