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About the position

Job Title:

Director of Software Engineering

Location:

Remote; Canada

Job Type:

Full Time, Permanent

Department:

Software Development

What You’ll Do:

VidCruiter is recruiting for a Director of Software Engineering to lead cross-functional software delivery initiatives while managing high-performing engineering teams. This role is responsible for team leadership, project execution, release management, feature planning, and operational excellence to ensure successful product delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Team Management (60%)

• Uses AI to accelerate engineering output while fostering ambitious goals, strong ownership, and high-performing development teams.
• Monitors and drives staff productivity through data-informed initiatives, effective tooling, and clear targets and objectives.
• Conduct regular team 1:1 meetings to support productivity, quality, and performance goals.
• Lead performance management activities, including feedback, coaching, and development planning.
• Partner with recruiters to support hiring efforts, candidate evaluations, and onboarding activities.

Technical Program Management (20%)

• Maintain visibility into the status of all feature deliverables and ensure projects are delivered on schedule
• Oversee production deployments and software release activities to ensure smooth and reliable delivery.
• Coordinate closely with QA and Engineering teams and act as the primary point of contact for issue resolution and communication
• Identify delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers, and drive timely resolutions.
• Ensure effective execution of sprint commitments and release timelines.

Process Improvement, Reporting & Operational Oversight (20%)

• Track and report key performance and operational metrics to the CEO and CTO.
• Promote engineering best practices, process improvements, and operational efficiency initiatives
• Provide regular project and delivery updates to management and stakeholders.
• Help establish scalable processes that improve predictability, quality, and team performance.
• Review, understand, and execute on the feature roadmap in collaboration with relevant technical leads and the executive team.

What We’re Looking For:

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing software engineering or technical delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development lifecycle practices.
• Ability to travel to Moncton, NB, two times per year.
• Experience managing software releases, deployments, and cross-functional coordination.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with QA, DevOps, and Product Management teams.

• Familiarity with release management and project tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

• Experience driving process improvement initiatives and operational reporting.

• Technical background in software development or engineering management preferred.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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