Who you are

- 5+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineering teams

- Proven track record managing multiple teams or a team of teams simultaneously

- Architect-caliber technical depth — you can make and own hard decisions on billing systems, API design, and product infrastructure

- Experience with Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Stripe (or equivalent payment infrastructure)

- Comfortable at a high-growth startup — priorities change, you adapt without losing momentum

- Player-coach mindset — you lead by example and can get hands dirty when the team needs it

- Solid communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike

What the job involves

- We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Merchants engineering function — two closely related teams (Core and Growth) that together own the full merchant-facing product at Burq

- This is a builder-leader role

- You will own the technical direction, team health, and roadmap across both Merchants teams while managing dedicated leads under you

- You are the primary technical authority for billing architecture, checkout flows, and the delivery promise engine — the most strategically critical product surface at Burq heading into our enterprise expansion

- Manage and grow engineering leads for Merchants Core and Merchants Growth

- Run 1:1s, set goals, provide feedback, and develop your team





- Own hiring for your teams — source, interview, and close strong engineers

- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and direct communication

- Own architectural decisions across billing, invoicing, checkout, dashboard, and the delivery promise engine

- Write and review RFCs for non-trivial features — set the bar for how engineering decisions are made

- Review AI-generated and human-written code with equal rigor — you understand every line that ships

- Drive the evolution of Burq's merchant experience toward a full enterprise delivery platform

- Own sprint health, backlog quality, and delivery predictability across both teams

- Ensure KTLO (Keep the Lights On) work — billing reliability, notification infrastructure, account management — always has a home and never loses to feature pressure

- Partner closely with the Merchants PM and designer to translate product strategy into engineering roadmaps

- Maintain a clear boundary between Core (reliability, billing, KTLO) and Growth (product, promise engine, features)

- Work directly with the Head of Engineering on org structure, hiring plans, and technical strategy

- Collaborate with Customer Success on merchant operational pain — Core is the team closest to that surface

- Partner with the Data team on financial reconciliation and analytics infrastructure

📌 Engineering Manager (Canada)
🏢 Burq
📍 Canada