Head of Engineering / VP Engineering

Job Type:
Full Time
Location:
Greater Toronto Area (Hybrid)
Date Posted:
2026-03-11
Job ID:
X1379204

What You’ll Do:

Lead & Scale Engineering

  • Own engineering execution across product, platform, and data teams
  • Build and mentor high-performing engineering managers and senior technical leaders
  • Establish delivery discipline, predictability, and quality across releases

Drive Technical Strategy

  • Partner with Product and Executive Leadership to define the technical roadmap
  • Guide architectural decisions across cloud-native services, integrations, and data pipelines
  • Balance innovation with enterprise-grade reliability and performance

Accelerate Delivery with AI

  • Introduce and scale practical use of AI tools across the SDLC (code generation, testing, observability, internal tooling)
  • Ensure AI adoption follows strong governance, security, and data-privacy standards

Operate in a Mission-Critical Environment

  • Ensure systems meet high standards for availability, performance, and security
  • Support enterprise customers in regulated healthcare environments

Lead modernization and technical debt reduction initiatives

 

Build Culture

  • Create an engineering culture centered on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Attract, retain, and develop top engineering talent

What We’re Looking For

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience with senior leadership responsibility
  • Proven success leading product-focused engineering teams in SaaS or enterprise software
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Background in high-availability or regulated environments (healthcare, fintech, data platforms, etc.)
  • Comfortable operating in growth-stage environments with evolving priorities
  • Experience modernizing platforms and improving delivery velocity at scale
  • Exposure to AI/ML-enabled platforms or developer productivity tooling is a strong plus

Why This Role

  • Direct impact on clinician experience and patient care outcomes
  • Executive-level influence over engineering strategy and execution
  • Opportunity to modernize engineering workflows and delivery using AI
  • A highly visible leadership role within a respected, enterprise-grade technology platform

Salary range - $160,000 – $220,000 CAD, plus bonus and/or equity, depending on experience and scope.

 

Advanced Technology Search Group specializes in recruiting engineering and technical talent across North America, supporting companies in sectors such as enterprise software, robotics, semiconductor, medtech, and advanced manufacturing.  

Our team partners with innovative organizations to connect exceptional engineers with meaningful opportunities. We regularly work with innovative companies across engineering, software development, AI, robotics, and advanced technology sectors.  If this role isn’t the perfect fit, we encourage you to follow Advanced Technology Search Group on LinkedIn to stay informed about new opportunities, industry insights, and technical leadership roles across North America.

 

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