Head of Technology - Toronto, Canada - Parallelz

Parallelz

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Description
But this technology doesn't just magically appear, that's where you come in.

You will help us build breakthrough technology to enable a radically improved mobile experience for users, giving them more control over their mobile device experience.

You will be getting in right at the beginning, be a key contributor in the technical strategic roadmap, building a world class technical team, and working in a small, agile, and flat organization to evolve our R&D initiatives into a live operational platform that will have an impact across the industry.

As a Head of Technology or Technical Director, your primary responsibility will be leading, guiding, and supporting the engineers in charge of designing and developing complex, innovative systems that integrate various technologies.

This role reports to the founder/CEO, and is a part of the senior leadership team.

In this role, we have a preference for Toronto-based employees who can work hybrid/on-site.

Our founding team and advisors are serial entrepreneurs and technologists from Google, Mozilla, MIT Media Labs, and other top organizations.

The company is joined by top-tier and global venture funds and angel investors.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a team of engineers specializing in areas like Android/Linux development, network programming, WebGL, WASM, WebGPU, WebRTC, DevOps, and AWS
Recruit, lead, and build a world class early stage, mission driven, technical team
Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap of our product
Work closely with CEO to develop strategic direction and vision
Work closely with team members to understand their challenges, providing technical guidance and support where needed
Lead the architectural design and technical roadmap of our cloudbased product infrastructure, ensuring its scalability and reliability
Facilitate collaboration and information sharing among team members to ensure optimal results and cohesion in a remote first environment
Assist with career development of team members, setting goals, and conducting performance reviews
Promote a culture of thorough understanding and problemsolving, encouraging team members to delve deeply into every aspect of the systems they're working on

Requirements:

Must Haves:
10+ years of experience in software development, with 5+ years in a leadership role
Proven experience in building and leading a worldclass technical team
Strong believer and bias for building smaller, more senior, highly collaborative, highperformance teams, enabled by aggressive automation and rapid experimentation
A passion for invention and track record of building innovative emerging technologies with strong R&D foundations
Proven experience in building a zerotoone, venturebackedtype startup environment
Experience in all aspects of mobile game development such as game engines, SDKs, and other related ecosystem technology
Experience with complex system design and bringing live products to market that can anticipate rapid iterative development
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to facilitate collaboration and information sharing in a first environment
Experience in effectively managing product planning through breaking down complex problems, assessing tradeoffs, and presenting concise, datadriven & strategic level recommendations to executive leadership
Nice to Haves:
Expertise in most of the following areas: C/C++, AOSP/Android, GLES, WebGL/WebGPU, WASM, WebRTC, Browser Engines, Game Engines, and AWS
A strong passion for emerging technologies and AI/ML
Proven experience in managing, running, and scaling cloudbased production infrastructure, specifically with AWS, alongside familiarity with DevOps practices
Experience with advanced compression software design
Experience with AdTech or Mobile SDKs
Technical product management experience
Deep background and understanding of modern game engines
Strong background and interest in emerging web technologies
Strong understanding of lowlevel operating systems or graphics rendering or game engines
Graduate work and/or a research background in a related area