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Lightspeed Retail is looking for a Software Development Manager in North America to grow and lead our mobile development team within the In-Store Selling organization.
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will help us lead, mentor and grow a high-performing software development team and cultivate an inclusive, inspiring working culture. Under your guidance, developers will deliver mobile products and services that are mission-critical to Lightspeed’s long-term vision and growth.
We are looking for a leader with a solid, demonstrable technical background, who can earn the respect of developers with their knowledge and experience. You have a proven track record of supporting, mentoring, leading and growing a development team, and of delivering high-quality mobile applications. You enjoy problem-solving and removing blockers to the team’s progress, and have experience collaborating with Product and Design counterparts and other business stakeholders. You are an effective and clear communicator who can direction-set and track team delivery in a distributed, fast-moving and rapidly-changing agile environment.
For this role, you should be located in Canada, and able to work within EST/EDT hours. We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote or fully office-based work environments (in cities with local offices).
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the mobile Selling domain
- Directly managing a team through collaboration with a Designer and Product Manager.
- Working closely with Principal developers, Product Managers, Designers, engineering leadership and other stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps
- Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across In-Store Selling as a whole
- Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions
- Reporting up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status
- Finding and hiring top talent for your team and the wider organization
- Elevating the team's performance by sharing insights, adopting best practices in iOS development, and continually seeking ways to innovate and improve our app.
What you’ll be bringing to the team:
- Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products
- Experience delivering iOS applications backed by scalable and cloud-based infrastructure
- Strong working knowledge of iOS development
- Strong working knowledge of Swift and Objective-C
- Good knowledge of Structured Concurrency, UIKit, SwiftUI, Core Data, REST APIs
- Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to personally coach, mentor and drive individuals and overall teams
- Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement
- A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience
Some additional things that would be a bonus:
- Good conceptual understanding of software design and code beauty
- Experience with local network communication, external accessories (eg. payment terminals, printers)
- Experience in full-stack application development
- Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS in particular)
- Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training
- Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering
Who you are:
- A leader with strong people skills who can manage and represent your team
- A teacher and mentor helping individuals to grow and reach their full potential
- A communicator who can clearly convey requirements, best practices and status updates to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A problem-solver who embraces tackling complexity and removing roadblocks
- A decisive decision-maker who can handle change and ambiguity
What's in it for you?
- Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.
- Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.
- Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
- Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Development of very high traffic products, used at global scale.
- Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
- Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.
… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:
- Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Health Insurance
- Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
- Paid leave and assistance for new parents
- Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services
- Volunteer day
To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.
Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.
Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
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