[Hiring] Director of Software Development @Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Director of Software Development @Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Software Development
Salary unspecified
Remote Location
Employment Type full-time
Posted Today

[Hiring] Director of Software Development @Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.

Today - Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. is hiring a remote Director of Software Development. πŸ’Έ Salary: unspecified πŸ“Location: USA, Canada

Role Description

We’re looking for a Director, Software Development to lead Engineering for Lightspeed Payments, a key department within Financial Services that has grown 3x in the past couple of years. You will also be a key leader in the Payments group working with cross-functional leaders & their teams; ensuring alignment of goals across the organization. You will be leading & working closely with a group of talented Engineering Managers, Software Developers; provide clear direction around where the organization must be heading & ensure the teams are delivering quality outcomes. In addition, you will make sure we are growing a diverse, happy and high-performing organization.

For this role, you can be located in Canada/USA, and able to work within EST/EDT hours. We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote or fully office-based work environments (in cities with local offices).

What you’ll be doing:

  • Strategic Execution & Delivery
    • Navigate ambiguity, bring structure to complex challenges, and drive alignment across teams.
    • Work cross-functionally to bring clarity to priorities and define what needs to be done to drive success.
    • Operate closely with the team, wearing multiple hats to ensure critical projects are executed successfully.
    • Own the delivery, collaborating closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to achieve meaningful outcomes.
  • People Leadership & Team Development
    • Act as a people leader, mentoring and developing engineers into future leaders.
    • Hire and grow a high-performing team, ensuring strong technical and leadership talent.
    • Set high standards and elevate the team through coaching, feedback, and hands-on support.
    • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence within and beyond the team.
    • Extend expertise and influence beyond Payments into the broader Financial Services organization & the Services vertical.
  • Communication & Influence
    • Ensure clear and concise messaging across stakeholders, particularly around the goals, objectives and priorities.
    • Work cross-functionally with business teams to align on technical and product strategy.
    • Influence and drive decision-making across teams, advocating for best practices in engineering and business execution.
  • Technical Leadership & Architecture
    • Architect and scale business systems with a strong understanding of various paradigms, including event-driven systems.
    • Evaluate and guide technical architecture decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
    • Developing a deep understanding of existing systems, guide the teams to continuously evolve their systems/architecture/patterns.
    • Drive continuous delivery of value, ensuring high availability and operational excellence.
    • Develop quick prototypes to validate ideas or assist with technical spikes.

Qualifications

  • Deep knowledge and understanding of software engineering principles, technologies and best practices.
  • Strong software development background with a history of being an engineer & expertise in multiple mainstream technology stacks (Node, JVM, .NET, etc).
  • Expertise in software architecture & design of scalable, maintainable & resilient systems that run on the cloud across regions.
  • Expertise in modern software delivery practices (continuous delivery, lean practices, etc).
  • Operational Excellence Mindset: Experience running & managing operations of business critical systems on the cloud.
  • People management: experience in hiring, performance management, and growth.
  • Experience leading other leaders in a software engineering organization.
  • Experience working with cross-functional leaders as one unit & setting organizational goals and objectives.
  • Experience owning technology/product for a clear line of business or a complete product.
  • Experience working in product engineering and/or SaaS software delivery is a plus.
  • The hunger to learn across the core areas of your domain, to synthesize insights from your learnings and to leverage those insights in your team.
  • Highly collaborative and effective team member.

Benefits

  • Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture.
  • Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.
  • Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.
  • Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
  • Develop in a modern and proven technology stack.
  • Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.
  • Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale.
  • Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set.
  • Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.
  • Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners).
  • Flexible paid time off policy.
  • Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
  • Paid leave and assistance for new parents.
  • Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
  • Volunteer day.
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