Head of Engineering at Venn

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Development, Team Management, Java, Kotlin, Web Technologies, System Design, Architecture, Product Development, Communication, Organizational Skills

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Venn is the fastest-growing B2B fintech in Canada. We're on a mission to transform business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs and are looking to hire A-players interested in disrupting traditional banking practices. As the ONLY digital banking platform in Canada offering a truly modern solution, we have seen accelerated growth, scaling to support more than 5,000 Canadian businesses in under two years. Business owners are tired of the big banks’ monopoly and are looking for modern tools that replace the legacy systems that have been their only option for over 100 years. We've raised over $26.5M from Tier 1 investors such as Gradient, Left Lane Capital, Intact, and XYZ Venture Capital. Interested in redefining the future of banking in Canada? Look no further. What You'll Be Doing Help build and level up a high-performing engineering team through mentorship, pairing, design discussions, and thoughtful code reviews Contribute directly to the codebase and architecture, setting a high technical bar across reliability, scalability, and security Take an active role in technical execution across backend systems and infrastructure, while shaping longer-term direction as the team scales Own the operational excellence of your group, managing sprint capacity, removing blockers, and ensuring high-velocity, high-quality delivery. Contribute to the development of core financial products such as payments, cards, FX, and lending, and step in to lead initiatives when needed to ensure execution quality Work closely with product, operations, and go-to-market teams to understand real customer problems and turn them into impactful solutions Support and sometimes lead complex integrations with banking partners and third-party APIs to enable capabilities like virtual cards, cross-border transfers, and accurate financial data flows What You’ll Need 10+ years software development experience (including 4+ years of managing engineering teams) Fluency with Java/Kotlin Strong knowledge of modern web technologies and system design & architecture Experience in building and scaling products from scratch Management experience and developing the skills and talents of a strong and capable engineering team Excellent communication and organizational skills Nice To Have Working experience across a breadth of our infrastructure, languages and stacks Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup Experience at a fintech Familiarity with payment products (card issuing, money transfers, credit, etc.) Perks & Benefits Competitive salary and equity package Latest tech and equipment

Responsibilities

The Head of Engineering will build and mentor a high-performing engineering team while contributing to the codebase and architecture. They will also manage operational excellence and lead initiatives for core financial products.