Position Summary
Idealogical Group is seeking a Technical Director to lead our software development team and own technical delivery across our product portfolio. Reporting to the CTO, the Technical Director is responsible for engineering leadership, system architecture, development process, and code quality across projects spanning XR/MR applications, real-time motion capture pipelines, embedded systems, and a multi-tenant cloud SaaS platform.
This is a hands-on leadership position. The successful candidate will lead people and set direction while remaining directly engaged in architecture, technical review, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software developers
Manage performance, career development, and technical growth of direct reports
Participate in hiring, onboarding, and resource planning
Foster engineering excellence with an emphasis on computer science fundamentals, design patterns, and language-agnostic problem solving
Architecture & Technical Direction
Steward and suggest system architecture across projects; define technical standards and design patterns
Lead technical design reviews and architectural decision-making
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and appropriately documented
Evaluate build-vs-buy and technology selection decisions with clear trade-off analysis
Quality & Delivery
Establish and enforce code review standards; personally conduct reviews of critical work
Own engineering accountability for correctness, security, and performance of all shipped code, including AI-assisted output
Manage delivery across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements through deployment and support
Report delivery status, risk, and estimates to executive leadership
Process & Innovation
Own and continuously improve the team's development methodology and tooling
Lead the evaluation and integration of AI-assisted and agentic development tools into the SDLC
Monitor advancements in ML/LLM capabilities and efficiencies; assess business and engineering impact
Drive adoption of process changes with measurable outcomes for consistency, quality, and team scalability
Stakeholder Engagement
Translate technical direction into business terms for the executive team
Support client-facing technical discussions, proposals, and solution design as required
Qualifications
Required
8+ years of progressive software development experience, including 2+ years leading developers (formal management or technical lead capacity)
Exceptional computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and system design, independent of any single language or framework
Proven experience owning architecture for production systems
Deep working knowledge of the full SDLC and modern DevOps practices
Working knowledge of LLMs and machine learning approaches, including their architectures, capabilities, and limitations
Hands-on experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into professional engineering workflows
Excellent code review and technical validation skills
Strong written and verbal communication, including experience presenting to senior leadership
Assets
Unity/C# and XR/VR/MR development experience
Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Cloud SQL, Cloud Build) and multi-tenant SaaS architecture
Information retrieval systems (vector search, hybrid retrieval) or local model deployment
Embedded systems exposure (microcontrollers, sensor integration)
Experience in regulated or compliance-driven client environments
Skills Required
- 8+ years of progressive software development experience
- 2+ years leading developers through formal management or technical lead responsibilities
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and system design
- Experience owning architecture for production systems
- Deep knowledge of the full software development lifecycle and modern DevOps practices
- Working knowledge of LLMs and machine learning approaches, architectures, capabilities, and limitations
- Hands-on experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into professional engineering workflows
- Excellent code review and technical validation skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior leadership
- Unity and C# development experience
- XR, VR, or MR development experience
- Google Cloud Platform experience, including GKE, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Build
- Multi-tenant SaaS architecture experience
- Information retrieval systems experience, including vector search or hybrid retrieval
- Local model deployment experience
- Embedded systems experience, including microcontrollers and sensor integration
- Experience in regulated or compliance-driven client environments
What We Do
At Idealogical Group, we help skilled trade organizations across North America improve operations, training, and safety through innovative technology. Our mission is simple: to improve and save lives by empowering unions, associations, training centres, and contractors with the tools they need to protect workers and strengthen their organizations. Our portfolio spans a wide range of solutions, including dispatch systems, cybersecurity, document management, council-local management platforms, trade school management systems, and virtual reality safety training. Backed by years of experience and proven frameworks, we adapt each solution to the unique needs of our clients. Every solution we deliver is centered around one goal: helping skilled trades protect their people, keep them working, and ensure everyone goes home safe.
