Engineering Manager, Research & Development

ACV • Toronto, ON

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About The Position

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online, transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV) has applied innovation and user-designed, data-driven applications and solutions to build the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights. ACV is looking for individuals who share their passion, bring innovative ideas, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere to join their journey. The company focuses on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social, and Emotional Wellness of its Teammates.

Requirements

• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree - Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent required
• 8 year(s) Technology field
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Providing architectural guidance across a modern stack including Python, Java, React, React Native, Postgres, MySQL, Kubernetes and more.
• Strong understanding of RESTful and/or GraphQL API design patterns to ensure seamless communication between mobile, web, and polyglot backend services.
• Practical experience with distributed messaging and streaming platforms, preferably Kafka, to support high-throughput, decoupled microservices.
• Experience managing technical roadmaps and resource allocation within Agile or Kanban frameworks, balancing long-term research goals with immediate delivery milestones.
• Demonstrated experience leading software teams in a Research and Development or high-innovation environment, specifically taking prototypes from "proof of concept" to production-grade deployment.
• Hands-on experience architecting and deploying scalable applications within AWS and GCP, including deep knowledge of their respective storage (S3/GCS) and database (RDS/others) ecosystems.
• Familiarity with Python-based machine learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn) to support data-heavy research and predictive modeling projects.
• Experience managing containerized workloads at scale, particularly in hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud deployments.
• Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and translate business requirements into clear technical specifications for the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Lead a polyglot engineering team, directly manage and mentor a diverse team of engineers (local and remote).
• Act as a hands-on mentor, conducting deep-dive code reviews and creating personalized career development paths for engineers working across varied languages and frameworks.
• Accountable for people management, recruiting for your team, associate career development and performance management.
• Serve as the primary technical interface for non-engineering partners, translating complex R&D progress into clear business impact and roadmap updates.
• Bridge Research and Production, drive the evolution of R&D prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems, ensuring that experimental code meets long-term stability and performance standards.
• Balance innovation with stability by strategically allocating resources to maintain the "innovation-to-maintenance" ration, ensuring core systems remain stable while the team pursues high-risk, high-reward R&D milestones.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
• Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
• All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire.
• Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company.
• Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager