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Manager, Software Development

Rewind

Toronto, ONOn Site

Original Job Summary

About Rewind

Rewind is a service that protects the critical data powering businesses of all sizes. Backed by major investors, we focus on backing up cloud data from apps like Jira, GitHub, Confluence, and Shopify, and are recognized as one of Canada’s 50 fastest growing technology companies.

Culture & Values

At Rewind, teamwork and a performance-driven mindset drive our success. We believe in a flexible work-life approach, customer centricity, taking initiative, and making time for fun.

About the Role

As the Manager, Software Development, you will lead a team of developers, shape future product directions, ensure reliable delivery and foster a culture of curiosity and accountability.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and grow a high-performing team through mentoring, goal setting, and open feedback.
  • Deliver impactful software by overseeing design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Security and CloudOps teams to remove bottlenecks.
  • Champion technical excellence by ensuring secure, high-performance, and scalable systems.

What You’ll Bring

  • 3+ years of technical management experience with 5+ years in development.
  • Solid understanding of project management, goal setting, and people development.
  • Experience with Atlassian tools, GitHub and Mac/Linux environments.
  • A customer-centric mindset with a drive to deliver value.

Nice to Have

Experience with Ruby, Typescript, and AWS is a plus.

Location & Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid role based in Toronto, with a requirement to work from the office 3 days a week.

Perks & Benefits

  • Flexible work hours and employee stock options
  • Health benefits, paid vacation, and parental leave
  • Professional development allowances and wellness support
  • Inclusive, supportive, and fun work environment

Key skills/competency

Leadership, Mentoring, Project Management, Software Development, Collaboration, Cloud, Atlassian, GitHub, Agile, Technical Excellence

How to Get Hired at Rewind

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight relevant management and technical skills.
  • Showcase leadership: Emphasize team growth and project delivery.
  • Research Rewind's culture: Understand their startup and customer focus.
  • Prepare examples: Demonstrate successful collaboration and technical problem solving.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review backend system design patterns.
Practice secure coding and performance tuning.
Familiarize with cloud environment practices.
Update knowledge of GitHub and Atlassian tools.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time you led change.
Explain resolving team conflicts.
Illustrate mentoring challenges handled.
Discuss adapting under shifting priorities.