Technology Lead (Remote - Canada)

Compensation Range:

$160,000 - $190,000

Compensation Disclaimer:
The salary range listed reflects the base pay for this role at Altus Group and is provided where required by local regulations. Actual offers may differ based on experience, market conditions, and other relevant factors. The range does not include additional compensation such as bonuses, equity, benefits, or other incentives.

Job Summary:

Altus Group’s Engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of Commercial Real Estate.  Our platform and technology portfolio help our clients manage their commercial real estate investments with the goals to increase their returns and lower investment risks.  There is a lot of data in Commercial Real Estate, but it is often siloed in different formats and hard to access and work with.  At Altus we are building a future of CRE analytics with a modern cloud platform that centralizes, normalizes, and provides access to the right CRE intelligence when our clients need it. Engineers require extensive knowledge in architecture, design and development, experience with agile methodologies, proficiency in a high-level language, and experience building highly scalable and distributed systems.  Engineers at Altus are producing the next generation of our CRE platform in a highly visible and fast-paced environment.  As a Senior Engineer at Altus, you will own the design and engineering of major deliverables that have direct impact on our customers and investors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce code (and support it) at a high velocity, high quality and integrity to our engineering standards

• Work effectively in ambiguity and lead others through a changing environment, without compromising velocity and quality.

• Quickly understand product vision, roadmap, business objectives, solution architecture and can produce technical design at a high velocity.

• Can quickly estimate their development stories based on lean requirements.

• Perform at a high level with lean requirements.

• Take ‘good’ risks with confidence, humility, and agility.

• Appreciate and understand the solution architecture and deployment environment where their code will run and ensure it is secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable.

• Move security and operations left to the design phase, and they ensure all functional and non-functional requirements satisfy acceptance criteria.

• Own end to end security of their code and their application and data.

• Instinctively identify and mitigate issues that impede velocity or compromise engineering integrity.

• Recognize, measure, create awareness and assertively mitigate risks to engineering and delivery.

• Transparent (and quick) with re-estimations and burndowns

• Adhere to and are a champion for our engineering standards.

• Drive engineering improvements continuously to ship more rapidly and efficiently with higher quality.

• Foster a culture of excellence, inclusion, collaboration, and customer focus.

• Embody our culture, our lean process and our values.

• Drive visionary technical excellence. They are in charge of highly complex systems and serve as leaders and mentors to large teams of Engineers and Senior Engineers. 

• Own a framework end to end, enabling higher velocity for platform teams, making key technical design decisions, architecture decisions, producing code, planning and overseeing framework development.

• As an individual contributor produce code at higher velocity and quality than junior members of the team.

• Be a tech lead on large, high profile projects including development of strategic frameworks and commercial products.

Key Qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical discipline AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to Python, JavaScript, React, Java, C#

• Systematic problem solving with clean, modular design thinking.

• Track record of excellence in software engineering, including design, coding, code reviews, testing automation, and DevOps.

• Effective communication and collaboration in a team environment

• Experience with building, deploying, and operating applications and services on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS and Azure)

• Growth mindset to learn, seek diverse viewpoints, and stay current with industry trends and techniques.

• Startup mentality and experience working with lean requirements, can move and iterate rapidly, work across disciplines, and focus on customers.

• Extensive experience producing code for high value, highly complex, distributed cloud-based platforms and applications.

• Extensive experience as a tech lead or key individual contributor with demonstrated performance of project teams delivering high velocity and quality, making and communicating technical decisions and driving engineering excellence.

• Demonstrated performance showcasing Altus leadership and transformation principles for server-less, lean, high velocity engineering teams.

Unlock your Altus Experience!

If you’re looking to advance your career in in an industry that is transitioning for greatness, there’s no better place than Altus Group.

Our high trust, high performance culture prioritizes progressive programs that empower you to deliver your greatest performance while promoting collective success where everyone is recognized and connected.

We offer boundless opportunities in a rapidly growing global business: mentorship from the best and brightest in CRE, access to our Altus Intelligence Academy, and the chance to work with the best data sets, tools and technology in the industry.

What Altus Group offers:

• Rewarding performance: competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package prioritizing mental, physical, and financial well-being.

• Growth and development: we invest in your professional learning. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning content.

• Flexible work model: our Activity-Based Work model provides flexibility to align your work location to the needs of the work — use the office for collaboration and remote work for focused tasks.

Inclusivity & Accessibility

Altus Group is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all clients and employees feel welcomed, accepted and valued. We provide an atmosphere free from barriers to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage equal opportunities for all employees. We’re seeking candidates with diverse experiences and provide accessible candidate experiences throughout the selection process. If you need accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] or +1 888 692 7487.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

AI tools may be used to support the initial stages of screening for this role; however, all assessments and final hiring decisions are reviewed and made by an Altus Group hiring professional.

Background Checks

Please note that as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, Altus Group may conduct background checks on candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment. These checks may include, but are not limited to, verification of employment history, education credentials, criminal records, credit history (where relevant), and reference checks. The scope and nature of background checks may vary depending on the role, location, and applicable laws. All background checks will be conducted in compliance with local laws and regulations, and candidates will be informed of any checks required as part of the recruitment process.

Other Notes / Application Process

We appreciate all applicants; however, only those selected to move forward will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in Altus Group.