Software Engineering Manager
Greater Toronto Area
Dealertrack – Digital /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform's suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync's diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Collateral Management is a national, end-to-end, managed technology solution that offers industry insight and multi-channel collection strategies to maximize funds recovered. Collateral Management helps you remain compliant in all jurisdictions, alleviating your exposure to reputational and financial risks. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more. .
TRADER Corporation's parent company AutoScout24 is the largest pan-European online car market with over 2 million listings and more than 43,000 dealer customers. With AutoScout24, users can find, finance, buy, subscribe for and sell used and new cars. The marketplace provides inspiration on cars and other vehicles and makes hard decisions easy.
Since 1998 AutoScout24 has been offering private users, car dealers and other cooperation partners from the automotive, financial and insurance services sector a comprehensive digital platform for car trading. The online marketplace includes used and new cars, motorcycles as well as commercial vehicles. AutoScout24 has over 30 million users per month, more than 43,000 dealers and around 500 employees. In addition to Germany, AutoScout24 is also represented in the European core markets of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Austria.
More information on www.autoscout24.de
Experience leveraging AI, Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into their daily work — such as code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support—to improve efficiency for themselves and their teams. A proactive approach to exploring and implementing AI tools that drive innovation and streamline development processes is highly valued
The Software Engineering Manager is a key leadership role responsible for guiding and empowering a high-performing team of engineers and quality associates. This role ensures the team efficiently executes engineering projects while delivering impactful solutions to user problems.
As a hands-on leader, the Software Engineering Manager is responsible for hiring, training, and mentoring team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Software Engineering Manager proactively identify and remove barriers, streamline workflows, and drive continuous improvement. Additionally, Software Engineering Manager oversee project timelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure adherence to operational best practices to mitigate and prevent customer-impacting issues.
Ultimately, the Software Engineering Manager is accountable for team success, balancing strategic direction with day-to-day execution, and ensuring seamless delivery of high-quality software solutions.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Help build a high-performing team by addressing capability gaps, hiring the right talent, nurturing top performers, and managing underperformance through candid conversations.
- Assist team to make decisions within a clear framework, delegate effectively to promote growth, and balance autonomy with guidance.
- Provide regular feedback, set clear expectations and support engineers career growth.
- Provide technical guidance by leveraging deep knowledge of the team’s services, architecture, and data flows, participating in design discussions, and reviewing technical decisions to optimize for resiliency, cost, and performance.
- Ensure system security, reliability, and performance by enforcing secure design principles, implementing threat modeling, maintaining situational awareness through monitoring and alerting, and refining Service Level Objectives (SLOs) based on stakeholder expectations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across business development, dealer support, lender products, and third-party service providers to drive alignment and strategic execution.
- Translate product vision into actionable technology features and implementation strategies while effectively communicating the technology roadmap to senior stakeholders and team members.
- Proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks to enhance team productivity and software quality.
- Provide hands-on mentorship and coaching, removing impediments and fostering both technical and professional growth within the team.
- Oversee team operations, including performance management and administrative functions, ensuring a high-performing and engaged workforce.
- Communicate management decisions with clarity, ensuring alignment, commitment, and seamless execution across the team.
Required Skills:
- Microsoft .Net platform development in C#, ASP.Net, MVC, Web API, etc. using Visual Studio and related tooling
- Agile methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban), and related tools (i.e.: JIRA and Confluence)
- GitHub for source control.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Experience.
- Experience managing a team of direct engineering reports. A hands-on leader, mentor, and coach to development team members
- Excellent written & spoken English communication & presentation skills
Required Experience:
- University Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related subject.
- 8+ years of software development experience with at least 3+ years of management experience in the software industry; strong knowledge of website design, functionality usability, and web-based application architectures.
- Experience in the fintech industry on either the agency or lender side. Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and security controls.
- Strong experience with Microsoft platform web development.
- Experience with cloud-based solutions, ideally with AWS
What’s in it for you…
-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.
Fitness and wellness
-We provide discounts to nation-wide gyms, onsite gyms (when we’re in the office), an Employee and Family Assistance Program, as well as a virtual wellness program.
Benefits from Day 1
-Gym discounts
-Local in-office free gyms
-Employee and Family Assistance program
-Weekly virtual wellness events
-Conferences & training budget
-Regular internal training programs
Financial planning
-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.
Competitive salary
-Annual bonus structure
-3% CPP matching
