Software Team Lead; Python

Location: Guelph, ON (preferred) or Remote within Canada

Language: English (written and spoken)

Salary
: $140, per year

We are assisting a fast-growing technology client in hiring a senior, hands-on Software Team Lead to help build and scale a B2B SaaS platform focused on risk modeling. This role combines technical leadership, people mentorship, and direct software development in a company making a tangible environmental impact.

You will lead a small, highly skilled development team while remaining actively involved in building production-ready software. Working closely with product leaders, scientists, and company leadership, you’ll help shape the technical direction as the company grows from early-stage to a more mature platform.

• Lead, mentor, and support a small team of software developers
• Stay hands-on with design, development, testing, and deployment
• Drive delivery of backend and data-layer features as the platform scales
• Partner with product and leadership to set priorities and technical direction
• Balance rapid prototyping with long-term codebase maturity and automation
• Ensure product quality and support customer outcomes in the absence of a dedicated QA team

• Lead and grow a high-performing development team
• Remain hands-on technically (not a pure people-management role)
• Partner with leadership to influence technical strategy and overall company direction

• Strong Python experience preferred;
  Node.js, Ruby, or PHP also considered
• Backend- and data-focused development (minimal front-end work)
• Familiarity with cloud-based systems;
  Azure experience a plus
• Comfortable owning testing, quality, and delivery

• 5–7+ years of professional software development experience
• Prior people leadership or mentorship experience
• Background in small teams or startup environments
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Interest in data-driven, scientific, or engineering-focused products