Engineering Team Lead

Location: Victoria, BC - on-siteReports to: CEOCompensation: Base salary plus employee stock optionsAbout Our Hiring PartnerOur hiring partner is a growing technology company building software that helps organizations turn complex data into practical insights. With an established product and increasing customer demand, the team is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to support its next stage of growth. The OpportunityThis is a player-coach role for someone who enjoys building software as much as helping others succeed. You'll lead a team of approximately six while remaining an active technical contributor. Working directly with the CEO and alongside the founders, you'll bring clarity to priorities, guide architectural decisions and help shape the product's direction. The team has strong technical capabilities and ownership of different areas of the codebase. Your role will be to build on those strengths through mentorship, better coordination and a consistent, collaborative approach to delivery. What You'll DoLead and mentor a team of approximately six, building trust through technical contribution, clear communication and reliable follow-through. Stay hands-on with development, architecture, debugging and code reviews. Build and improve product experiences using React and services running on AWS, contributing to a codebase that also includes Rust. Own project planning and delivery: define scope, break down work, coordinate dependencies and communicate progress and risks. Work with the CEO, founders, designers and engineers to translate customer needs into practical product priorities. Help shape product vision and technical direction, balancing customer impact, delivery speed and maintainability. Strengthen engineering practices around testing, releases, reliability and documentation. Foster constructive feedback, resolve disagreements thoughtfully and support a healthy, accountable team environment. What You Bring7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping software products. Experience combining hands-on development with technical leadership and mentoring. Strong practical experience with React and AWS. Solid project management skills, including prioritization, estimation, dependency management and delivery coordination. The ability to earn credibility with capable engineers through sound judgment and meaningful technical contributions. Strong interpersonal skills, self-awareness and a calm, constructive approach to challenging conversations.A product mindset: you understand customer problems and can explain the trade-offs behind technical decisions. Comfort working in a small, growing company where priorities evolve and ownership matters. You must currently reside in Canada, hold valid work authorization that allows you to work for any employer in Canada, and be available to work on-site in Victoria, BC. Candidates elsewhere in Canada must be willing to relocate to Victoria. Nice to HaveRust experience. Experience building data-intensive software products. Experience working closely with founders in a growing product company. Why Join? Meaningful ownership of engineering delivery and technical direction. The opportunity to influence product vision and work directly with the CEO and founders.A technically capable team where your contribution extends beyond management. Work on a product that helps customers solve meaningful, real-world problems. Base salary plus participation in an employee stock option plan.A fun, collaborative, dog-friendly office in Victoria - office dogs included!