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[Wattpad] Engineering Manager

Wattpad· Wattpad | Platform Engineering
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Hybrid (Toronto, Ontario)$140k - $180kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager for the Platform Engineering team to lead the design, development, and maintenance of Wattpad's backend platforms underpinning social, notifications, subscriptions, and coin economy features. Hybrid role based in Toronto, Ontario.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, career growth, and team administration including rituals and meetings
  • Contribute to planning and determining the technical roadmap by understanding and aligning business and engineering goals
  • Spearhead and participate in technical design and planning sessions
  • Provide technical guidance and feedback on documentation, designs, and code
  • Work with Product and other teams during requirements gathering and solutioning
  • Coordinate resourcing on projects, provide time estimates, and communicate blockers and issues
  • Maintain high quality standards and foster a culture of long-term thinking and innovation
  • Play an active role in hiring across the team
  • Mentor and coach team members in both technical and soft skills relevant to their roles

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in software development with at least 3 years managing a team of 3 or more engineers including those at the Senior level or higher
  • Significant experience designing and building backend distributed systems, including writing and critiquing design and technical plan documentation with diagrams
  • Majority experience in backend development with substantial hands-on experience in API, application, and systems design and building
  • Expert level experience developing on Unix-based platforms
  • Experience with one or more compiled languages such as C++, Java, Golang, or Rust
  • Strong technical background with the ability to make well informed decisions and translate complex technical concepts to various audiences
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Skills

Required:Team leadership and people managementTechnical roadmap and planningTechnical design and architectureBackend distributed systemsUnix-based developmentProgramming languages

Benefits

  • Career development; mentorship and learning support
  • Top industry health benefits, including vision and dental
  • Health/wellness account to spend each year
  • RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
  • Generous vacation and Maternity/Parental leave top-up program
  • Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
  • Work from almost anywhere in the world for part of the year
  • Winter break shutdown and other offerings
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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