Manager, Software Engineer (Technology Solutions)

TL;DR

Manager, Software Engineer (Technology Solutions): Owns the overall vision and approach for how hirify.global builds, evolves, and scales its internal products and services, managing a team of software engineers. Focus on leading the design and development of high-volume, high-performance applications, maintaining engineering standards, and ensuring greatest value through collaboration with product and project teams.

Location: Toronto, Canada (hybrid work model).

Salary: $110,000 - $120,000 CAD (with bonus eligibility).

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in kids and family entertainment, focused on 360° franchise management, content creation, audience engagement, and global licensing.

What you will do

• Own the overall vision and approach for internal products and services.
• Manage a team of software engineers.
• Maintain engineering standards, policies, and principles.
• Collaborate with product management and project teams.
• Lead the design and development of high-volume, high-performance applications (VOD publishing, workflows, reporting, integrations).
• Work with YouTube and other 3rd party APIs to build and maintain delivery scheduling and reporting tools.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing high-traffic applications with Python and PHP.
• Experience with SQL, at least one DBMS, Database Design, NoSQL, performance tuning, and migration/ETL.
• Understanding of continuous integration pipelines (Git), tools (GitHub Actions), and automation (Docker, Swarm).
• Understanding of front-end development, libraries, and frameworks (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, Vue, React).
• Comfortable working in and developing for Linux environments (Ubuntu/Amazon Linux), and with bash/shell scripting.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Laravel Vapor and Laravel Nova.
• Familiarity with Big Query.
• AWS Developer certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits and investment in professional growth.
• Supportive work environment promoting creativity and individuality.
• Comprehensive total rewards package.
• Paid time off and retirement savings with company matching.
• Comprehensive health and dental coverage with shared premium costs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and hybrid work model.

Hiring process

• Initial virtual screening with Talent Acquisition.
• Interview with the hiring manager (virtual or in person).
• Interview with 2-3 key business partners (virtual or in person).
• Role-specific assessment, where applicable.