Software Engineering Manager
Spellbook · Remote · Remote - Ontario ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Hybrid (Greater Toronto Area)
- Engineering Manager
- AI & LegalTech
- TypeScript + React + Node
- Stock options included
You will guide a small engineering team focused on creating AI products that help lawyers draft and review contracts. This position emphasizes technical direction, product outcomes, and team performance rather than pure process management.
The role requires close collaboration with product and design teams while staying involved in architecture and implementation. You will explore how coding agents and automation can improve development speed and quality.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with product and design to identify customer problems and define solutions
- Set technical direction based on customer impact and business value
- Lead delivery efforts and ensure quality, reliability, and results
- Contribute directly to architecture, implementation, and code reviews
- Test and adopt coding agents and automation to improve workflows
- Define standards for reviewing and operating software produced by engineers and agents
- Mentor engineers on technical judgment and effective AI usage
What you'll need
- 5+ years of software development experience with technical leadership background
- Strong system design and web development skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with React, Node, and AWS infrastructure
- Proven track record leading production software development and operations
- Regular use of coding agents or similar AI tools in development
- Ability to prototype, review code, and make pragmatic architecture decisions
- Strong product judgment to turn ambiguous problems into shipped features
- Clear communication skills to align engineering, product, and design teams
Nice to have
- Experience building LLM-based products or agent workflows
- Familiarity with operating AI systems securely in production
- Track record of launching new products at scale
- Founder experience or roles with broad ownership
Stack
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- Node
- AWS
How you'll work
- Candidates must be located in the Greater Toronto Area
- Flexible work environment focusing on outcomes
- Hybrid arrangement implied by location requirement
What you get
- Company-paid group benefits for employee and family
- $1,000 annual allowance for mental health support
- Holiday closure and generous time off policies
- Monthly paid meals and annual wellness allowance
- Parental leave top-ups
- Competitive stock option grants