The ad says“Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering and a strong understanding of modern data platforms, pipelines, architecture, and analytics infrastructure”
The ad says“Strong technical depth and architectural judgment, with the ability to credibly challenge senior engineers and technical leaders”
The ad says“Strong people leadership and coaching skills, with experience developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders”
The ad says“Strong cross functional leadership skills and experience partnering closely with Product, Design, Data, and other business functions”
The ad says“Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering and a strong understanding of modern data platforms, pipelines, architecture, and analytics infrastructure”
The ad says“Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering and a strong understanding of modern data platforms, pipelines, architecture, and analytics infrastructure”
The ad says“Strong people leadership and coaching skills, with experience developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders”
The ad says“Strong people leadership and coaching skills, with experience developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders”
The ad says“Demonstrated experience improving engineering operating practices, including planning, estimation, technical roadmapping, delivery, ownership, and incident response”
The ad says“Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering and a strong understanding of modern data platforms, pipelines, architecture, and analytics infrastructure”
The ad says“Strong people leadership and coaching skills, with experience developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders”
The ad says“10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering teams and senior engineering leaders”
Our Engineering team builds and operates the systems that power Wattpad’s reader and writer experiences across mobile and web
The team works across client engineering, platform, data, infrastructure, safety, monetization, and the technical foundations that support discovery, personalization, community, and content intelligence
We’re building a culture where engineers are deeply connected to the problems we’re solving and the impact their work has on our users and the business
We want teams that are proactive, collaborative, and comfortable making decisions, solving problems, and moving with urgency
Engineers are expected to work closely with Product, Design, Data, Content, and Trust & Safety, bringing technical perspective into the problem early rather than operating as a separate delivery function
We value strong technical judgment, thoughtful tradeoffs, clear ownership, continuous learning, and a mindset of “we can figure this out
” The opportunity for this leader is to help us continue strengthening that culture and build an engineering organization that combines technical excellence with speed, accountability, and strong cross functional partnership
Lead and develop the engineering leadership team across architecture, client engineering, platform, and data engineering; building on the strengths and momentum already in place
Continue strengthening engineering delivery, planning, estimation, and technical roadmapping as we evolve how our teams work and build together
Shape the technical direction of Wattpad alongside senior technical leaders, ensuring our architecture and systems can support both the experiences we’re building today and where the platform needs to go next
Strengthen our Data Engineering capabilities and foundations to support a future increasingly powered by personalization, content intelligence, experimentation, and AI
Help teams make strong, timely technical decisions and thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, scalability, complexity, and long term maintainability
Build an engineering culture where teams are proactive problem solvers, bring forward recommendations, and feel ownership for moving problems through to resolution
Develop strong engineering leaders who can operate with increasing autonomy, make good decisions, and grow high performing teams
Continue evolving our engineering operating practices so teams have the clarity, communication, and rigor they need to move quickly and respond effectively when issues arise
Deepen the partnership between Engineering, Product, Design, Data, Content, and Trust & Safety so teams shape problems and solutions together from the start
Foster a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, accountability, urgency, collaboration, and continuous learning
Benefits
Full health benefits
Career development & Mentorship opportunities
RRSP matching
Generous parental Leave top-up
Flexible hours
Regular hackathons
Healthy snacks & drinks
Your choice of hardware
Monthly work-from-home allowance
Beautiful offices in Toronto and Halifax
Easy access to transit
Preferred experience
Strong people leadership and coaching skills, with experience developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders
Experience leading a multi team engineering organization across areas engineering, infrastructure, and data
Proven ability to make sound decisions in ambiguous environments, evaluate tradeoffs, and move teams from problem identification to resolution
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering teams and senior engineering leaders
No specific degree, license, or professional certification is required. Equivalent practical experience is valued
Strong technical depth and architectural judgment, with the ability to credibly challenge senior engineers and technical leaders
Experience leading or partnering closely with Data Engineering and a strong understanding of modern data platforms, pipelines, architecture, and analytics infrastructure
Experience leading through organizational or technical change while maintaining team engagement and delivery
Demonstrated experience improving engineering operating practices, including planning, estimation, technical roadmapping, delivery, ownership, and incident response
Strong cross functional leadership skills and experience partnering closely with Product, Design, Data, and other business functions
Don’t meet all the requirements? Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications. Therefore, in an effort to build a more diverse workplace, we encourage you to apply anyways. You might actually be the right person or you may be a good fit for a number of other openings we currently have
Strong technical judgment, with the ability to challenge assumptions and help teams make better architectural and systems decisions
A track record of creating engineering rigor through stronger planning, decision making, accountability, and operational discipline without adding unnecessary process
A proactive problem solving mindset, with experience moving teams from identifying problems to developing options, recommendations, and solutions
Strong leadership leverage, with demonstrated success developing engineering managers and senior technical leaders and increasing autonomy across the organization
Experience building collaborative engineering cultures where Engineering operates as an integrated partner with Product, Design, Data, Content, Trust & Safety, and the broader business
