Posted 7 months ago
Director of SW Engineering
@ hireVouch
Remote in Canada
Overview
hireVouch is hiring a Director/VP of Software to own full-stack product development, from the Go and Rust back end to the Vue/TypeScript front end. The role is about 40% hands-on individual contribution and 60% leading roughly five technical team leads. The company has raised $25M in Series A funding and is doubling its engineering team by year-end.
Responsibilities:
- Own product development roadmap with CTO and Product Management
- Oversee and mentor about five technical team leads
- Lead hiring, development and retention of engineering talent
- Participate in code reviews, prototyping and debugging about 40% of time
- Drive web performance analysis for complex CAD rendering
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years in software engineering
- 3+ years managing engineering teams
- Deep experience with Go, Rust and Vue/TypeScript
- Experience leading 15+ engineers preferred
- Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or equivalent
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-04-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-08
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science |
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Full company description
Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the often-employed aggressive methods typical of the recruitment industry, our focus is placed largely on referral-based networking. Getting it right really matters to us. Let us leverage our network of talent that has already been vouched for by leading professionals in the industry to help your business grow. Services Offered Contingency and Retained Search Here at hireVouch we focus on sourcing best-in-class candidates for rewarding positions in Canada and the US. We have extensive expertise in Contingency, Retained and Temporary placement, primarily within the IT sector. On-Site Search Assistance We have a trusted network of HR and search professionals who can provide on-site search services to help fulfill immediate needs as well as help train internal staff in finding the highest quality talent Company Marketing Strategy We know how competitive the job market can truly be and how important it is to have a strategy to attract talent. At hireVouch we have extensive expertise in helping companies better market themselves. We can provide the tools and knowledge that will assist you in making your business a highly attractive place to work. Developing a company marketing strategy is key to hiring the talent you need to grow.
- LinkedIn followers
- 68,412
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 7
- Reported office locations
- 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7, CA
- Other recorded names
- hireVouch
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2016 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 180 |
| View page |
About the Role
We are looking for a self-driven, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as the Director/VP of Software. As the CTO’s right hand, you will own product development across the full stack—from the Go back-end and Rust parsing layer to the Vue/TypeScript front-end.This is a genuine hands-on role; you are expected to operate as an individual contributor approximately 40% of the time, participating in code reviews, subbing in for engineers, and driving architecture discussions.
The Coimpany and Traction
We are the "GitHub for hardware engineers," bringing software-style workflows to electronics development.
- Funding & Growth: Recently raised $25M in total funding (Series A) and is rapidly scaling the organization.
- Market Traction: Already serving major customers including Meta, Cisco, Bose, and Merck.
- The Team: A high-caliber team of 30 employees, with plans to double the engineering team by year-end.
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Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Architecture
- Own the product development roadmap in partnership with the CTO and Product Management.
- Translate business goals and customer needs into clear technical plans.
- Balance speed, scalability, and technical quality through strategic build-vs-buy decisions.
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People Management & Team Building
- Oversee and mentor ~5 technical team leads, fostering a culture of ownership.
- Manage the hiring, development, and retention of engineering talent as the org scales.
- Create growth paths for both individual contributors and managers.
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Hands-on Engineering (40% of time)
- Engage in code reviews, prototyping, and debugging complex problems.
- Drive end-to-end web performance analysis (e.g., rendering complex CAD documents with 100k+ elements).
- Lead the development of specialized projects like a 3D rendering engine for PCBs.
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Candidate Requirements
- Experience: 8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years managing engineering teams.
- Leadership: Ideally has experience leading organizations of 15+ engineers total.
- Tech Stack: Deep experience with Go, Rust, and Vue/TypeScript.
- Startup DNA: Experience at a growth-stage startup (Series A–B) is preferred over exclusive enterprise backgrounds.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in C.S. or an equivalent technical field.
- Domain Knowledge: Background in DevOps, developer infra, or hardware-adjacent domains (IoT/Embedded) is a plus.
- Citizenship: US/Canada residency and authorization required; US citizenship is a plus due to ITAR-regulated customers.
Tech Stack
- Languages: Go, Rust, TypeScript.
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- Front-end: Vue, SVG, CSS Selectors.
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- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD pipelines.
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