Our Marketplace delivers a best-in-class member rewards and shopping experience, offering a continuously updated, personalized catalog of products, goods and services that will enhance value to our members and drive margin for our business. Our products reach over 4M global users, giving your team the opportunity to ship meaningful, high-visibility work.
This is a role with a strong focus on people leadership, project delivery, and cross‑functional collaboration. You will partner closely with a Principal Engineer, your counterpart on technical architecture and system design, to ensure the team delivers scalable, high‑quality solutions.
Why you`ll love this role:
Strategic Impact: translate product vision into technical execution, owning project delivery and contributing to the strategic direction of our Marketplace platform.
Fast-Paced Innovation: thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation is encouraged, and your leadership directly influences significant product outcomes.
Lead and Inspire: guide and grow a talented team of engineers, empowering them to deliver high-impact initiatives that shape how millions of people experience work around the world.
Collaborative Environment: join a close-knit, no-ego, high-performing team where collaboration is key, and successes are celebrated together.
Supportive Leadership: work alongside an experienced leadership team who is genuinely invested in your career growth and provides ample opportunities for professional development.
How you'll shape our Marketplace:
Project Delivery & Execution: oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of key Marketplace initiatives. Ensure projects are well-defined, properly resourced, and delivered on time with high quality, impacting 4+ million users in 170 countries worldwide.
Technical Oversight: provide technical guidance and architectural input to your team, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and align with the overall platform architecture. Participate in design discussions and code reviews.
Cross-functional Collaboration: work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to define requirements, refine specifications, and translate product roadmaps into clear technical plans. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies.
Team Leadership & Management: lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing, and inclusive team culture. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and support career development plans for your team members.
Process & Operational Excellence: champion and implement Engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines for coding, testing, and infrastructure across your team. Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes, enabling rapid and reliable deployment of new features.
Learning and Growth: continuously learn and stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and Engineering management practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team and foster an environment of innovation.
Experience we feel will set you up for success:
Prior hands-on experience with e-commerce platforms and domains (checkout, payments, catalog, pricing, promotions, order management).
Prior experience in a people leader capacity where you successfully have mentored software engineers and have fostered a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence within a team.
Strong systems thinking with an understanding of designing for high traffic, high availability, and peak events (e.g., sales, promotions, holidays).
Proven extensive experience (8-10+ years) in a SaaS environment, with a track record of successfully delivering complex software solutions by effectively planning, tracking, and managing multiple projects and initiatives. Ideally with prior experience as a Senior or Staff Engineer, and hands-on programming skills in Python, Go, or a similar modern language.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts and project updates to various stakeholders.
A collaborative and influential approach to stakeholder management and cross-functional partnerships.
Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native environments (GCP, Kubernetes, Docker).
Proficiency with modern software development practices, including continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).
Why Achievers is a Great Place to Work™
At Achievers, we believe recognition is a powerful driver of connection. With more than 4.3 million users across 190 countries, our employee recognition and rewards platform empowers organizations to build cultures where people feel seen and valued, everyday. We’re a team of passionate, thoughtful builders who care deeply about our product, our customers, and each other. Visit achievers.com to see how we’re inspiring recognition everywhere.
Our Approach to Total Rewards
$140,000 - $165,000 reflects the salary range for this role, depending on experience, skills, and market data. We’re committed to providing a fair and competitive offer based on what you bring to the team. Each A-Players' compensation is reviewed at least annually against performance and impact in role. We want you to see your path to growth, understand your impact, and feel valued every step of the way.
Benefits and Perks for permanent full-time employees:
✨ Rewards for your impact through our Recognition and Rewards program
🩺 Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage beginning on your first day
👶🏼 Parental Leave Top-up
🙌🏼 Employer matched RRSP contributions
🏖️ Flexible Vacation to recharge, so you can bring your best
🤝🏽 Employee and Family Assistance Program offering mental health, legal, and financial counselling
🚀 Supported professional development and career growth (LinkedIn Learning, mentorship)
👏🏼 Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups that celebrate our diversity
🧘♀️ Regular events designed to build connection, belonging, and well-being
🇨🇦 Hybrid flexibility, with time in our beautiful Liberty Village, Toronto office
This posting is for a currently vacancy on our team.
Achievers is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
Achievers is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations for your interview, such as assistive technology, wheelchair accessibility, or alternative formats of materials, please let us know. We are happy to make necessary arrangements to support your needs.
