Engineering Manager, Activation at relayfi. About the role Relay is on the hunt for an Engineering Manager to spearhead their Growth engineering squad based in Toronto. In this leadership position, you will oversee the creation and enhancement of registration flows, user activation journeys, and monetization capabilities that empower small business owners to take control of their financial operations. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with people management responsibilities, requiring you to balance strategic thinking with day‑to‑day execution. You will serve as a critical bridge between engineering talent and business objectives, ensuring your team delivers impactful products that drive company growth. The position offers an opportunity to shape both the technical direction and team culture within a fast‑moving fintech environment.
Key facts Location: Toronto, ON
Engagement: Full-time, Hybrid work arrangement
Compensation: $207,000 CAD to $253,000 CAD annually, with typical starting salary of $230,000 CAD for candidates meeting full scope
Team: Growth Engineering
What you'll do Oversee comprehensive planning and execution of engineering initiatives, ensuring projects align with broader business objectives while maintaining rigorous quality benchmarks throughout the development lifecycle.
Establish and continuously improve team workflows including sprint cadences, technical architecture reviews, peer code evaluations, and retrospective sessions that drive iterative improvement.
Partner closely with executive leadership and senior stakeholders to shape and execute technical strategy that supports company‑wide growth ambitions.
Collaborate extensively with Product Management and Design counterparts to guarantee engineering efforts remain tightly coupled with user needs and market requirements.
Lead full‑cycle talent acquisition efforts including sourcing, interviewing, and extending offers to engineering candidates who will strengthen team capabilities.
Design and implement thorough onboarding programs that accelerate new hire productivity and integration into team dynamics.
Provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to engineers at various career stages,



helping them develop technical skills and advance their professional trajectories.
Foster an environment characterized by psychological safety, continuous learning, transparent feedback loops, and genuine investment in individual growth.
Navigating complex technical decisions involving trade‑offs between addressing legacy code concerns, managing feature scope, and adhering to delivery timelines.
Champion the adoption of artificial intelligence tools and methodologies to tackle intricate problems and enhance overall team productivity and output quality.
Drive accountability for team metrics related to user registration completion rates, activation milestones, and revenue‑generating feature adoption.
Maintain clear and consistent communication patterns that provide stability and direction during periods of organizational change or uncertainty.
Requirements Minimum of five years building full‑stack software applications, with preference given to candidates who have operated within fintech ecosystems or business‑to‑business software‑as‑a‑service environments.
Between one and three years of direct people management experience, including responsibility for performance evaluations, career development conversations, and team dynamics.
Demonstrated technical depth with a proven history of shipping polished, production‑ready products that deliver measurable user value.
Sophisticated understanding of how to weigh competing priorities such as technical debt remediation, feature scope adjustments, and aggressive delivery schedules.
Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities that enable effective collaboration across functions and organizational levels.
Track record of leveraging AI‑powered tools and assistants to streamline workflows, solve complex engineering challenges, and multiply team effectiveness.




Comfort operating in ambiguous environments where priorities may shift and adaptability is essential for success.
Robust analytical mindset with ability to use data to inform decisions and measure team impact.
Nice to have Hands‑on experience building applications using Node.js and TypeScript on the server side.
Familiarity with React for building responsive web interfaces and component‑based architectures.
Background working with Amazon Web Services infrastructure and cloud‑native application patterns.
Previous exposure to mobile development using React Native frameworks.
Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code approaches using tools like Terraform.
Skills & tools Front‑end technologies: React, TypeScript, React Native for cross‑platform mobile development
Back‑end technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Terraform for infrastructure management, comprehensive AWS stack including DynamoDB, RDS Postgres, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, SES, ElasticSearch, and ECS
Development and productivity tools: Cursor, Claude, GitHub for version control, GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment pipelines, Datadog for observability and monitoring, Jira for project tracking, Metabase for business intelligence and analytics
Practical notes The hiring process consists of multiple stages beginning with an initial conversation with a recruiter to discuss background and mutual fit.
Following the recruiter screen, candidates participate in an engineering leadership interview focused on management philosophy and technical judgment.
A take‑home case study assignment allows candidates to demonstrate problem‑solving approaches, followed by a team interview to discuss the submission.
Final stage involves an in‑person leadership interview at the Toronto office with senior stakeholders.
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of background verification and employment history checks conducted through Certn.
Candidates who require accommodations at any point during the interview process are encouraged to communicate directly with their assigned Talent Partner.
Compensation philosophy emphasizes rewarding impact and contribution rather than restricting increases to traditional annual review cycles.

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📌 Engineering Manager, Activation (Ontario)
🏢 Relayfi
📍 Ontario