Tech Lead, Software Development

Lead, coach, and mentor developers through regular 1:1s, constructive feedback, and hands-on technical guidance

Own performance evaluations and career development planning for direct reports

Drive hiring and onboarding, ensuring new team members ramp effectively and integrate into the team's culture and standards

Foster a high-trust, high-accountability team environment where engineers are empowered to do their best work

Lead by example as a practicing engineer -- actively contributing to design, code, and review alongside the team

Conduct thorough design and code reviews, ensuring adherence to Univeris development standards and architectural principles

Continuously collaborate with other Tech Leads, Development Managers, and Architecture on cross-cutting decisions

Identify and drive opportunities to improve performance, stability, extensibility, and reusability

Contribute to and enforce development standards and best practices across the team

We expect our Tech Leads to embed AI natively across every phase of the SDLC, and not use it as a shortcut, but as a multiplier. This means incorporating AI agents to automate and augment repeatable lifecycle phases, leveraging AI tooling for analysis, code review, development, test case generation, and documentation. It's important also to preserve the discipline and integrity of our established SDLC gates and quality controls. Ultimately, you don't just use AI tools; you know where and when to apply them, you coach your team to do the same, and you continuously raise the bar on how AI makes your team faster, more reliable, and higher quality.

Provide clear, consistent visibility into team health, progress, and risks at all times

Hold the team accountable to delivery commitments while proactively surfacing and resolving blockers

Partner with the stakeholders and partners to maintain a healthy, well-groomed backlog

Drive continuous improvement in team productivity, quality, and velocity

Own the full specification and technical design process for new features and product enhancements, from concept through to implementation

Navigate the product lifecycle end-to-end, coordinating effectively across engineering, product, and architecture

Negotiate roadmap scope and priorities with Product Owners and Product Management, advocating for technical feasibility and quality

Ensure the team's delivery cadence supports the broader R&D pipeline and release commitments

Lead technical initiatives related to client service and development requests

Navigate proposals and requirements with clients and internal stakeholders, ensuring we are delivering to what our clients need, translating business needs into technically sound delivery plans

Set and manage delivery expectations clearly throughout the engagement lifecycle

Ensure all delivered solutions align with Univeris platform architecture, standards, and long-term product direction

Hybrid work model based in our downtown Toronto office (3 days per week onsite)

Collaborative and supportive team environment, with opportunities to work closely with colleagues both in person and virtually during regular business hours

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Univeris, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and respected. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Univeris is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable accessibility legislation. If you require accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please contact careers@univeris.com .