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Head of Engineering

Venn

Venn

Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted 6+ months ago

About Venn

Venn is transforming business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs. As the ONLY digital banking platform in Canada offering a truly modern solution, we disrupt traditional banking practices. Tired of the big banks’ monopoly, Canadian business owners are seeking innovative alternatives.

We've raised an $21.5m Series A from Tier 1 investors, and we're rapidly growing and looking to hire A-players to change the future of banking in Canada.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Building a world-class tech team by collaborating with team members through pairing, design review, and code review

  • Rolling up your sleeves and actively contributing code alongside the team

  • This is a hands-on role where you’ll be deeply involved in technical execution. As the team grows, evolving into a more strategic management role while continuing to ensure technical excellence.

  • Leading the development of financial services products (transfers, cards, lending, etc.) from the ground up and ensuring that the systems are production-ready

  • Collaborate with other teams (product, sales, operations) to understand and solve our customers’ pain points

  • Integrating with banking partners, third-party APIs to enable features like virtual cards, international money transfers, and accurately track financial data and make payments

What You’ll Need

  • 10+ years software development experience (including 4+ years of managing engineering teams)

  • Fluency with Java/Kotlin

  • Strong knowledge of modern web technologies and system design & architecture

  • Experience in building and scaling products from scratch

  • Management experience and developing the skills and talents of a strong and capable engineering team

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

Nice To Have

  • Working experience across a breadth of our infrastructure, languages and stacks

  • Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup

  • Experience at a fintech

  • Familiarity with payment products (card issuing, money transfers, credit, etc.)

Perks & Benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • Latest tech and equipment