With millions of diners, 60,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, 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.
This is a Toronto based hybrid 2x/week in office position. Coach engineers across all levels, with a focus on developing senior and staff level talent. Provide direct and actionable feedback, manage performance proactively, and hire and retain exceptional engineers and future leaders.
Own technical direction and quality: Set technical direction across core backend systems in partnership with senior engineers. Drive architectural decisions across distributed systems, APIs, data models, and event driven pipelines. Translate product goals into clear engineering priorities and execution plans.
Establish a strong operating rhythm for planning, execution, and continuous improvement. Surface risks early and ensure issues are resolved effectively. Use data to inform technical investments and measure impact.
Collaborate across the Diner Platform and the broader engineering organization. Continuously raise the bar for engineering quality, execution, and leadership.
Technical leadership: Experience building and operating distributed, high availability backend systems. Strong system design fundamentals including APIs, data modeling, scalability, and resiliency. NET, Java, or similar technologies. Familiarity with data stores, caching technologies like Redis, and high throughput systems.
Experience managing and developing engineers, including senior individual contributors.
A track record of building strong teams and creating an environment where people can do their best work. Clear and effective communication across technical and non technical audiences.
Experience evolving legacy systems while continuing to deliver customer value. Paid parental leave ~ Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday ~ Development Dollars Leadership development Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings Travel Discounts Employee Resource Groups ~Private health and dental insurance ~ Life and Disability insurance The expected range of compensation for this position based in Toronto, Canada, is $160,000-$190,000 CAD. 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 benefits; 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 OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work setting.
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. OpenTable 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 - Hospitality (Toronto)
🏢 Doist
📍 Toronto