Engineering manager

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of talented engineers to build, scale, and operate high-quality software systems that deliver meaningful value to customers and the business. You’ll be responsible for creating an environment where engineers can do their best work—balancing execution, technical excellence, and long-term sustainability. This role sits at the intersection of people leadership and technical strategy, partnering closely with product, design, and other stakeholders to turn goals into well-delivered outcomes.

In this role, you’ll focus on growing individuals and teams while ensuring reliable delivery and continuous improvement. You’ll help set technical direction, establish healthy engineering practices, and remove obstacles that slow teams down. Success looks like a motivated, high-performing team, strong collaboration across disciplines, and software that is well-designed, maintainable, and aligned with business priorities.

This posting is for an existing vacancy (backfill).

Minimum Requirements

• 3+ years managing software engineering teams.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with Product Managers, Designers, and stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and deliver customer-impacting product initiatives.
• Track record of hiring, mentoring, and performance-managing engineers across levels.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, MySQL, Postgres, and Django.
• Ad platform API expertise (Facebook, Google, Pinterest, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps.
• 7+ years total engineering experience working with Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms.

Role Responsibilities

• People leadership: Hire, mentor, and grow a mixed-level team with clear goals and regular feedback.
• Own delivery planning and execution, including risk management and stakeholder communication.
• Developer velocity: Own SDLC and CI/CD governance, shorten feedback loops, streamline releases, and reduce engineering toil.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and other stakeholders to build a product that our customers love.
• Ensure work is aligned with product strategy and customer outcomes.
• Set and evolve team-level technical direction in alignment with broader architecture.
• Build a strong feedback culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Effectively collaborate with Product and other stakeholders to drive decisions and execution.

About Vantage

Vantage is the first unified platform purpose-built for retail media orchestration, empowering enterprise retailers to seamlessly activate onsite, offsite, and in-store advertising. With a global presence in North America and Asia-Pacific, Vantage enables retailers to launch and grow their media networks through scalable technology and automated workflows, and is trusted by leading retailers like The Home Depot to power their retail media programs.

For a closer look at what we do, our culture, and our benefits, check out our about us and careers pages.

Remote-First, Based in Toronto

Vantage is proudly headquartered in Toronto, but we’re a remote-first team spread across North America (and beyond). Our flexible work philosophy means team members can thrive from wherever they do their best work—whether that’s from a home office, a local café, or while adding stamps to their passport. With a remote-friendly setup, home office support, and annual company retreats, we stay connected, collaborative, and energized—no matter the time zone.

Vantage’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Vantage Analytics is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.

We promote equality and strive to provide all current and prospective employees with support and opportunities. Reasonable accommodations are available to job applicants on request and throughout the application process.

How Vantage Uses AI in the Recruitment Process

At Vantage, we use AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. This may include using AI to help organize, screen, and assess applications. We are committed to using these tools responsibly, and ensuring every candidate is treated fairly throughout the process.

All hiring decisions at Vantage are made by our team. Who we invite to work at Vantage is a decision we only trust ourselves to make.

What's Next?

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of the final stages of our hiring process, all candidates will be required to successfully complete a criminal background check.