[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Lightspeed Commerce logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/09/3d38005a-221.png)](https://jobicy.com/company/lightspeed-commerce.md)[Lightspeed Commerce](https://jobicy.com/company/lightspeed-commerce.md) # Software Development Manager Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/lightspeed-commerce.md)ShareRemote from[Canada](https://jobicy.com/job-region/canada.md)SalaryCAD 170k–180k / yrDepartment[Software Engineering](https://jobicy.com/categories/engineering.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceDirectorPublished22 Oct 2026Apply before21 Nov 2026Listing views33Application actions3Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Lightspeed is hiring a Software Development Manager to lead a Financial Services engineering team building mission-critical cloud products. The role combines people leadership, technical guidance, delivery management, hiring, and collaboration with product, architecture, and business stakeholders. Candidates need experience delivering scalable microservice-based applications, agile development practices, and proficiency in at least one of Java, TypeScript, Ruby, or Python. The role is open to candidates located in Canada who can work EST/EDT hours and offers a fully remote option. Payments, SaaS, AWS/GCP, DevOps, test automation, and full-stack experience are advantageous. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior people-management role in a financial-services domain, requiring both technical credibility and accountability for delivery, team growth, and cross-functional alignment. The high-growth, distributed agile environment and mission-critical systems add substantial complexity. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader CA market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rateC$175,000CA market range (per year)C$155k–C$210k0C$231.00k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. Employer total compensation is disclosed as CAD 170,000–180,000. The annual period is inferred from the senior full-time Canadian software development management context because the posting does not state a cadence explicitly. Estimated Canadian market compensation for a comparable Software Development Manager is CAD 155,000–210,000 per year. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. 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I would explain how I established milestones, surfaced risks early, partnered with product and architecture stakeholders, and used measurable quality and delivery indicators to guide decisions. I would conclude with the business outcome and lessons applied to future deliveries. How do you balance people management responsibilities with maintaining technical credibility? I stay close to architecture, operational risks, engineering standards, and key technical decisions without becoming a bottleneck. I use regular design reviews, one-to-ones, delivery health checks, and coaching conversations to support the team. My goal is to empower technical leads and engineers to own solutions while providing context, challenge, and escalation support. How would you improve the reliability and scalability of a microservice-based financial-services platform? I would first assess service boundaries, dependencies, production metrics, failure modes, and customer-impacting incidents. Then I would prioritize observability, automated testing, resilient integration patterns, capacity planning, secure deployment practices, and clear service ownership. Improvements would be sequenced according to risk, customer impact, and product roadmap commitments. How do you address delivery blockers across product, engineering, and stakeholder teams? I make blockers visible early, identify the accountable owners and decision deadlines, and communicate the impact in business terms. I facilitate options with trade-offs, escalate only when needed, and maintain a clear record of decisions and next steps. This protects the team’s focus while ensuring stakeholders remain aligned. What is your approach to coaching and performance development for engineers? I set clear role expectations and individual goals, then use regular one-to-ones to provide timely, specific feedback and remove obstacles. I tailor development plans around technical depth, leadership capability, and career aspirations, creating opportunities for meaningful ownership. I also ensure performance reviews are evidence-based, fair, and connected to continuous growth. Opportunity details ## About this role. Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place! Lightspeed Financial Services is looking for a Software Development Manager in North America to grow and lead our technical team within the Financial Services organization. Reporting to the Director of Financial Services, you will help us lead, mentor and grow a high-performing software development team and cultivate an inclusive, inspiring working culture. Under your guidance, developers will deliver Financial Services products and services that are mission-critical to Lightspeed’s long-term vision and growth. We are looking for a leader with a solid, demonstrable technical background, who can earn the respect of developers with their knowledge and experience. You will have a proven track record of supporting, mentoring, leading and growing a development team, and of delivering high-scale cloud-based software systems. You will enjoy problem-solving and removing blockers to the team’s progress, and will have experience collaborating with Product teams and customer stakeholders. You will be an effective and clear communicator who can direction-set and track team delivery in a distributed, fast-moving and rapidly-changing agile environment. For this role, you should be located in Canada, and able to work within EST/EDT hours. We offer a choice of fully remote, partially remote or fully office-based work environments (in cities with local offices). What you’ll be responsible for: * Guiding, motivating and growing a team of software developers as they solve complex problems in the Financial Services domain * Directly and indirectly managing a team through collaboration with, and mentorship of a Technical Lead Staff Engineer * Working closely with architects, Product teams, engineering leadership and stakeholders to align on team priorities and roadmaps * Identifying, communicating and removing impediments and risks to delivery, within the team and across Financial Services as a whole * Planning and furthering the professional growth of individual team members, including 1-1s, performance reviews, ongoing feedback, goal-setting and promotions * Reporting up to engineering leadership and stakeholders on team progress and status * Finding and hiring top talent for your team and the wider organization * Providing technical and process guidance to the team during delivery What you’ll be bringing to the team: * Experience leading a team of developers through successful delivery of software products * Experience delivering microservice-driven, scalable, cloud-based applications * Strong working knowledge of Java or TypeScript or Ruby or Python * Professional experience in agile development and continuous delivery best practices * Strong written and verbal English communication skills * Ability to personally coach, mentor and drive individuals and overall teams * Strong passion for continuous learning and improvement * A quality-driven mindset with a focus on software scalability and resilience Some additional things that would be a bonus: * Experience in the Payments domain * Experience in building scalable SaaS solutions * Experience in full-stack web application development * Solid knowledge of cloud services (AWS and GCP in particular) * Project Management or Scrum master experience, or formal training * Experience in test automation and/or DevOps engineering Who you are: * A leader with strong people skills who can manage and represent your team * A teacher and mentor helping individuals to grow and reach their full potential * A communicator who can clearly convey requirements, best practices and status updates to both technical and non-technical audiences * A problem-solver who embraces tackling complexity and removing roadblocks * A decisive decision-maker who can handle change and ambiguity What is in for you * Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and possibility of remote work * Opportunity to help shape the future of a new Product from technical, process and organizational perspectives * Development of global products * Exposure to modern and proven technology * Opportunity to learn and expand your skill set * Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles * Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders * Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company * Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family #LI-SS3 At Lightspeed, your growth is our priority. We invest in you with continuous learning opportunities, global mobility and benefits designed to support you—all within a driven, diverse and inclusive team that’s passionate about empowering our communities At Lightspeed, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skill set, qualifications, experience, and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect the total compensation for this position to be in the range of $170,000 TO $180,000 CAD. Lightspeed also provides a variety of employee benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, wellness, life and disability insurance, RRSP plan and match, paid parental leave top-up, and paid time off. Please note that this compensation information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within Ontario and reflects the amount Lightspeed is willing to pay at the time of this posting. This role represents an existing vacancy at Lightspeed. Lightspeed uses artificial intelligence–enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our recruiting and hiring teams. To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. ### Where to from here? Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our [career page here](https://www.lightspeedhq.com/careers/). Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs. ### Who we are: Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks. Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries. Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our [Applicant Privacy Statement](https://www.lightspeedhq.com/legal/applicant-privacy-statement/). 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