Director of Engineering

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Texada Software Full time

We are looking for someone who is a technology leader with a platform mindset who will be creating software solutions for equipment dealers and rental companies . As a Director of Engineering you will be partnering closely with various business units, external and internal partners to lead the strategy for accelerating the outcomes by leveraging existing technological capabilities and developing our portfolio of products.

The ideal candidate’s experience will encompass a strong understanding of technical architecture as well as a background in software development building Saas Solutions at scale. The candidate should have expertise in developing product strategy and have outstanding leadership in building high performing teams.

Work location and travel

This position is remote/hybrid. Our home office is located in Mississauga, ON. While there are no regular office days, there may be meetings you would be expected to attend in the office.

How you will be contributing

  • Establish software development goals aligning with the company’s overall vision.
  • Manage budget and allocate resources efficiently to support successful software development endeavors.
  • Participate in career development of staff through coaching, reviewing, and training. Actively investigates learning opportunities and recommends/assigns these opportunities to staff.
  • Lead vendor relationships and be a main liaison between cross functional teams and stakeholders.
  • Collect Program Metrics and report on them to make important business decisions.
  • Anticipate risks and bottlenecks, make trade-offs, balancing our requirements and technical constraints.
  • Oversee the adherence to security team’s internal and external compliance requirements.
  • Support the customer experience team by providing escalation management.
  • Manage multiple streams of work, oversee the release schedule and product backlog. Help manage scheduling risks and ensure a predictable schedule for delivery.

What we are hoping to find in your background

  • 10+ years' experience in the software industry building highly scalable and performant technology solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience in people management.
  • 2+ years of experience leading multiple teams including offshore teams in a fast paced dynamic environment.
  • Experience with making strategic decisions which impact the entire application engineering organization.
  • A strong technical background, demonstrated in past engineering leadership roles with clear impact towards achieving business goals and objectives.
  • Demonstrated past experience with Agile methodologies with focus on flexibility, developing iteratively and continuous delivery.
  • Knowledge of UI/UX development and building hybrid mobile development solutions.
  • Experience maintaining legacy applications while progressing the teams and getting them excited about the latest technology trends.
  • Experience in DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Teamcity, Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of Test Automation tools such as Selenium and Appium.
  • A four year degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Certifications such as CSM or Scaled Agile is a plus.
  • Azure, AWS or GCP certification is also a plus.
  • Experience in managing systems built on MS .Net and C#.
  • Experience in Web development with proficiency in JavaScript based SPAs: JQuery, CSS, Ajax, Angular, Vue.js and React.
  • Experience with one or more of PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, TiDB
  • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server programming


Competencies for Success

  • Inspire and guide the work of a team, providing insights and mentorship to elevate individual performance and group effectiveness.
  • Ability to attract, develop and retain top talent.
  • Engage with stakeholders to define strategic imperatives and execute on product roadmap.
  • Strong advocate of modern software development and engineering practices.
  • Provide leadership, including technical mentoring, architecture validation, and support for other team members


Who you will be working for

Texada fundamentally transforms how equipment dealers and rental companies manage their business while enabling growth through high-margin equipment service and rental. Serving a large global market with double-digit growth, Texada is poised to lead industry disruption through the delivery of its scalable and integrated platform. Texada serves international customers through its presence in the U.S. Canada, Germany, and Australia. Please visit www.TexadaSoftware.com for additional information.

Our Core Values

  • Purpose, Passion, and Pride: What motivates us day to day.
  • Learning from Innovation: As long as we are learning, we are succeeding.
  • Improvement, not Perfection: We are fanatical about improving our products, our processes, our team, our systems.
  • Delivering our Long-term Vision Today: We are impatient to bring our vision to life.
  • Being PowerfulTogether: We embrace our various strengths and diversity with a firm commitment to being more PowerfulTogether.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.

Texada is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from every race, religion or belief and ethnic origin, regardless of age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Texada fosters an inclusive and accessible environment. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the recruitment process, you may contact us at and we will work with you to support your request.

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