About

• We’re looking for a Lead, Development, to help us build and lead a high-performance team that solves challenging engineering problems as we build the next generation of social products. You will support the Director, Development to hire, grow, coach, and lead a small team of developers to build, scale, monitor, and optimize backend infrastructure and core client-facing web applications used daily by all Hootsuite users.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build, support and lead a high performance, cohesive team of developers, in close partnership with the Director, Software Development
• Facilitate ongoing development conversations with your team to support their learning and career growth
• Proactively share information, actively solicit feedback, and facilitate communication, within teams and portfolios
• Participate in the hiring process, with an aim of attracting and hiring the best developers
• Assess and prioritize the team's work, appropriately delegating to others and encouraging team ownership.
• Maintain high standards of security, reliability, scalability, performance, and quality in all delivered projects
• Help shape our technical roadmap as we scale our services and build new products
• Design, write, test, and deploy high quality scalable code

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Ample years of software development experience with a demonstrated increase in responsibility
• Hands-on experience mentoring and coaching others
• Hands-on experience with design and development of highly scalable web services, data pipelines and SaaS systems
• You are proficient in at least one programming language such as Go, Python, or Java
• Experience working with large datasets for analysis, investigation, and processing
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
• Excellent collaboration skills – working with other Development Teams, as well as Design and Product Management to establish areas of delivery
• Builds inclusive, cohesive teams which apply diversity to achieve common goals
• Capably delivers results through others, is good at establishing clear direction, helping others achieve their best work
• Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; Builds an integrated plan for course of action to accomplish this vision
• Challenges and supports others to create results but also develop new capabilities. Successfully develops the capacity and capability of team and individuals on the teams

WHO YOU ARE

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

WHO YOU ARE

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way

• Step Up: Show the world what it looks like to live and work by these guiding principles. #StepUp
• One Team: Make Hootsuite a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, valued, and empowered to do their best work without compromising who they are. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe
• Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed
• Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile
• Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses
• Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies
• Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

• Canada Pay Range For This Role
• $97,700—$137,800 CAD