Who you are

- 4–6 years of distributed software development experience, with 1–3 years of direct line management or player-coach management experience

- Hands-on technical depth with ability to review code, triage alerts, and analyze software requirements

- Ability to review and influence design plans and architectural decisions

- Familiar with all policies, procedures, and technical concepts related to software programming, including but not limited to security, deployments, build and UAT processes, SDLC, SSDLC, PCI/DSS, and GDPR

- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent years’ experience

- Minimum of 1–3 years of direct line management experience

- Minimum of 4 years’ professional experience in C# development

- Experience working in Windows and Linux environments, .NET, Azure or AWS, Microservices, SQL, NoSQL, Git

- Experience working in a Scrum and DevOps environment

- Good understanding of agile application development lifecycle. (Note: Candidates with a solid engineering background will be considered if accompanied by direct Travel domain expertise)

- Experience designing and building REST/JSON services;

experience working with 3rd party APIs, vendor integrations, Azure APIs, Docker or other containers, large-scale or distributed web applications, Test Driven Development and functional testing

- Experience with data processing or data engineering, integration with AI and ML services, APIs, harness tools, or models

- Prior experience working in the corporate travel, booking, or expense domain

- Familiarity with full stack development and proven history of application development

- Understanding of secure application programming practices or vulnerabilities





- Strong understanding and practical experience with common design patterns

- Ability to write clear, concise documentation

- Ability to solve business problems through creative and forward-looking solutions

What the job involves

- Emburse Engineering Managers drive the execution, culture, and technical vision behind an engaging and interconnected set of enterprise solutions. As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead, mentor, and empower a high-performing engineering team, fostering an environment grounded in technical excellence, accountability, and continuous growth

- You will balance direct people management with strategic technical leadership - guiding architectural decisions, optimizing delivery workflows, and unblocking complex engineering challenges

- Emburse, known for its innovation and award-winning technologies, relies on strong engineering leadership to build world-class products while coaching and developing the next generation of technical talent

- Oversees 3rd-party API integrations, vendor workflows, and data verification partnerships core to our travel platform

- Manage goal priorities as set by senior management and delegate tasks to appropriate resources

- Develop, lead, coach, and assess the engineering team (5–6 direct reports across US and Canada)

- Grow a team culture that is collaborative and grounded in trust, open feedback, and accountability





- Provide technical guidance and coaching; break down barriers that interfere with tasks

- Participates in design activities and system architecture reviews

- Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications

- Promotes and models modern developer workflows and AI tools to enhance team productivity

- Work closely with a product partner and the team to refine options and drive strong tradeoff conversations

- Leads small technical teams in delivering highly scalable and reliable applications that meet business budgets and timelines

- Establishes attainable goals in order for the project to finish on time

- Provides guidance to team members to encourage work productivity

- Focused on one or more small projects or platforms at once

- Monitors, evaluates and ensures the completion of tasks and projects Improves engineering quality and efficiency (e.g. workflow, code review)

- Aligns product engineering team with the company’s vision

- Hires qualified candidates to strengthen company and team

- Represents the product development team across the organization

- Collaborate with cross-functional peers, vendor partners, and leaders to deliver projects

Benefits

- Generous paid time off for every employee and flexible work schedules

- Volunteering opportunities
- Paid leave for recent parents

- Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans

- Health savings accounts (HSA)
- Generous match to pre- or post-tax retirement savings accounts

- Financial planning services

- Flexible spending accounts
- Program in partnership with eCornell to grow their knowledge and their careers

- Quarterly outings and Friday get-togethers to build a strong community at work

- Delicious supply of snacks and beverages

📌 Software Engineering Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Emburse
📍 Toronto