Software Engineering Manager - Fintech

About the Position

We are TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions. Our flagship brands - AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync, Dealertrack Canada and CMS - help Canadians buy, sell, and finance vehicles with confidence.

As part of AutoScout24 group, Europe’s largest online car marketplace, we’re shaping the future of automotive retail in Canada and beyond.

This role will be within our Collateral Management (CMS) team, a national tech solution that boosts lien and registration services, recovery services, and insolvency management solutions for Canadian Lenders.

AutoScout24 is modernizing a critical, real-world domain where software decisions directly reduce operational friction and unlock new business opportunities. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to build and lead a full-stack team reimagining auto repossession systems-making them smarter, more automated, and increasingly AI-assisted.

This role is for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments with ambiguity, asks sharp questions early, and leads through clarity, trust, and technical judgment. You won’t just run a team-you’ll multiply its impact.

Responsibilities

A High-Ownership Engineering Team

• Build, hire, and grow a team of full-stack engineers working with modern.NET on AWS
• Create an environment of trust, psychological safety, and high standards
• Coach engineers to take ownership-not just complete tickets
• Transform engineering teams to be curious about the problems they solve and the outcomes to reach

Meaningful Business Outcomes

• Own delivery end to end: velocity, quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability
• Partner tightly with Product, Design, and Data to ship incremental value fast
• Reduce manual operational effort and unlock new automation and AI-enabled capabilities

Technical Direction Without Becoming the Bottleneck

• Guide architecture and technical decisions across services and systems
• Review PRs, challenge assumptions, and raise the quality bar
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term system health

Execution in Ambiguity

• Navigate legacy systems alongside greenfield development
• Make progress with imperfect information-and help your team do the same
• Ask the right questions to turn uncertainty into clarity

AI-Driven Leverage (Practical, Not Theoretical)

• Encourage and model the use of AI and Generative AI to improve engineering productivity
• Integrate AI-driven tools into daily workflows-code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive work and streamline development processes
• Take a proactive, hands-on approach to exploring and adopting AI tools that meaningfully improve efficiency and quality for yourself and your team

Requirements

You’re a Multiplier

• 2+ years leading engineers as an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead
• You measure success by how effective your team becomes
• You take responsibility for outcomes, not just execution

Strong Engineering Fundamentals

• Hands-on experience with full-stack development
• Production experience with modern.NET and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and SRE practices

Builder’s Mindset

• Comfortable getting hands-on when needed-without defaulting to it
• Not afraid of legacy systems, and motivated to improve or replace them
• High bar for code quality, testing, and system design

Leadership Style

• Clear, direct communicator with empathy and conviction
• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• Curious, pragmatic, and biased toward action

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI and Generative AI
• Experience with cloud platforms other than AWS

We Offer

Benefits from Day 1

• Gym discounts
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• Weekly virtual wellness events
• Conferences & training budget
• Regular internal training programs

Competitive Salary

• Base salary range: CAD $140,000 – CAD 190,000
• Annual bonus structure
• 3% CPP matching

About the Company

We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.

For a career where you can drive our business and shape your future, apply now.

*Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: *We use artificial intelligence (“AI”) in our hiring process, including to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.

*Vacancy Status: *This job posting is for an existing vacancy.