Senior Manager, Software Engineering

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages

• Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office

• Career growth and development opportunities

• Opportunities to contribute to community causes

• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

This job posting is for an existing vacancy

We’re looking for our next Senior Manager, Software Engineering. Could It Be You?

We are on a mission to democratize finance and empower investors through technology. As part of the Brokerage Technology group, you won’t just be managing code; you will be building the financial future for our customers. We operate at the intersection of high-stakes finance and cutting-edge user experience, delivering best-in-class applications that allow everyday investors to trade, track, and grow their wealth with confidence.

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a complex technology portfolio. In this role, you will move beyond day-to-day coding to oversee the engineering members of multiple squads, focusing on cross-squad dependencies, long-term architectural goals, and the maturation of our engineering culture.

The ideal candidate is an active thought leader who works closely with Product Management, Designers, and other key stakeholders to deliver best-in-class applications. You will articulate the business value of technology, drive architectural decisions in partnership with Directors, and champion talent development within the department, serving as a bridge between technical strategy and business mission

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In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

People & Culture Leadership

• Strategically lead and manage engineering members across multiple squads, overseeing cross-squad dependencies and ensuring alignment with long-term organizational goals.

• Establish career development frameworks for the department, identifying high-potential individuals and creating specific growth opportunities.

• Champion initiatives to enhance engineering culture, promoting diversity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging while working with People & Culture to address systemic issues.

• Paint an engaging picture of future possibilities for the team, inspiring and motivating engineers through compelling presentations that outline the department's technical vision.

• Provide steady leadership during transitions or complex situations, keeping teams focused and moving forward despite incomplete information

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Manage a complex tech portfolio, setting the direction for overall systems and aligning the technology roadmap with specific business missions.

• Define high-level architecture and approve design patterns for broader systems, leading significant technical investments and vendor selection.

• Ensure technology initiatives align with the broader Tech Strategy and serve as a competitive business edge.

• Partner with Directors to make significant cross-team technical choices and architectural pattern decisions that impact multiple teams.

• Focus on setting technical direction rather than direct coding or troubleshooting.

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Act as a key technical voice in the "product trio" (Product, Design, Engineering), ensuring technical feasibility and innovation align with user experience goals.

• Articulate the value of technology initiatives to stakeholders at all levels, persuasively rallying support and tailoring communication to win buy-in.

• Lead development initiatives from initial bootstrap and prototyping phases through to production launch and ongoing maintenance.

• Oversee the management and optimization of applications serving a large number of customers, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability under heavy load.

• Oversee the development and optimization of department-wide processes, ensuring they incorporate evolving governance best practices and IT policies.

• Represent the department at internal conferences or external industry events, building reputation through public speaking or writing for engineering publications.

Education & Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in web-based technologies with 3+ years in people management

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent directly related work experience in Computer Science or Engineering.