[Hiring] Team Lead, Engineering @J.D. Power

Role Description

The Engineering Team Lead is responsible for technical project execution and owning team delivery outcomes, as well as day-to-day operational leadership of a multidisciplinary software development team. This role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders as an individual contributor while ensuring the efficient allocation, utilization, and effectiveness of Engineering staff. The Software Development Team Lead also works in close collaboration with the Software Development Manager to define, implement, and continuously improve best practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.

You will directly influence delivery reliability, team productivity, and software quality by guiding day-to-day execution, removing blockers, and driving adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

• Foster and maintain a positive, accountable, and collaborative work environment to motivate Engineering staff
• Own team delivery outcomes, ensuring commitments are met with expected quality, velocity, and reliability
• Contribute to the definition, adoption, and enforcement of best practices for all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Identify, track, and report on key engineering performance indicators (quality, velocity, productivity, delivery reliability)
• Lead and support the team, hands on, in using and adopting AI tooling (coding assistants, agents, review and test automation) to improve quality, velocity, and delivery reliability ensuring humans are accountable for what ships
• Collaborate with Business Unit stakeholders to align priorities and allocate resources based on business objectives
• Provide day-to-day functional oversight and leadership for Engineering staff
• Identify and remove obstacles that prevent the team from meeting delivery commitments
• Provide continuous performance feedback through regular one-on-one meetings
• Conduct formal performance reviews for staff as per the schedule defined by Human Resources
• Develop training plans to address business needs and support ongoing growth of staff
• Actively participate in the recruitment process to grow the Engineering organization
• Manage onboarding of new software developers and interns to accelerate contribution
• Maintain visibility into team health, skills, and knowledge depth, addressing gaps where needed
• Design and develop software applications from business and technical specifications
• Develop and execute unit, component, and integration level tests to verify requirements are met
• Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage targets to maintain product quality
• Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks for assigned projects
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on solution design and technical direction
• Contribute to the creation of technical and end user product documentation

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience and Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field is required.
• Proven technical team leadership abilities including on and offshore multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working with a variety of software development languages including Java and Typescript
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles
• Experience with relational and non-relational database design
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
• Exceptionally self-motivated, accountable, and detail-oriented
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

Requirements

• This position has a starting salary range of $110,000 - $130,000 CAD per year.
• Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings programs, paid time off, wellness programs, and other company-sponsored benefits.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Opportunities for learning and development
• A culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day

Company Description

JD Power powers auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action. Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, we help customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.

• We power our customers’ success.
• We are innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data.
• We make things easy.
• We get it done.
• We start with trust and prove it every day.