Engineering Lead / Manager
Vantage
Engineering Lead / Manager
Vantage is growing again and we are looking for a hands-on Engineering Lead to join our team. This role will be critical in providing leadership to our dynamic team, overseeing the team’s daily operations and focusing on delivering high-quality software. We foster a positive team environment focused on collaboration and the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Our primary frameworks are Python/Django for the backend and ReactJS for the front end. Our platform also uses Snowflake, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, Postgres and more. You’ll get a chance to work on the whole stack. We host primarily in Azure but also use AWS and GCP.
Qualifications and Experience:
We are looking for people who want to build great stuff and have a strong grasp of the fundamentals. The list below is not a hard list of requirements, we will happily train you in any areas you haven’t worked with before.
- At least 2 years leading a team of 6-8 engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship and career development, while also being hands-on and writing high-quality code with your team.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers and other stakeholders to build a product that our customers love.
- A strong understanding of software development methodologies and engineering best practices
- 5+ years of experience of development experience. Ideally, have experience in Python and/or React. Other languages are fine as long as you are willing to put the time in to learn our technology.
- Ad platform API expertise (Facebook, Google, Pinterest, etc.)
- DevOps and deployment experience is a plus, on Azure, GCP or AWS.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Employee share ownership – because Vantage wants you to truly share the success
- Flexible work/life, remote-first philosophy
- Great health benefits from Day 1
- Career development / continuing education allowance – we all want to stay sharp
- Mac laptop & other Apple equipment (we’ll give you a budget to build your perfect work-from-home environment because ergonomics matter)
- Team building activities to keep things fun: wonderland days, cottage trips (COVID permitting), virtual games & escape rooms, team lunches, and weekly nacho breaks on Fridays
About Vantage:
Vantage plays in a $250BN addressable market in North America that is seeing significant disruption. Retailers are transforming their digital marketing practices to drive customer acquisition and are looking for new profit centers in retail media networks.
Vantage is uniquely positioned in this space, having established a technology platform that is custom built for retail media. We offer the only turnkey platform for integrated retail media networks. We significantly out-perform online media benchmarks by leveraging automation, machine learning, and AI. Ours is the market-leading platform and we have real traction with some of the biggest names in retail.
We are excited to expand the team and take the company to the next level. You would have the opportunity to get in early and obviously that comes with great possible financial upside, but it also comes with an opportunity to shape the culture of the team. So, we’re picky about the people we invite to join the journey. We’re looking for true team players, not lone wolves, or temporary hired guns. We are professionals with a passion for doing great work and driving real success for Vantage and our clients.
Headquartered in Toronto but working fully remotely, the Vantage team is diverse, creative and fun. Our belief is that our strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables Vantage to be better. We also believe that people are happiest and can accomplish the most amazing things when they have the freedom and flexibility to customize their work and life environments, and can take on huge, stimulating challenges with fantastic colleagues.
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into building a team. Vantage offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. All employees are also owners, as everyone is enrolled into the Vantage Employee Stock Option Plan. Vantage provides strong maternity / parental leave benefits in all jurisdictions. Vantage also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, development courses, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Vantage employees enjoy generous vacation, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. A number of paid holidays, sick time, and other time off are provided consistent with relevant jurisdictions and company policies.
Reasonable accommodations are available to job applicants on request and throughout the application process.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
To apply for the Engineering Lead / Manager position, please visit: https://vantageanalytics.applytojobs.ca/development/33503
Along with your resume, before sure to submit links to your GitHub account, LinkedIn profile, website and anything else you think will impress us.
Location: Remote (Eastern Standard Time; GMT-5)