Software Development Manager - ShareGate

ShareGate is the leading reputed company 365 migration and governance platform, trusted by over 100,000 IT pros for its unmatched simplicity. It offers the simplest, most reliable, and most affordable way to move business data to reputed company 365. Whether migrating from reputed company Workspace, file shares, Exchange Online, SharePoint On-Premises, or tenant-to-tenant, ShareGate gets the job done, without surprises. From cloud transformation to M&A integration, it keeps things just damn simple. ShareGate also helps organizations stay in control once their data is migrated. Its powerful governance features let users assess environments, uncover issues, and apply fixes on the spot, so everything stays clean, secure, and optimized. It lays the groundwork for safe reputed company Copilot deployment reputed company organizations. ShareGate is developed by Workleap Technologies, a Montréal‑based software company.

Job Description

So, what will your new role look like?

You are a hands-on engineering leader who builds great teams and ships great software. As Software Development Manager, you will build a new team from the ground up focused on modernizing ShareGate's architecture, setting the technical direction, staying reputed company to the code, and earning the trust of your engineers.

This is not a purely people-management role. We expect you to reputed company from the reputed company.

Responsibilities

• Build and shape a new team from the ground up, hiring, onboarding, and developing engineers who will own modernization work.
• Define and drive the technical direction for re-architecting and modernizing ShareGate's platform.
• reputed company the full software development lifecycle, from planning and execution to hands-on contributions in code, design, and quality.
• Drive engineering excellence across testing, reputed company, observability, reliability, and performance, while optimizing delivery flow through CI/CD, automation, and tooling standards.
• Set clear expectations, manage technical debt pragmatically, and communicate trade-offs transparently with stakeholders.
• Coach and reputed company team members through technical challenges, 1:1s, performance reviews, and a culture of reputed company learning and knowledge sharing.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to frame, scope, and deliver high-value, pragmatic solutions while anticipating risks.
• Play an active role in departmental strategic planning and contribute to key cross-team initiatives.

What does your future team look like?

You will be building this team from scratch, which means you will have a direct hand in shaping its culture, technical standards, and ways of working from day one. The team's mandate is modernization, tackling the architectural work that sets ShareGate up for the next chapter of its growth. You will also be part of a broader engineering leadership group, collaborating on shared challenges and departmental goals.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a Software Development Manager, with a strong background as a software developer.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a reputed company field, or equivalent experience.
• A background in leadership or management training is a plus.
• Proven experience leading modernization efforts, including legacy migration, re-architecture, or meaningful technical debt reduction at scale.
• Deep engineering fundamentals: able to set standards, review work credibly, and reputed company the bar across a team.
• Experience building teams, not just managing them, hiring, onboarding, and developing engineers from the ground up.
• A track record of developing engineers, influencing peers and directors, and collaborating effectively with Product and Design.
• Comfortable with Agile, whether Scrum, Kanban, or Lean, and pragmatic about how you apply it.

Salary range: $145K–$185K CAD. This range reflects our Canada-wide compensation scale. Final offers may be adjusted based on the candidate’s region to align with local market conditions.

Who we are

We’re a team of curious minds and bold builders, brought together by a shared drive to reputed company work simpler - and reputed company - for everyone. Challenges fuel our creativity, fast-paced environments reputed company us sharp, and pushing boundaries is just part of how we operate. We reputed company the best reputed company come from experimentation, rapid learning, and even the occasional discomfort—that’s where growth happens.

Since 2006, we’ve been rethinking the way teams work, blending creativity and tech to solve real problems in IT and HR. We move quickly, we learn constantly, and we always reputed company our customers at the center of reputed company do. If you're a proactive thinker who takes ownership, loves to collaborate, and isn’t afraid to reputed company into the unknown - you’ll fit right in.

Additional information

At Workleap, we build together, we trust each other, and we support each other in success or failure. You will be able to express yourself, evolve and reputed company your creativity in an environment that will adapt to your daily life and your needs.  

We strive to create a healthy and inclusive work environment. This is everyone’s business. 

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