[Hiring] Manager, Software Engineering @Jobber

Role Description

Want to lead a team of talented engineers with a goal to deliver innovative, AI amplified solutions that help small businesses to succeed? Then Jobber might be the place for you! We’re looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to be part of our Engineering organization!

The role:

• Reporting to a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, the Manager of Software Engineering will lead and support their team members in developing their skills and advancing their careers—all while contributing to our mission of empowering small businesses.
• You'll also play a key role in shaping the technical direction of our platform, ensuring it remains reliable and high-performing as we scale Jobber.

The Manager, Software Engineering will:

• Live and breathe performance facilitation. You want to work with your team(s) to help them master their individual crafts, while also collaborating to build extraordinary experiences and systems.
• Be committed to the success of your people. You will help them set goals, have regular 1-on-1s, and provide constructive feedback and coaching to ensure your team's success.
• Develop a world-class team alongside a world-class organization. You’ll participate in recruiting events and the hiring process while also working to level up your internal team while implementing new processes.
• Own how your team builds with AI. Set the expectation that engineers work with agents daily, coach engineers at every point on the adoption curve, and hold AI-assisted work to the same quality bar as everything else.
• Remove roadblocks and build guardrails. You’ll work with the other leaders to create and maintain an environment where people can rapidly produce top-quality work that ultimately helps our customers be successful.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders across the business. Whether it’s our Management teams within Product, or our Business Technology teams, you’re working closely with other Jobberinos to find the best solutions in Jobber for small businesses.

Qualifications

• A track record of success in being an established software engineer, as well as time spent in a leadership position, guiding a team in the delivery of quality software.
• Strong full-stack technical background, including design and architectural experience. Deep knowledge and experience in either Ruby On Rails environments or ReactJS is essential.
• A drive to succeed and deliver impactful projects on time.
• The ability to be agile in an agile environment.
• Daily hands-on experience building with agentic AI tools, beyond autocomplete or chat.
• Experience leading a team's AI adoption: driving how engineers actually work with agents, with evidence it changed outcomes, not just tooling.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• To be a leader and mentor.

Requirements

• Highly desired, but not a dealbreaker: Previous experience with our development stack: ReactJS, Typescript, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL.
• Familiarity with maintaining reliability within systems outside your own team.
• Experience working with high-risk data, high-criticality features and a related ability to balance quick deliveries with strong reliability.

Location

We believe great collaboration is intentional, and sometimes that means coming together in person to build, brainstorm, and connect. Ideally, this role will be based near one of our hub cities: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, or Kitchener-Waterloo. However, for this position specifically, we are open to fully remote candidates based anywhere in Canada.

Compensation

At Jobber, we also believe that compensation should be transparent, fair, and supportive of your experience and growth. This role has a minimum annual salary of $169,200 CAD, a midpoint of $199,100 CAD, and a maximum salary of $228,900 CAD.

• Base salary is just one part of a total compensation package that will include equity rewards, annual stipends for health and wellness, retirement savings matching, and an extended health package with fully paid premiums for body and mind.
• Your professional growth matters to us too! You'll have access to a dedicated talent development program that includes career coaching and opportunities for career development.

What you can expect from Jobber

• A total compensation package that includes an extended health benefits package with fully paid premiums for both body and mind, matching in RRSP, TFSA or FHSA, and stock options.
• A dedicated Talent Development team and access to coaching, learning, and leadership programs to help you grow your career, reach your goals, and unlock your full potential.
• A unique opportunity to build, grow, and leave your impact on a $400-billion industry that has no dominant player...yet.
• To work with a group of people who are humble, supportive, and give a sh*t about our customers.
• We believe that diverse teams perform better and that fostering an inclusive work environment is a key part of growing a successful team.