Engineering Manager

Who We Are  At Zay Zoon, we are on a mission to save 10 million hardworking employees 10 billion dollars. We’ve created a financial empowerment platform that helps businesses of all sizes make a big impact on employee financial wellness.
We offer a variety of financial wellness services, like earned wage access, that allows employees to access their earned wages ahead of payday. With 74% of Zay Zoon customers reporting reduced financial stress, we know our solutions help lead to happier and more productive employees. Zay Zoon was also recognized for its growth in the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and top-10 growth companies in Canada by CIX awards.

Our recent funding extension has raised our Series B funding round to nearly $50 million USD  Join us in shaping the future of employee financial wellness and building services that address the immediate needs of today’s employees. You might see a few cities listed, but no need to be in any of them! We’re fully remote and hire across Canada and the U.S.
About

The Role  Zay Zoon is looking for a hands‑on Engineering (Development) Manager experienced with Ruby on Rails to solve tough problems, build meaningful products, and help a talented team do the best work of their careers. You’ll partner closely with leaders across product, operations, and go‑to‑market teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and roadmaps, while leading your pod’s agile processes, mentoring developers, and staying close to the code.

If you care about clean code, continuous improvement, and building products that genuinely improve people’s financial lives, we’d love to meet you.
Your Impact   Lead a pod of developers aligned to a specific persona (e.g., employee, employer) or growth segment (e.g., ACV, LTV)
Conduct bi‑weekly 1:1s, review weekly updates, resolve team issues (escalating when needed), and manage time‑off planning to maintain team coverage
Run all agile ceremonies (stand‑up, planning, retro, backlog refinement) and drive strong team collaboration
Partner with the PM and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate product needs into scalable, secure technical solutions
Architect new features with other leads, mentor developers, and advocate for addressing technical debt with clear, data‑backed rationale
Coordinate QA, ensure high‑quality delivery, and establish meaningful, data‑driven KPIs (via Metabase) to track impact against company priorities
You Bring   4+ years building and shipping production applications with Ruby on Rails
Approximately 1 year of people management experience as a Team Lead or Manager, including leading regular 1:1s, mentoring engineers, and supporting their growth and performance
Proven experience leading developers in a scrum/agile environment
Strong communicator who bridges business and technical teams and navigates conflict with clarity and empathy
Deep grounding in fundamentals: SOLID principles, domain‑driven design, performant code/queries, and robust unit + integration testing
Ability to move fast when experimenting and build clean, scalable solutions when MVP becomes core
Full‑stack ownership mindset from backend to frontend, testing, demos, and delivery
Comfortable with modern dev tooling (Git, Git Hub, Jira, your editor of choice) plus the ability to search for good gifs when merging pull requests
Why You’ll Love Working At Zay Zoon   Permanently Remote:
Work from a desk, a coffee shop, or in the great outdoors - our jobs are fully remote, forever
Flexible Time Off:
Whether it’s a longer vacation to explore new horizons, a series of short breaks for regular rejuvenation, or stepping away for a new level of mastery in a skillset – our “You‑do‑You” time off program caters to the diverse and evolving lifestyles of our team with a maximum of 6 weeks vacation
Instant Benefits:
All full‑time employees get access to medical, vision, and dental benefits from their very first day including increased mental health coverage and a wellness stipend
Plus:
Inclusive parental leave top‑up, earned wage access, real‑time market data for salaries, a supportive culture for lifelong learners and more
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