Senior Engineering Manager

Position: Senior Engineering Manager - Growth
About Faire
Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined, yet individually they remain small. At Faire, we use the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs worldwide. We help boutiques discover the best products from around the world, providing the tools and insights needed to compete with big-box and e-commerce giants while supporting local businesses and driving economic impact in communities.

About This Role
Our Retailer Growth unit focuses on core growth strategies—from top‑of‑funnel acquisition and onboarding to helping retailers get up and running on Faire. We are hiring a dynamic manager to lead growth product initiatives, ensuring secure, tested, and scalable software for millions of users.

What You’ll Do

Directly manage a large cross‑functional team of engineers developing growth product solutions.

Lead scoping and sprint planning within your teams.

Understand, triage, and assign defects alongside feature work.

Identify and scope infrastructure or tooling changes to impact efficiency and/or quality.

Dive into architecture, designs, and code to lead your team effectively.

Contribute to process and team structure decisions as a lead owner.

Directly impact our ability to grow quickly while improving operational efficiencies.

Qualifications

A passion for programming and solving problems with code.

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience.

A strong technical background and the ability to use it daily.

A love of technology and an insatiable curiosity for new tools.

A track record of leading teams to higher levels of contribution.

A track record of helping team members achieve higher impact in their careers.

Capable and willing to write software for a couple of months during onboarding.

Willing and able to get hands dirty with software design, code creation, tooling, etc.

Bonus / Nice To Have

Postgraduate degree in management or business.

Strength and experience in running engineering teams using metrics.

Experience working with marketplaces and/or shipping problem space.

Leadership experience with other managers.

Salary Range
Canada: $184,000 – $253,000 per year. The role is also eligible for equity and benefits. Base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, market demand, and location.

Hybrid Work Information
Hybrid Faire employees currently commute to the office 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays). Starting January 2026, employees will be expected to work an additional flex day (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Hybrid in‑office roles may work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Certain Workplace and IT positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week, as indicated in the posting.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

We are entrepreneurs: built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Every team member participates in the founding process.

We leverage technology and data to level the playing field, connecting more than 350,000 small business owners worldwide.

We build products our customers love to help them grow; our goal is to grow the pie, not take a piece from it.

We are curious and resourceful: inquisitive by default, we test assumptions and develop creative solutions, leading with curiosity and data.

Faire was founded in 2017 by early product and engineering leaders from Square. We are backed by Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. Our headquarters are in San Francisco and Kitchener‑Waterloo, with global presence in Toronto, London, and New York.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

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