Engineering Manager

Zeffy•Montreal, QC

68d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our product squads as we grow from 2 to 3 teams. At Zeffy, developers own their targets end-to-end. Your role is to ensure clarity of ownership, sharp prioritization, and high standards across efficiency, security, stability, and performance.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone with at least 8 years of experience as a developer in SaaS or web-based products that serve high-volume and rapidly growing user bases, including 3+ years in a leadership role.
We move fast by keeping things simple, and we want someone who embodies that mindset: someone who knows when structure adds value, when it gets in the way, and how to guide others toward the right balance.
You’ve shipped complex products at scale, learned from real-world successes and failures, and developed sharp judgment about what truly matters.
You bring seniority through expertise and perspective rather than hierarchy, making clear, pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term thinking.
You value clarity over cleverness, simplicity over complexity, and momentum over perfection.
You mentor others with empathy, share your experience generously, and elevate the work of the whole team without adding unnecessary process.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of fully autonomous full-stack Dev Owners and design the environment in which they thrive. (rituals, 1:1s, feedback, personal growth).
Own your squad’s efficiency and delivery within our 2-month cycles.
Partner with Product and Design to build the simplest, highest-impact solutions.
Ensure strong standards across code quality, security, stability, and performance.
Act as Hiring Manager and help scale the team.
Help refine Zeffy’s development principles and Contribute to tech and process improvements company-wide.
Ensure AI meaningfully increases output without reducing quality
Help Dev Owners build strong judgment in an AI-augmented workflow while encouraging experimentation

Benefits

4 weeks holiday + 1 week during Christmas time
Competitive stock option program
Health insurance (including dental plan)
Online Medicine with Dialogue
RRSP (REER) program
Allowance for ecological transport #bike #transit
Wellness Budget
Team volunteering four times per year
Offsite summit once a year with the entire team.
Offices located in the heart of Plateau Mont-Royal, with the possibility of flexible, hybrid work.