Software Engineering Manager - Fintech

About this role

<div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We are TRADER, a Canadian leader in digital automotive solutions. Our flagship brands — <strong>AutoTrader.ca</strong>, <strong>AutoSync</strong>, <strong>Dealertrack Canada and CMS</strong> — help Canadians buy, sell, and finance vehicles with confidence.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of <strong>AutoScout24 group</strong>, Europe’s largest online car marketplace, we’re shaping the future of automotive retail in Canada and beyond.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more at <a href="http://tradercorporation.com/">tradercorporation.com</a>.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role will be within our <strong>Collateral Management (CMS)</strong> team, a national tech solution that boosts lien and registration services, recovery services, and insolvency management solutions for Canadian Lenders.</span></div> </div> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">---</span></p> <div> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">AutoScout24 is modernizing a critical, real-world domain where software decisions directly reduce operational friction and unlock new business opportunities. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to <strong>build and lead a full-stack team</strong> reimagining auto repossession systems—making them smarter, more automated, and increasingly AI-assisted.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role is for someone who thrives in <strong>fast-moving environments with ambiguity</strong>, asks sharp questions early, and leads through clarity, trust, and technical judgment. You won’t just run a team—you’ll <strong>multiply its impact</strong>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What You'll Own:</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>A High-Ownership Engineering Team</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build, hire, and grow a team of full-stack engineers working with modern .NET on AWS</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Create an environment of trust, psychological safety, and high standards</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Coach engineers to take ownership—not just complete tickets</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Transform engineering teams to be curious about the problems they solve and the outcomes to reach</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Meaningful Business Outcomes</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own delivery end to end: velocity, quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner tightly with Product, Design, and Data to ship incremental value fast</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reduce manual operational effort and unlock new automation and AI-enabled capabilities</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Technical Direction Without Becoming the Bottleneck</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Guide architecture and technical decisions across services and systems</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Review PRs, challenge assumptions, and raise the quality bar</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica,…