hireVouch

Director of SW Engineering

hireVouch  •  Canada (Remote)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a self-driven, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as the Director/VP of Software As the CTO’s right hand, you will own product development across the full stack—from the Go back-end and Rust parsing layer to the Vue/TypeScript front-end

This is a genuine hands-on role; you are expected to operate as an individual contributor approximately 40% of the time, participating in code reviews, subbing in for engineers, and driving architecture discussions

The Coimpany and Traction
We are the "GitHub for hardware engineers," bringing software-style workflows to electronics development
  • Funding & Growth: Recently raised $25M in total funding (Series A) and is rapidly scaling the organization
  • Market Traction: Already serving major customers including  Meta, Cisco, Bose, and Merck
  • The Team: A high-caliber team of 30 employees, with plans to double the engineering team by year-end

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Architecture

  • Own the product development roadmap in partnership with the CTO and Product Management
  • Translate business goals and customer needs into clear technical plans
  • Balance speed, scalability, and technical quality through strategic build-vs-buy decisions

People Management & Team Building

  • Oversee and mentor ~5 technical team leads, fostering a culture of ownership
  • Manage the hiring, development, and retention of engineering talent as the org scales
  • Create growth paths for both individual contributors and managers

Hands-on Engineering (40% of time)

  • Engage in code reviews, prototyping, and debugging complex problems
  • Drive end-to-end web performance analysis (e.g., rendering complex CAD documents with 100k+ elements)
  • Lead the development of specialized projects like a 3D rendering engine for PCBs

Candidate Requirements

  • Experience: 8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years managing engineering teams
  • Leadership: Ideally has experience leading organizations of  15+ engineers total
  • Tech Stack: Deep experience with Go, Rust, and Vue/TypeScript
  • Startup DNA: Experience at a  growth-stage startup (Series A–B) is preferred over exclusive enterprise backgrounds.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in C.S. or an equivalent technical field.
  • Domain Knowledge: Background in DevOps, developer infra, or hardware-adjacent domains (IoT/Embedded) is a plus.
  • Citizenship: US/Canada residency and authorization required;  US citizenship is a plus due to ITAR-regulated customers.

Tech Stack

  • Languages: Go, Rust, TypeScript
  • Front-end: Vue, SVG, CSS Selectors
  • Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CI/CD pipelines
hireVouch

About hireVouch

Our Edge

Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the often-employed aggressive methods typical of the recruitment industry, our focus is placed largely on referral-based networking.

Getting it right really matters to us. Let us leverage our network of talent that has already been vouched for by leading professionals in the industry to help your business grow.

Services Offered

Contingency and Retained Search

Here at hireVouch we focus on sourcing best-in-class candidates for rewarding positions in Canada and the US. We have extensive expertise in Contingency, Retained and Temporary placement, primarily within the IT sector.

On-Site Search Assistance

We have a trusted network of HR and search professionals who can provide on-site search services to help fulfill immediate needs as well as help train internal staff in finding the highest quality talent

Company Marketing Strategy

We know how competitive the job market can truly be and how important it is to have a strategy to attract talent. At hireVouch we have extensive expertise in helping companies better market themselves. We can provide the tools and knowledge that will assist you in making your business a highly attractive place to work. Developing a company marketing strategy is key to hiring the talent you need to grow.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Unknown
Year Founded
2016
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