About GlossGenius
GlossGenius is building an ecosystem enabling entrepreneurs to succeed. We empower small business owners to focus on being creators, not admins, by offering a range of business management tools including booking and scheduling, marketing, analytics, payment processing and much more.
Over 80,000 small business owners have chosen to rely on GlossGenius every day to run their entire set of business operations. Joining its powerful, intuitive platform with its vibrant, distinguished brand, GlossGenius is the ideal combination of a fintech, SMB software, and consumer company all in one.
About the Role
GlossGenius has been empowering independent entrepreneurs in the beauty and wellness space to pursue their dreams and successfully grow their businesses. As we continue to scale, we’re strengthening our Core Experience Pillar to ensure our foundational technical infrastructure and user experiences are robust, scalable, and innovative.
As an Engineering Manager on one of our Core Experience Teams, you will lead and shape the engineering efforts behind critical product areas such as booking, scheduling, and payments. This team sits at the heart of our platform, responsible for some of our most important revenue drivers and playing a pivotal role in the success of both our customers and our business. You will define technical priorities, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions that maximize value for our users.
You will report to the Director of Engineering and can be based remotely in the Greater Toronto Area.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of senior and staff engineers, understanding their skills and fostering their professional growth to achieve daily tasks and long-term career goals.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to define the long-term technical and product strategy and the necessary steps for its realization.
- Prioritize, plan, and ensure team and cross-functional alignment to execute key initiatives and achieve business results.
- Establish and implement effective engineering processes focused on quality and progress in key product initiatives.
- Collaborate with recruiting to build and retain a high-performing engineering team by attracting top talent.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years as a people manager.
- Proven ability to lead teams through technical leads or people managers.
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with product/program managers, designers, and peers to develop plans, manage expectations, and deliver new products and features (0 to 1).
- Strong business acumen and customer-centric approach, supported by data analytics skills.
- Solid technical understanding, capable of guiding technical discussions despite this being a non-coding role.
- Experience in recruiting and building high-performing teams for future GlossGenius products.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits & Perks
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive health & dental insurance options, with premiums covered by GG
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
- Home office support
- Team Bonding opportunities - as a distributed team, being able to build meaningful bonds both virtually and in person is incredibly important to us! We are constantly evaluating how we accomplish this and currently, teams are given opportunities to gather in person throughout the year
At GlossGenius, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. We believe this benefits not only our employees but our product, customers, and community as well. GlossGenius is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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