Slice’s Services teams build the backend systems, APIs, integrations, and operational capabilities that power our platformWe are looking for a high-agency Engineering Manager who can identify the most valuable problems, turn ambiguity into clear direction, and build a team capable of delivering exceptional resultsThis is not a coordination-only roleYou will stay close to the technology, product, and customerYou will be accountable for both your team’s performance and the impact it createsManagement is a force multiplier—not another layer of processYour role is to create the conditions in which talented engineers can do the best work of their careersThat means setting a transparent mission, raising standards, removing obstacles, developing judgment, and holding yourself and others accountablePutting people first does not mean avoiding difficult conversations or lowering the barIt means giving people meaningful ownership, direct feedback, strong support, and the opportunity to growPartner with Product, Design, Data, and Operations to identify the problems most worth solving. Define success through measurable value for pizzerias, customers, and the business—not projects completed or code shippedGuide architecture and engineering decisions across the services your team owns. Help the team balance speed, reliability, simplicity, and long-term system healthOur services are converging on Python, while parts of our ecosystem use Go and Ruby. We choose technology based on the problem and the customer value it enables—not preference or fashionGive engineers context, clear decision boundaries, and meaningful ownership. Expect them to move with urgency, exercise judgment, raise issues early, and own what happens in productionWhen the team is blocked, work across boundaries and find a path forward rather than simply escalating the problemHelp the team deliver valuable improvements frequently without sacrificing quality.



Reduce unnecessary ceremony, make risk visible, and build lightweight mechanisms that improve focus and learningUse customer feedback, product data, incidents, and operational metrics to understand whether the team’s decisions are workingHire and retain outstanding engineers, including those from unconventional backgrounds who demonstrate unusual ability and driveCoach engineers across experience levels, recognize future leaders, reward strong performance, and address underperformance clearly and promptlyBuild strong relationships with other engineering, product, and business leaders. Influence through judgment and results rather than hierarchySurface disagreement directly, resolve it constructively, and optimize for Slice and its customers—not only your own teamYou will lead engineers working on services that power key Slice experiences. The team collaborates across the US, Canada, UK, and North Macedonia, alongside partners in Product, Design, Data, and OperationsWe value thoughtful asynchronous communication, direct discussion, and high-quality written decisions. Geography should not determine who has context, influence, or ownershipYou will report to an Engineering Director and work with other managers and technical leaders to raise the standard across Slice EngineeringYou will be succeeding when:Your team understands the customer outcomes it ownsEngineers operate with increasing independence, judgment, and urgencyValuable improvements reach customers frequentlySystems become simpler, more reliable,



and easier to evolveHigh performers are growing and choosing to stayPerformance problems are addressed rather than allowed to compoundCross-functional partners trust the team to solve difficult problemsSlice creates more value for pizzerias because your team existsBenefits
Medical, dental & vision healthcare.Tools and days-off to promote mental healthAnnual stipend for personal development and growthGenerous paid time-off and WFH policiesPaid time off for ALL new parentsCompensation for each referred hireExciting, collaborative hackathons 4x/yearRegular social and charitable eventsEndless pizzaAPIs, distributed systems, and asynchronous workflowsDatabases, AWS, observability, and production operationsService migrations, reliability, security, and performancePython, Go, and Ruby servicesYou should be comfortable leading teams working with:We care more about evidence of impact, judgment, and trajectory than a perfectly conventional backgroundStrong instincts for leverage—knowing when to move quickly and when deeper investment is necessaryStrong technical judgment across backend services, APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and production operationsThe ability to turn complex, ambiguous problems into clear directionExperience managing high-performing engineering teamsLow ego, high standards, and a strong sense of personal accountabilityThe courage to challenge weak thinking, including your ownA founder-minded approach: resourceful, decisive, intellectually curious, and unwilling to wait for perfect conditionsExperience with Python, Go, Ruby, or comparable backend technologiesA record of improving both customer outcomes and engineering effectivenessExperience building and operating customer-facing software or platformsClear, direct communication across technical and non-technical audiences
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📌 Engineering Manager (Services) (Riviere-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles)
🏢 Slice
📍 Riviere-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles