Software Development Lead, C++
Job Description:
- Manage and coach a team of Software Developers, fostering talent growth, skill development, and career advancement.
- Work as part of the technical leadership group to help shape the roadmap and make sure the team understands the direction, priorities, and tradeoffs.
- Maintain a team culture where people share context, review each other’s work seriously, mentor one another, and take pride in the quality of what they ship.
- Contribute directly to software development, including design, implementation, debugging, code review, and technical decision-making.
- Set a high bar for engineering practices across development, delivery, security, testing, documentation, and operations.
- Keep projects moving by clarifying scope, breaking down work, managing dependencies, and raising risks.
- Partner with product, QA, design, support, and other development teams to coordinate work and make sure technical plans connect to real user and business needs.
- Troubleshoot complex issues, including production problems, with occasional support outside regular working hours when the situation calls for it (which is rare).
- Stay current with relevant technologies and industry changes, especially where they can improve the product, the codebase, or the way the team works.
- Encourage thoughtful use of AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, and the overall developer experience.
- Take on other technical leadership responsibilities as the team and business evolve.
- After 1 week: You’ve been introduced to all of the Shift development teams.
- After 1 month: You will know our product and major initiatives.
- After 6 months: You will feel confident in your role and will be making meaningful contributions.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of professional software development experience, including substantial work in C++, Objective-C, C, or similar systems-level languages.
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing software developers, including responsibility for coaching, feedback, delivery, and team health.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented design, debugging, code review, testing, and maintainable system design.
- Experience working in large, complex codebases where good judgment, patience, and attention to detail matter.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools in day-to-day engineering work, with the judgment to know where they help, where they do not, and how to keep quality, security, and maintainability high.
- Comfortable balancing hands-on development with people leadership, project planning, and cross-functional coordination.
- Able to break down ambiguous technical work, manage competing priorities, and guide projects through to release.
- Clear communicator who can explain complex technical ideas to different audiences.
- Collaborative by default, but decisive when the team needs clarity or forward motion.
- Comfortable working with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Previous experience working on Chromium, a Chromium-based product, browser internals, or another large native desktop application (Nice to have).
- Experience with modern software delivery workflows (Nice to have).
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell (Nice to have).
- Familiarity with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or TypeScript (Nice to have).
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and RRSP matching up to 5%
- Comprehensive extended health benefits for you and your dependents starting day one
- Generous vacation, Wellness Days, and bonus “You Days”
- Meaningful paid parental leave that supports every kind of family
- Dedicated mental health and Employee Assistance Program support
- Monthly wellness reimbursement and annual run sponsorship
- Real investment in your growth — internal learning, mentorship, professional development funding, and career mobility across Redbrick
- Financial wellness coaching to support your long-term goals
- Flexible work and a home office allowance to set you up for success