PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

Engineering ManagerToronto, Canada
- Remote, Ontario Technology Remote Full-time About Blue JBlue J is the leading generative AI solution for tax professionals and one of Canada's fastest-growing AI companies. Headquartered in Toronto, we're a high-growth B2B SaaS company building industry-leading tax research software that helps accountants find accurate answers to complex tax questions with greater speed and confidence. By combining advanced technology with deep tax expertise, we empower tax professionals to work more efficiently, make better decisions, and deliver greater value to their clients. A Note on LocationPrimarily remote, but you must live within driving distance of our Toronto office. To help you get off to a great start, we bring all new team members together for their first three days of onboarding. If you’re based outside of our local commuting area, Blue J will arrange and cover your travel and accommodation. The OpportunityBlue J’s Content Pillar team builds the systems that turn complex, varied source material into accurate, up-to-date content for our AI-powered tax products. Our work spans the entire data pipeline, from initial content ingestion, to near-realtime indexing, to retrieval by RAG algorithms, along with the tools that help our Legal Research team apply their domain expertise effectively. We are looking for a new or aspiring Engineering Manager who combines strong software design fundamentals with a commitment to developing people. You will turn the pillar’s priorities into achievable team plans, coach engineers through challenging projects, and help them deliver reliable improvements in tiny increments. You will work with the pillar Director to clarify priorities and expectations, surface risks and constraints, and adjust plans as the team learns. You will build a working understanding of our architecture and codebase, contribute to design discussions and code reviews, and help engineers reason through distributed systems and data processing challenges. Your success will come through a team that delivers high quality results at speed, takes ownership of its systems, and continues to grow its expertise. Collaborating with Product and Engineering leaders to define goals and priorities Identifying and monitoring the key measures of success for our AI Content Platform Uncovering focus areas to advance our systems for ingesting, understanding, curating, indexing, and rendering content for near-real-time use in our AI product Enabling High Quality Delivery Ensuring projects stay on track and are communicated clearly to stakeholders Supporting teams in shipping frequently, safely, and with high confidence, consistent with Blue J’s engineering culture Strengthening the Engineering Organization Coaching and developing engineers into strong system thinkers and leaders Improving engineering practices that support quality, lean iteration, strong testing, and healthy system design 7+ years of hands-on experience, including designing and building heavily used customer facing SaaS products. 0-2 years directly managing teams of 4+ engineers, ranging in experience from students to Senior+ level. Evidence that you have helped shape innovative products and technical direction in partnership with Product and Design, bringing an entrepreneurial and creative mindset rather than simply delivering against an established roadmap Strong architectural foundation with experience owning complex systems end-to-end, including roadmap creation, system design, implementation, and long-term evolution Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior level IC when needed, especially during early context-building Clear communication skills with the ability to explain complex system designs to technical and non-technical audiences Experience working on data pipelines at scale, especially in combination with RAG systems Experience with ingestion systems that can handle heterogeneous data, both trusted and untrusted Experience managing cross-functional projects, including maintaining alignment and proactively communicating risk Node.
Js, React, TypeScript, Python AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, LaunchDarkly PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, DynamoDB, S3 A meaningful leadership role influencing the platform foundations of a fast growing company A culture where quality, lean iteration, and thoughtful system design are core engineering principles A mission-driven culture where your work directly advances clarity, efficiency, and accessibility in tax research. Competitive base salary, stock options, and benefits designed to support you and your family Flexibility in how you work: primarily remote, with occasional travel to our Toronto office and conferences as needed. We are customer-focused A human will review each application and get back to you as soon as possible. Chat with Elli, our Talent Acquisition Manager Leadership interview with our Director of