Engineering Manager I, Applications

StackAdapt•Toronto, ON

10h•Remote

About The Position

StackAdapt is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their EngOps Applications team. This role is responsible for team delivery, operational health, and executing infrastructure work that supports critical production systems. While a strong technical background is necessary for guiding decisions and supporting the team, success in this role hinges on prioritization, clarity, and people leadership rather than individual technical contribution.

Requirements

Experience managing engineers in a people leadership role
Background in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering
Experience operating production systems in AWS
Strong understanding of Linux, Kubernetes, and containerized systems
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform required)
Comfortable leading teams through incidents and operational challenges

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and support a team of engineers
Own planning and delivery, ensuring priorities are clear and commitments are met
Be accountable for system reliability, incident response practices, and follow-up
Provide technical oversight by reviewing designs and guiding trade-offs
Ensure documentation, runbooks, and operational standards are maintained
Act as the primary point of accountability when working with partner teams

Benefits

Highly competitive salary
Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
Health benefits from day one of employment
Work from home reimbursements
Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
Robust training and onboarding program
Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
An awesome parental leave program
A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
Our social and team events!