Engineering Manager, Core Product Engine (Backend)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager, Core Product Engine (Backend) in Canada.

This role is an opportunity to lead a high-impact backend engineering team responsible for the core automation systems powering a large-scale consumer platform. You will oversee the evolution of complex orchestration engines that manage critical end-to-end transactions across fragmented external systems. The environment is highly technical, fast-paced, and deeply product-driven, with strong ownership expectations and minimal organizational friction. You will operate at the intersection of architecture, hands-on engineering, and team leadership, guiding both system design and implementation. A key part of your mission will be transforming legacy, tightly coupled systems into scalable, fault-tolerant, and testable distributed architectures. This role is ideal for a builder-leader who thrives in ambiguous, high-complexity environments and enjoys solving real-world systems challenges at scale.

In this role, you will lead backend engineering efforts focused on building, scaling, and modernizing mission-critical automation systems.

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of backend systems supporting complex multi-step orchestration and transactions
• Guide the refactoring of legacy systems into decoupled, scalable, and fault-tolerant architectures
• Define engineering standards, system design principles, and testing strategies to improve reliability and maintainability
• Collaborate closely with engineers in a hands-on capacity, actively contributing to architecture and implementation work
• Partner with product and cross-functional teams to translate business complexity into robust technical solutions
• Oversee asynchronous workflows, state management systems, and failure recovery mechanisms at scale
• Drive technical decision-making for system reliability, performance, and scalability across backend services
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering strong technical growth and engineering excellence
• Identify system risks, edge cases, and failure patterns through deep technical analysis
• Contribute to the long-term evolution of internal platforms, including AI-driven automation tools and infrastructure improvements

Requirements:

This role requires strong technical leadership experience combined with deep backend engineering expertise and a builder mindset.

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend and distributed systems focus
• Experience in engineering leadership roles such as Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, or founding engineer
• Strong expertise in system design, particularly asynchronous and event-driven architectures
• Hands-on experience with backend technologies such as TypeScript, Node.js (Nest.js), GraphQL, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Strong understanding of state management, failure handling, retry logic, and system decoupling principles
• Proven ability to lead complex refactoring and modernization of legacy systems
• Experience working in high-scale consumer-facing products with large data volumes
• Strong problem-solving mindset with deep curiosity for debugging and edge-case discovery
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, high-ownership environments with minimal process overhead
• Excellent communication skills with ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in AI-driven tooling or automation systems is a strong plus
• Background in startups or early-stage product environments is highly valued

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation: CA$230,000 – CA$280,000 base salary depending on experience and location
• Equity opportunities as part of the total compensation package
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Retirement savings plan (RRSP) with employer matching
• Paid time off, sick leave, and generous vacation policies
• Paid parental leave and family support benefits
• Fully remote flexibility across Canada
• Wellness programs and employee support resources
• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact consumer technology products
• Strong engineering culture with high ownership and minimal bureaucracy