Engineering Manager - Partner Platform This is a Toronto based hybrid 2x/week in office position.

With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, the company, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a critical team building and maintaining the company's partner ecosystem. This team sits at the intersection of our core systems and the global digital economy, building the interfaces that allow the world to interact with the company. We ensure that whether a reservation starts in a search engine, a ride-sharing app, or through an AI agent, the experience is seamless and reliable.

This is a hands-on leadership role that combines people leadership with strong technical ownership. Coach engineers across all levels, providing direct feedback and managing performance to develop senior and staff-level talent. Set the technical direction for our partner-facing interfaces.

Drive architectural decisions that prioritize API performance, consistency, and a world-class developer experience. Architect systems for failure isolation and fault tolerance. You will be accountable for the reliability of our integrations, ensuring that issues in partner systems do not degrade the company's core platform performance or correctness.





Translate partner needs and product goals into clear engineering priorities. Manage complex dependencies with external platforms like Google and Amazon, eliminating blockers and ensuring integrations hit performance targets and deliver business impact. Use data to inform technical investments in high-throughput API gateways and measuring the success of our developer ecosystem.

API & Integration Leadership: Deep experience building and operating high-scale, public-facing APIs. Proven ability to design for resiliency, failure isolation, and high availability in distributed environments.

Security & Performance Mindset: Ability to optimize for low latency while maintaining strict data consistency across partner boundaries.

Experience managing and developing engineers, including senior contributors. Strong communication skills to partner with external engineering teams at major tech companies and internal Product and Design stakeholders.

Experience evolving legacy systems while continuing to deliver customer value. Paid parental leave Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday Travel Discounts ~ Private health and dental insurance ~ Life and Disability insurance The best connections happen face-to-face, whether you're sitting down to dinner or having coffee with a coworker.



This role aligns with that approach, with an expectation of coming into the office two days a week—giving employees the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration and flexibility.

The expected range of compensation for this position based in Toronto, Canada, is $160,000-$190,0 0CAD.There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health advantages; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant. At the company, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment.

While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. the company will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.

Inclusion

We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.

📌 Engineering Manager - Partner Platform (Toronto)
🏢 United States Digital Space
📍 Toronto