Director of Software Development and Technology

IT / Technology
Permanent
Remote, British Columbia, Canada
Posted on September 6, 2024

Bring your technical leadership skills to scale a team in an exciting growth phase while building a product that improves road safety!

  • Fully remote position
  • Build applications to help truckers stay safe on the road
  • Provide vital technical leadership and mentorship to your team

 

What & Why:

Our client is going through an exciting period of growth, and there is a major need to scale their application. And the Director of Software Development will be the first of many hires to help take their product to the next level to meet growing demand.

You will be leading the planning, design, and delivery of software solutions and take their engineers to the next level with your mentorship. You will play a vital role in hiring new engineers and onboarding them.

This role is primarily focused on technical leadership but you will also provide some customer facing support.
 

Who:

Our client has over 100 years of experience in the transportation industry, and they are an early adopter of data-driven technologies to improve road safety.

Our client’s product not only helps truckers and road users stay safe, but helps transportation businesses more efficiently manage their fleet and business.

Our client is remote-first with a distributed team across Canada. Open communication, close collaboration, and promotions from within are hallmarks of this company.
 

You:

You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:

  • Minimum 3 to 4 years of experience in a managerial position
  • Strong software development and systems design skills to deliver SaaS software products.
  • Strong successful customer experience and ability to discuss technology in a way that most can understand. The ability to understand the customer's perspective i.e. interest in functionality, problem solving and creating opportunity.
  • Track record demonstrating a positive impact on team building and talent development.
  • Knowledge of AWS and ReactJS is a must. Additional experience with Kotlin, NodeJS, AngularJS, and DevOps practices are nice-to-have’s.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 

Compensation:

  • $150,000 to $160,000

 

Next Steps:

If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.