Team Lead, Software Development (Emerging Products)
Spare
Software Engineering
Vancouver, BC, Canada
CAD 167,192-182,017 / year + Equity
Posted 6+ months ago
We’re hiring for a Team Lead to join our Engage team!
As Team Lead for the Engage Team, you will have the opportunity to shape the technical direction of our groundbreaking mobility platform. You'll be working on Engage, our user-friendly platform for managing internal processes, and Workflows, our flexible self-serve automation tool that empowers our partners to run efficient and comprehensive mobility operations. In this role, you'll split your time between hands-on technical contribution and people leadership, working in an autonomous environment where you'll solve interesting technical challenges while growing and mentoring a high-performing team.
Successful candidates will be located in Vancouver, BC. This role follows a hybrid schedule. We require team members to be in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with the option to work remotely on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our office is located in downtown Vancouver, and we believe this balance fosters strong collaboration while supporting flexibility.
- Department
- Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Vancouver
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $167,192 - $182,017 / year
- Reporting To
- Joel DeYoung
About this role ✨
In this role, you will...
- Set and execute technical direction for several key components of our platform, ensuring architectural decisions align with business goals and customer needs
- Lead quarterly planning and OKR definition while managing sprint cycles to deliver high-impact features and improvements
- Contribute as a senior-level individual contributor, writing high-quality code while balancing technical leadership responsibilities
- Build and manage an effective development team, focusing on mentorship, growth, and maintaining a high bar for technical excellence
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other Team Leads to define and execute on product strategy
- Participate in customer hackathons and help foster our developer ecosystem through strategic technical partnerships
About you ✨
You have....
- 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years of technical leadership experience
- Demonstrated effectiveness in owning complex projects, leading architectural conversations, and collaborating with other disciplines to develop software solutions that best fit customer needs
- Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and React
- Proven track record of leading technical teams and driving successful project delivery
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Excellence in technical communication and stakeholder management
- It will be considered a plus if you have:
- Experience in mobility, transit, ride-hail, or delivery industries
- Background working with open API frameworks and developer ecosystems
- Startup experience and comfort with fast-paced environments
- Track record of successful technical partnerships
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting.
At Spare, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined. We also do our best to respond to all applications we receive.
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting.
At Spare, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined. We also do our best to respond to all applications we receive.
About the Engage Team:
The Engage Team at Spare develops and maintains innovative products that empower our partners to run efficient and comprehensive mobility operations. We own Engage, a user-friendly platform for managing internal processes such as rider eligibility and complaints; and Workflows, a flexible self-serve automation tool that helps teams focus on what really matters. Our team is dedicated to building scalable, forward-thinking solutions that drive progress in the mobility space and adapt to diverse use cases.
Benefits
- Purposeful work: Be a part of a mission-driven company that is solving real-world problems and improving the lives of people around the world.
- Growth Opportunities: Spare is growing fast and there is uncapped potential for rapid advancement of motivated high performers on our team! 🚀
- Market-competitive pay: We benchmark roles annually to attract and retain top talent. For Growth roles, we also offer a competitive commission/bonus structure that rewards strong performance.
- Stock options: Enjoy the feeling of ownership. All Spartians are provided stock options, so you can share in the growth and success of Spare!
- In-office collaboration: If you're in Metro Vancouver, you have the option to work out of our HQ located downtown. If you're located elsewhere, you'll have access to CA$200/month to spend on a coworking membership to work together with team members in your city.
- Home office allowance: We recognize the importance of a productive home office setup to help you do your best work, which is why we provide a CA$1,000 home office allowance.
- Team offsites & socials: We love the flexibility of remote work, and we also value the importance of in-person connection. Each team has an annual budget for travel and accommodations to get together for a team offsite or hackathon. Plus you have access to a CA$50 monthly budget to socialize with other Spartians in your city - go out for a meal or hit up a karaoke spot!
- Health insurance: We offer a fully-paid health insurance package for you and your dependents that includes prescription drug, paramedical, mental health, dental, life insurance, travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program.
- Lifestyle Spending Account: We offer CA$500 per year Lifestyle Spending Account (taxable benefit), which you can use to get reimbursed for a variety of expenses including education, wellness, transportation, and childcare/pet care.
- Paid time off: Along with your three weeks of annual vacation, we offer unlimited sick days and have company-wide shut-down days to help you rest and recharge.
About Spare
Spare's mission is empowering everyone to unlock the potential of mobility.
Spare is the future of shared transportation. We’re revolutionizing how the busy mom from Dallas, the retired teacher from Oslo or the aspiring entrepreneur from Tokyo experiences transportation, by partnering with transportation providers around the world to enable worry-free, efficient, flexible, and automated on-demand solutions.
From the daily commute to non-emergency hospital visits, last-minute lunches, and leisurely trips to the museum, our technology makes people’s lives easier and transit more equitable both for those with specialized mobility needs and those without.
With Spare’s Platform, which includes a feature-rich admin web-panel, as well as rider and driver apps, transportation providers can break free from para and microtransit silos and provide holistic demand-responsive services that give each rider exactly what they need. We also help cities easily optimize their transit network so that the entire transportation ecosystem works better together.
At Spare, nothing is impossible. We think safe, affordable, scalable and eventually autonomous transportation is the right way forward. Join us for the ride!
Spare is the future of shared transportation. We’re revolutionizing how the busy mom from Dallas, the retired teacher from Oslo or the aspiring entrepreneur from Tokyo experiences transportation, by partnering with transportation providers around the world to enable worry-free, efficient, flexible, and automated on-demand solutions.
From the daily commute to non-emergency hospital visits, last-minute lunches, and leisurely trips to the museum, our technology makes people’s lives easier and transit more equitable both for those with specialized mobility needs and those without.
With Spare’s Platform, which includes a feature-rich admin web-panel, as well as rider and driver apps, transportation providers can break free from para and microtransit silos and provide holistic demand-responsive services that give each rider exactly what they need. We also help cities easily optimize their transit network so that the entire transportation ecosystem works better together.
At Spare, nothing is impossible. We think safe, affordable, scalable and eventually autonomous transportation is the right way forward. Join us for the ride!
Guiding Principles
At Spare, we don't have a strict set of values, but rather a set of Guiding Principles that represent the most successful people at Spare.
🗝️ Take Ownership
⛰️ Growth Mindset
🚨 Execute with Urgency
🚌 Drive Results
💩 No Assholes
🤩 Customer-Obsession
⛰️ Growth Mindset
🚨 Execute with Urgency
🚌 Drive Results
💩 No Assholes
🤩 Customer-Obsession
Culture at Spare
You can read more about our culture (and how we work) here
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Review
Stage 2:
Initial interview with the People team
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