Opportunity Snapshot We are hiring a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead multiple Engineering teams in developing and delivering impactful customer-facing applications for photographers and creative professionals. As a Director of Engineering, you'll join our Engineering leadership team as a key decision-maker, helping to define and execute our technical vision, strategy, and objectives as Pixieset continues to grow. Collaborating closely with Product and Design leaders, you'll ensure alignment and seamless delivery of the product roadmap, empowering our teams to succeed. In this role, you'll foster a culture of excellence by championing continuous improvement in engineering practices, product delivery, and innovation. With over 1 million users worldwide, your leadership will directly contribute to making Pixieset a best-in-class product for our community of creators. Your Impact + Lead, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams in a fast-paced development environment, delivering best-in-class web and mobile customer-facing applications + Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions + Oversee application engineering activities, from development and release to the maintenance of web and mobile applications, ensuring reliability and scalability + Define and drive the technical vision, strategy, and goals across multiple Engineering teams to align with business objectives and product roadmaps + Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to address challenges, gather business and technical requirements, and design innovative, data-driven solutions + Advocate for Engineering, our product, and customers by ensuring the alignment of technology initiatives with the company's overall business strategy and contributing to long-term success + Establish and maintain high standards for engineering practices across quality, reliability, scalability, and customer-focused solutions + Conduct regular 1:1s, motivate and retain individuals, coach managers, develop skills of team members, facilitating professional development and performance reviews, and lead recruitment efforts Role Requirements + 8+ years of experience in application development, specializing in designing and building high-volume, highly available, and scalable backend services and web applications + 5+ years of proven success as a people manager with direct reports, demonstrating the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow high-performing teams + Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, modern DevOps principles, security best practices, and cloud-based application development + Skilled at engaging in meaningful technical discussions with staff-level engineers, providing guidance and fostering innovation + Possesses technical expertise and a people-centric approach, with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills + Track record of building and scaling high-performing teams, consistently acting as a role model for peers and direct reports by leading through action + Thrives in a dynamic, continuous delivery environment, bringing a self-motivated, detail-oriented mindset and a passion for delivering world-class software What We Offer + Hybrid work environment (2 in-office days per week) + 4 weeks of annual vacation & paid time off for office holiday closure + RRSP matching + $2,000 annual health & lifestyle spending account + $1,000 annual education budget + $1,000 annual charitable donation matching + Comprehensive benefits: extended health, critical illness, long-term disability & life insurance + Company-issued MacBook & home office budget + Anniversary rewards & complimentary Pixieset premium account + Team-building activities & company-wide events The typical salary range for this position is CAD $180,500 - $241,500 annually. Salary offered will be based on skills, experience and market data. Working at Pixieset At Pixieset, we're passionate about empowering photographers and creative professionals with the tools they need to showcase their work and grow their businesses. Our all-in-one platform makes it easy to create stunning online galleries, sell finished work, build an online presence, and manage business operations seamlessly. Our culture is built on collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation. We foster open feedback, knowledge sharing, and creative problem-solving, while valuing dedication, work-life balance, and the power of technology to simplify complex challenges. With a strong emphasis on thoughtful business practices and career growth, we provide endless opportunities to develop and make an impact as we expand our suite of products. We take pride in being continuously certified as a Great Place to Work™, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where different perspectives and experiences help us build a stronger team, product, and company. We love what we do—and the people we do it with. As part of our team, you'll take on exciting projects, collaborate with talented and passionate colleagues, and play a key role in bringing our ambitious product roadmap to life. For more information on Pixieset, please visit our careers page (https://pixieset.com/careers/) and follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pixieset/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/pixieset/), X (https://twitter.com/PixiesetApp) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pixieset)!