The Role
The Software Engineering Manager leads a team of engineers, overseeing project execution, mentoring staff, and implementing innovative software solutions while ensuring quality and performance standards are met.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions. Our flagship brands — AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync, Dealertrack Canada and CMS — help Canadians buy, sell, and finance vehicles with confidence.
As part of AutoScout24 group, Europe’s largest online car marketplace, we’re shaping the future of automotive retail in Canada and beyond.
Learn more at tradercorporation.com.
This role will be within the Dealertrack Canada team, the country’s leading automotive financing portal, processing over 6.5 million credit applications annually.
The Software Engineering Manager is a key leadership role responsible for guiding and empowering a high-performing team of engineers and quality associates. This role ensures the team efficiently executes engineering projects while delivering impactful solutions to user problems.
As a hands-on leader, the Software Engineering Manager is responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Software Engineering Manager proactively identify and remove barriers, streamline workflows, and drive continuous improvement. Additionally, Software Engineering Manager oversee project timelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure adherence to operational best practices to mitigate and prevent customer-impacting issues.
Ultimately, the Software Engineering Manager is accountable for team success, balancing strategic direction with day-to-day execution, and ensuring seamless delivery of high-quality software solutions.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Help build a high-performing team by addressing capability gaps, hiring the right talent, nurturing top performers, and managing underperformance through candid conversations.
- Assist team to make decisions within a clear framework, delegate effectively to promote growth, and balance autonomy with guidance.
- Provide regular feedback, set clear expectations and support engineers career growth.
- Provide technical guidance by leveraging deep knowledge of the team’s services, architecture, and data flows, participating in design discussions, and reviewing technical decisions to optimize for resiliency, cost, and performance.
- Ensure system security, reliability, and performance by enforcing secure design principles, implementing threat modeling, maintaining situational awareness through monitoring and alerting, and refining Service Level Objectives (SLOs) based on stakeholder expectations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across business development, dealer support, lender products, and third-party service providers to drive alignment and strategic execution.
- Translate product vision into actionable technology features and implementation strategies while effectively communicating the technology roadmap to senior stakeholders and team members.
- Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks to enhance team productivity and software quality.
- Provide hands-on mentorship and coaching, removing impediments and fostering both technical and professional growth within the team.
- Oversee team operations, including performance management and administrative functions, ensuring a high-performing and engaged workforce.
- Communicate management decisions with clarity, ensuring alignment, commitment, and seamless execution across the team.
Required Skills:
- Microsoft .Net platform development in C#, ASP.Net, MVC, Web API, etc. using Visual Studio and related tooling
- Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban), and related tools (i.e.: JIRA and Confluence)
- GitHub for source control.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Experience.
- Experience managing a team of direct engineering reports. A hands-on leader, mentor, and coach to development team members
- Excellent written & spoken English communication & presentation skills
Required Experience:
- University Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related subject.
- 8+ years of software development experience with at least 3+ years of management experience in the software industry; strong knowledge of website design, functionality usability, and web-based application architectures.
- Experience in the fintech industry on either the agency or lender side. Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and security controls.
- Strong experience with Microsoft platform web development.
- Experience with cloud-based solutions, ideally with AWS
What’s in it for you…
-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.
Benefits from Day 1
-Gym discounts
-Employee and Family Assistance program
- Virtual wellness events
-Conferences & training budget
-Regular internal training programs
Financial planning
-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.
Competitive salary
-Annual bonus structure
-3% CPP matching
Top Skills
Asp.Net
AWS
C#
Confluence
Git
JIRA
Mvc
Visual Studio
Web Api
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The Company
What We Do
AutoTrader.ca is the leading advertising partner for Canadian automotive retailers and manufacturers. With over 25.7 million visits a month and more than 6 million total mobile app downloads, our largest automotive marketplaces – AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net – are the #1 source for all things automotive in Canada. The company offers retailers and manufacturers access to a robust audience of new and used car shoppers, best-in-class advertising services and rich data insights. AutoTrader.ca is proud to be the first to offer a completely integrated digital retail experience for consumers and dealers on a major Canadian automotive marketplace.
