Software Development Team Lead

About Lendesk

Were a financial technology company on a mission to make the mortgage experience easy, accessible, and transparent. Our flagship product is an advanced digital mortgage origination platform that connects borrowers, brokers, and lenders. Were a fast-growing team of 50 employees, composed of innovative and engaged individuals working collaboratively to deliver a unique digital home buying experience.

What We Offer

In addition to the exciting work, great people and a fun and supportive culture, we offer an extensive benefits and perks package:

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefit plan including dental, medical and vision
• Remote first, work from where you are in Canada
• Budget to improve your home office set-up
• Flexible work hours
• The latest in hardware and software tools
• Budget for continuous development and training
• Stock purchase program in our parent company (NYSE:RKT)

The Role

Were looking for a Software Development Team Lead with strong Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript experience to guide and grow our engineering team. In this role, you will oversee the development of front-end applications, back-end services, and infrastructure that power our mortgage origination platform, while ensuring that best practices and high-quality standards are upheld.

Working closely with product management and other stakeholders, youll be key in planning, scoping, and delivering new features and services. Youll have a direct impact on driving technical excellence, mentoring team members, and helping shape our development processes and culture.

Youll Be Responsible For:

• Leading and mentoring a team of full-stack developers (Node.js, React, TypeScript) through code reviews, pair programming, and regular 1:1s.
• Collaboration & communication: Work closely with Product Management to prioritize and scope projects, facilitate effective communication across teams, and ensure requirements are clearly understood.
• Process improvement: Actively help shape and continuously improve our development process, tooling, and techniques.
• Team coaching & growth: Conduct regular feedback sessions, identify opportunities for professional development, and foster a culture of learning and innovation.
• Technical oversight: Write and maintain clear documentation and tests, oversee deployments using tools like GitHub Actions, and advocate for best practices in software design, testing, and DevOps.
• Hands-on development: Contribute to the design and implementation of new features in our Node.js services and React front-end.
  

Our Core Technology Stack:

• Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript)
• React (with Redux for state management)
• Postgres
• AWS Services (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.)
• GitHub Actions
• Terraform

What We Expect From You:

• Leadership experience: You have a proven track record of leading and mentoring software development teams.
• Excellent communication: You can clearly present ideas, provide constructive feedback, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong Node.js background: Youre comfortable designing and building robust, scalable services in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Full-stack proficiency: Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks, particularly React.
• Technical depth: Understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, fault tolerance, and cloud-based architectures.
• Automation & CI/CD: Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).
  
• Agile mindset: Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies and capable of adapting them to the teams needs.

Additional experience that would be beneficial:

• Experience in the fintech industry
• Knowledge of mortgage and/or private lending industry practices
• Understanding of Agile / Scrum / Shape-Up practices

You must be a current Canadian resident to be considered for this role. A candidate selected for this position must pass a criminal background check.

Lendesk is committed to offering competitive salaries to all our team members. This role has a salary range of $130,000 - $170,000 CAD which accounts for the skills youll bring to the team, the impact youll have on the business, and the growth youll experience in the role. Throughout your time at Lendesk well continue to have conversations about your career development and youll have the opportunity to build an amazing career with us.