Team Lead, Software Development (Recommendations) - all genders

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We're looking for a skilled and experienced Team Lead to build and guide our new Recommendations team. In this role, you'll lead a team of engineers focused on implementing recommendation algorithms, developing APIs, and integrating systems into our products. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a background in software development, a deep understanding of building scalable systems, and a passion for delivering high-quality, personalized experiences.

As a team lead, you’ll be working closely together with our Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists and other developers in order to provide tailored and innovative solutions for the market. You'll be responsible for hiring and managing a new team of talented engineers and to build a best-in-class recommendation engine that drives customer engagement and business growth.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Build your team: Recruit, hire, and onboard top talent to form a high-performing recommendations team.
• Be the trusted lead and partner of a development team of 5-6 members, guiding, motivating, and developing your team to solve complex business problems.
• Enhance team growth through effective mentoring, coaching, and constructive feedback, while fostering a mutually supportive, inclusive, and collaborative environment.
• You model lead-by-example excellence, provide high-quality code reviews and design feedback, and work to drive technical alignment in challenging areas.
• Lead the way to develop performant, scalable, and maintainable applications, ensuring high technical quality and operational excellence in your area.
• Collaborate closely with other teams, architects, product managers, and engineering leaders to align approaches and priorities.
• Continuously improve our software delivery processes and practices, staying updated with industry trends to influence our strategic direction and foster innovation.
• Provide technical and process guidance to your team.

What you'll be bringing to the team:

• Proven experience leading a team of developers through successful software projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Python.
• Solid understanding of development processes, testing, and CI/CD best practices.
• Strong knowledge of Web application concerns: REST, OAuth2, Caching.
• Experience building scalable SaaS solutions
• Passion for learning new things and desire to improve continuously.
• Solution-oriented and constructive mindset and ability to manage ambiguity.

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

• Interest in or experience with POS or eCommerce systems
• Expertise in data analysis, data mining, and working with large datasets.
• Experience working on recommendation systems
• Experience with relational (eg. MySQL) or non-relational (eg. Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, Redis) databases
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging systems (eg. Pub/Sub)
• Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Who you are:

• You’re a hands-on team lead who enjoys staying involved in the codebase.
• You are a problem solver who does not shy away from tackling complexity and critical thinking.
• You have a strong will to learn, grow, and leave your comfort zone.
• You have great energy and passion for technology.

What’s in it for you

Come live the Lightspeed experience!

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture with the option of working remotely or from one of our beautiful offices
• Genuine career growth opportunities within a company that's continuously expanding.
• Make a meaningful impact by helping merchants grow their businesses through creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback.
• Be part of a team large enough for growth yet agile enough for real impact.
• Work on high-traffic products with a global user base.
• Opportunities to learn, develop new skills, and expand your expertise.
• Opportunity to work alongside other highly skilled engineers, learn and expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story.

and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Health & Wellness Credit - expense up to 400 EUR per year towards your gym membership, yoga classes, a new bike or whatever else you do for your health
• Mental Health Support through the Modern Health App - whether it is meditation, coaching or counseling you need - each employee gets access to this platform
• People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.