Lightspeed Financial Services is looking for a Software Development Manager in North America to grow and lead our technical team within the Financial Services organization. Reporting to the Director of Financial Services Foundations, you will lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software development team and cultivate an inclusive, inspiring working culture. Under your guidance, developers will deliver Financial Services products and services that are mission‑critical to Lightspeed’s long‑term vision and growth.

We are looking for a leader with a solid, demonstrable technical background who can earn the respect of developers. You will have a proven track record of supporting, mentoring, leading, and growing a development team and delivering high‑scale cloud‑based software systems. You will enjoy problem‑solving and removing blockers, and have experience collaborating with Product teams and customer stakeholders.

You will be an effective and clear communicator able to direction‑set and track team delivery in a distributed, fast‑moving, and rapidly‑changing agile environment.

We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote, or fully office‑based work environments (in cities with local offices). Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the Financial Services domain Directly and indirectly managing a team through collaboration with, and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across Financial Services as a whole Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback,



goal-setting and promotions Providing technical and process guidance to the team during delivery Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products Strong working knowledge of Java or TypeScript or Ruby or Python Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices Strong written and verbal English communication skills Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions Experience in full-stack web application development Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular) Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering A leader with strong people skills who can manage and represent your team A teacher and mentor helping individuals to grow and reach their full potential A communicator who can clearly convey requirements, best practices and status updates to both technical and non-technical audiences Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work Opportunity to help shape the future of a new Product from technical, process and organizational perspectives Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders 170,000 TO $185,000 CAD Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee advantages including medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top‑up, and paid time off. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process;

📌 Software Development Manager, Web Applications - Remote (Ottawa)
🏢 Lightspeed Commerce
📍 Ottawa