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<p>STAN is looking for an Engineering Team Lead to lead a small, high-impact full-stack team within our 11-person and growing engineering organization. You'll report directly to the Director of Engineering and work closely with the product team to ship features that matter.</p>
<p>This is a player-coach role. You'll spend your time writing code alongside your team of 2–3 engineers, leading — running sprints, mentoring, driving architecture decisions, and helping hire the people who will define what this team becomes, and helping to drive the product forward.</p>
<p>You'll have a direct line to engineering leadership and real influence over how we build — including how we adopt and leverage AI in our engineering workflows.</p>
<p>This position is based in <strong>North York</strong> and is currently full-time in-office. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, high-energy environment and enjoys building teams in person.</p>
<p>About Us:</p>
<p>STAN is the largest provider of AI solutions for HOA and Condo Property Managers. We are using cutting-edge and patented artificial intelligence technology to build solutions that enhance life for residents of more than 2.5 million+ homes across North America. And, we are on a mission to build the world’s first AI property manager. Want to come along for the ride?</p>
<p>STAN is also an award-winning platform, having been recognized by Rogers, FedEx, George Brown College, StartUp Canada, the Waterloo Accelerator Centre, and more!</p>
<p>To learn more, feel free to visit us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.stan(.)ai">www.stan(.)ai</a> 🤖</p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<p><strong>Technical Leadership</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Own the technical direction for your squad — architecture decisions, code quality standards, and engineering best practices</li>
<li>Drive full-stack feature development in Node.js / TypeScript across our web and API layers</li>
<li>Set the bar for code review — thorough, constructive, and educational</li>
<li>Identify and address technical debt proactively, balancing velocity with long-term maintainability</li>
<li>Collaborate with the Director of Engineering on broader platform and architecture decisions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>People Leadership</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 2–3 full-stack engineers</li>
<li>Run sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives — keep the team focused and unblocked</li>
<li>Conduct regular 1:1s and provide meaningful feedback that helps your engineers level up</li>
<li>Participate actively in hiring — sourcing, interviewing, and closing strong engineering talent</li>
<li>Foster a culture of psychological safety, ownership, and continuous improvement</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Product & Innovation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Partner closely with product and design to translate requirements into well-scoped technical work</li>
<li>Push back on scope when needed — you're a voice for engineering feasibility and quality</li>
<li>Bring ideas to the table, not just execution — we want leaders who think about the product, not just the ticket queue</li>
<li>Contribute to roadmap conversations and help identify opportunities for technical innovation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>AI-Driven Engineering</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Champion AI tooling adoption within your team — Claude Code</li>
<li>Drive a culture where AI accelerates your team's output: code generation, test writing, documentation, code review</li>
<li>Stay current on the AI tooling landscape and bring recommendations to engineering leadership</li>
<li>Collaborate with the broader team on integrating LLM capabilities into the product itself</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Process & Delivery</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Own your team's delivery — estimates, commitments, and follow-through</li>
<li>Surface risks early and communicate blockers clearly to engineering leadership</li>
<li>Help define and refine engineering processes as the team scales</li>
<li>Contribute to on-call and incident response practices</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<p><strong>Must Have:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 1–2 years in a tech lead or senior lead capacity</li>
<li>Strong full-stack engineering skills — Node.js and TypeScript on both frontend and backend</li>
<li>Experience leading or mentoring engineers, even informally</li>
<li>Track record of owning features end to end — from architecture through to production</li>
<li>Strong communicator — you can explain technical decisions to both engineers and non-engineers</li>
<li>Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment where priorities can shift</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience building AI-powered features or integrating LLMs into production applications</li>
<li>Hands-on experience with AI developer tools (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, or similar)</li>
<li>Experience with property management, real estate, or adjacent B2B SaaS</li>
<li>Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)</li>
<li>Experience participating in hiring — interviews, take-homes, calibration</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>Competitive salary</li>
<li>Comprehensive health, dental, and specialist benefits.</li>
<li>Company Macbook.</li>
<li>Free parking and shuttle service to the office.</li>
<li>Company events, in-office restaurant, and building-wide perks.</li>
<li>Unlimited ping pong and espresso!</li>
</ul>
<p>If you're passionate about AI and ready to disrupt a massive industry, we want to talk to you!</p>
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