Software Manager, Data and Backend Systems

Posted 11 Days Ago
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Canada
Senior level
Retail • Sales • Software
The Role
Lead and mentor backend and data engineers, deliver scalable backend systems and data pipelines, and collaborate across teams to align initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In

Imagine you want to buy a rug for your home. You want to make sure it will not only fit but also look great. Our technology lets you see a rug in your own space before you buy it. Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself!

At Leap Tools, we are building the world's most advanced solutions for the interior décor industry. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot and local retailers such as Alexanian's. An important part of our business is dedicated to empowering small, independent retailers with innovative solutions to thrive in the digital marketplace.

We are one of the fastest-growing tech companies according to Deloitte’s Fast 500, and we are hiring ambitious and collaborative challenge-seekers to fuel our momentum and help us create an iconic global tech company.

About you

You are an experienced engineering leader with a strong technical foundation and a passion for developing high-performing teams. You care deeply about enabling others to do their best work and understand how to strike the right balance between technical excellence, fast-paced execution, and a people-first approach. You lead with empathy, clarity, and decisiveness.

You're excited by the opportunity to own backend systems that power millions of visual commerce experiences globally, and you bring a thoughtful, systems-oriented mindset to solving tough technical and organizational challenges. You’ve grown and led backend or data engineering teams before, and you're looking for a new opportunity to scale both the people and the systems under your care.

About our Stack

  • Python, Django, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, AWS

    What You'll Do:

    • Drive the delivery of backend systems and data pipelines that power our visual experiences at scale, including APIs, microservices, ETL flows, and data warehousing infrastructure.
    • Manage and grow a team of talented backend and data engineers, focusing on mentorship, performance, and long-term career development.
    • Collaborate closely with product, data, and other engineering leads to align team initiatives with broader company priorities and ensure consistent execution.
    • Establish and evolve team processes and technical practices to support high-velocity, high-quality software development.
    • Partner with engineering leadership to define and deliver on the roadmap for backend services and data infrastructure.
    • Support your team in designing scalable, observable, and maintainable systems, while keeping an eye on tech debt, reliability, and developer experience.
    • Play a key role in hiring: evaluating candidates, onboarding new team members, and helping grow a diverse and inclusive engineering organization.
    • Drive cross-functional collaboration, reinforcing company values, and modeling excellence and accountability across the team.

          We’re looking for someone with:

          • 2+ years of experience managing backend or infrastructure engineering teams.
          • 8+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade backend systems.
          • Experience owning mission-critical backend services, APIs, and/or data pipelines at scale.
          • Strong technical instincts, able to guide architecture decisions, make trade-offs, and drive clarity through ambiguity.
          • Proven track record of coaching and growing engineers at all levels, focusing on long-term growth and team health.
          • Solid communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
          • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and autonomy is expected.
          • Familiarity with our stack (Python, Django, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, AWS) is a strong plus, but equivalent experience in similar environments is welcome.

              About our culture

              • We're a remote-first company that encourages our employees to work from where they're most productive.
              • We work in tight-knit teams to cultivate an ownership mentality.
              • We cherish curiosity and an obsession for details because we know these details are invaluable over the long run.
              • We're hyper-focused on our achievements and our ability to execute our promises. We act with urgency.
              • We value work-life balance by offering generous time off
              • Work anywhere in the world for up to 3 months!
              • We value families, by offering a parental leave program
              • We offer a work-from-home stipend
              • Your birthday (and our company's birthday) is a day off!

              About our hiring process

              Now: You upload your resume and complete a brief questionnaire.

              Step 1: We arrange a video call with you to assess your technical abilities.

              Step 2: You attend the second video interview soon after.

              Step 3: Culture fit assessment.

              Step 4: Final interview with leadership.

              Step 5: You receive an offer.

              Take the Leap. Apply now.

              Our demo, in case you missed it: https://www.roomvo.com/rugdemo4r

              Top Skills

              AWS
              Django
              Kubernetes
              Postgres
              Python
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              The Company
              HQ: Toronto, Ontario
              140 Employees
              On-site Workplace
              Year Founded: 2009

              What We Do

              Our proprietary AR visualization platform removes the guesswork of choosing the right product. Together, we are changing the way people buy online and in stores - we deliver the solution that gets people clicking! Leap Tools is proud to work alongside global billion-dollar companies who trust us to supercharge their retail operations every day. Our partners, use our technology to enhance their consumer experience by giving consumers the ability to instantly see their vision come to life. By providing a more delightful and confident purchase decision for consumers, our partners experience a significant boost in sales cycle productivity including: 5x increase in e-commerce conversion rates 10% increase in overall website transactions Reductions up to 30 days or more for in-store sales At Leap Tools we focus on tackling the most challenging machine vision problems to provide our customers the tools they need to allow their customers to have their imagination realized. Check us out at www.leaptools.com and www.roomvo.com

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