Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role. All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague. At Loblaw Digital, we know that our customers expect the best from us. Whether that means building the best, most innovative online shopping experience, or designing an app that will impact the lives of people across the country, we’re up for the challenge. From our office in Downtown Toronto, we’ve created leading eCommerce experiences in the online grocery shopping, beauty, pharmacy, and apparel spaces, and we’re only just getting started. Why is this role important? As the Software Development Manager for our personalization initiative, you'll spearhead the Machine Learning team, ensuring exceptional outcomes, software quality, and operational efficiency. Reporting to the Director of Software Development, you'll drive the strategic vision for Machine Learning within our Personalization efforts, bridging the gap between technical excellence and business value. You'll be responsible for setting team priorities, mentoring engineers, and fostering a collaborative culture that thrives on innovation. Additionally, you will partner with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, and infrastructure teams, to ensure the seamless integration and scaling of our machine learning models. Your leadership will be pivotal in delivering cutting-edge, personalized experiences that resonate with our users and drive measurable business outcomes What you'll do Define the long-term vision for your team, aligning with the company's strategic and tactical goals. Lead and empower a high-performing, inclusive engineering team. Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features. You will be a key driver in the planning, development, and implementation for Campaign Manager backend architecture and web application. Champion a culture of technical excellence by promoting best practices, exploring cutting-edge technologies, and driving high-quality outcomes. Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks, and generally helping out wherever is needed. Coach and mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, conducting code reviews, and promoting continuous learning. Hold regular one-on-one meetings with team members to provide feedback, discuss career development goals, and foster open communication. Document systems and processes thoroughly for future reference and efficient knowledge transfer within the team. Does this sound like you ? A deep understanding of software development with a minimum of 7 years of hands-on programming expertise. While you may not code every day, grasping the context of your team’s work is essential. Experienced in developing large applications within a team environment and comfortable working in a highly collaborative cross-functional setup. A track record of successfully mentoring and nurturing other software developers in your previous managerial roles. Opinionated about what constitutes great software but remains open to others' ideas and perspectives. Skilled in software estimation, adept at handling complexity and uncertainty. Decision-making based on data is your forte. You are proficient in utilizing tools to measure various aspects of applications and team performance. Excellent communication skills are a must. You should be able to effectively collaborate with teams in a fully remote setting and articulate complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences. Open-minded and enthusiastic about learning and sharing knowledge, always on the lookout for better approaches to tasks. Proficient in developing complex consumer-facing software using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Next.js, React, and Cloud Technologies (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure). Possess a strong understanding of Security Architecture. Hands-on experience with event-based architecture, reactive system design, and both SQL and NoSQL databases. How you’ll succeed At Loblaw Digital, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of eCommerce. You will get to work with some of the best digital minds and will have the support of world class technologies to craft products our customers will love! Loblaw Digital recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us. How You’ll Succeed: At Loblaw Digital, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. We’re able to keep innovating because our colleagues are passionate about their work and excited about the future of eCommerce. If you have big ideas, undeniable enthusiasm, and thrive in a collaborative, creative, and diverse group, we’ll get along just fine. Looking for a challenge? Good. Love an innovative work environment? Even better. Apply today. Employment Type: Full time Type of Role: Regular Loblaw Digital recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.