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Job Description:
Job Title: Team Lead, Engineering
Location: Remote | Canada
Reports to: Director, Engineering – Professional Services
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a new vacancy
About the Role:
The Engineering Team Lead is responsible for technical project execution and owning team delivery outcomes, as well as day-to-day operational leadership of a multidisciplinary software development team. This role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders as an individual contributor while ensuring the efficient allocation, utilization, and effectiveness of Engineering staff. The Software Development Team Lead also works in close collaboration with the Software Development Manager to define, implement, and continuously improve best practices across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
You will directly influence delivery reliability, team productivity, and software quality by guiding day-to-day execution, removing blockers, and driving adherence to engineering standards and best practices.
In this role, you will:
Foster and maintain a positive, accountable, and collaborative work environment to motivate Engineering staff
Own team delivery outcomes, ensuring commitments are met with expected quality, velocity, and reliability
Contribute to the definition, adoption, and enforcement of best practices
for all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
Identify, track, and report on key engineering performance indicators (quality, velocity, productivity, delivery reliability) Leading and support the team, hands on, in using and adopting AI tooling (coding assistants, agents, review and test automation) to improve quality, velocity, and delivery reliability ensuring humans are accountable for what ships Collaborate with Business Unit stakeholders to align priorities and allocate resources based on business objectives Provide day-to-day functional oversight and leadership for Engineering staff Identify and remove obstacles that prevent the team from meeting delivery commitments Provide continuous performance feedback through regular one-on-one meetings Conduct formal performance reviews for staff as per the schedule defined
by Human Resources
Develop training plans to address business needs and support ongoing growth of staff
Actively participate in the recruitment process to grow the Engineering organization
Manage onboarding of new software developers and interns to accelerate contribution
Maintain visibility into team health, skills, and knowledge depth, addressing gaps where needed
Design and develop software applications from business and technical specifications
Develop and execute unit, component, and integration level tests to verify
requirements are met
Ensure adherence to coding standards and test coverage targets to maintain product quality
Investigate and resolve technical issues and delivery risks for assigned projects
Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on solution design and technical direction
Contribute to the creation of technical and end user product documentation
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of software development experience and Bachelor's degree in
Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field is required.
Proven technical team leadership abilities including on and offshore multidisciplinary teams
Experience working with a variety of software development languages
including Java and Typescript
Experience with service-oriented architecture and design principles
Experience with relational and non-relational database design
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
Exceptionally self-motivated, accountable, and detail-oriented
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
Compensation and Benefits
This position has a starting salary range of $110,000 - $130,000 CAD per year. The range represents what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employee’s pay within the range is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, education, qualifications, experience, performance, business or organizational needs, and geographic location.
Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings programs, paid time off, wellness programs, and other company-sponsored benefits. Benefits vary by country and employment status.
Why Join JD Power
JD Power powers auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action. Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, we help customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.
As a virtual-first company, we offer flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, and a culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day.
We power our customers’ success. Everything we do is focused on helping customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes.
We are innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data. We combine advanced analytics with human expertise to deliver insight that holds up in the real world.
We make things easy. We turn complexity into clarity so teams can act faster and with confidence.
We get it done. We focus on execution, accountability, and results.
We start with trust and prove it every day. Independence, integrity, and credibility are the foundation of our work.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
JD Power is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
JD Power is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for individuals with disabilities or other protected needs under applicable local laws. Please contact for accommodation request.
Data Privacy
JD Power does not disclose your personal data to unauthorized third parties. However, as a global corporation consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries, JD Power has international sites and JD Power uses resources located throughout the world. JD Power may from time to time also use third parties to act on JD Power’s behalf. You agree to the fact that to the extent necessary your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to any company within JD Power group of companies as well as to third parties acting on JD Power’s behalf, including also transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided JD Power with your personal data. Such transfers may include for example transfers and/or disclosures outside the European Economic Area and in the United States of America. If you are a California or United Kingdom resident, additional disclosures about the information we collect and how we use that information can be found by clicking here.
Applications Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where employment is offered. JD Power does not provide employment sponsorship for this position.
This position is posted exclusively on and select trusted job boards such as LinkedIn or Indeed. All official communication comes from email addresses ending in @jdpower.com or @jdpa.com. We will never ask for payment, equipment purchases, or upfront fees. We may take additional steps to verify candidate information to protect the integrity of our recruitment process.
To all recruitment agencies: JD Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.