Venor is proud to partner with RaceRocks in their search for an Engineering Manager to join their team.

RaceRocks is a forward-thinking, remote-first company with a mission to deliver innovative, scalable, and interoperable learning management solutions. With team members spread across Canada and an optional office space in Victoria, BC, RaceRocks fosters a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Their cutting-edge technology and commitment to lean agile practices have positioned them as a leader in distributed eLearning systems, empowering organizations to achieve their goals through advanced, cloud-based solutions.

As the Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading a talented, self-managed engineering team. This is a unique opportunity to blend hands-on technical expertise with leadership, guiding the team to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions while fostering a culture of innovation and empathy. You will champion lean agile principles, ensuring the team thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Your ability to balance technical depth with strong interpersonal skills will be key to driving success in this role.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering growth, engagement, and a culture of collaboration.
• Provide technical guidance in building and maintaining scalable, interoperable architectures within a cloud environment.
• Contribute to code development when necessary, ensuring best practices and high-quality standards are upheld.
• Champion lean agile principles, enabling the team to be self-organized and focused on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
• Drive the adoption of Ruby on Rails and related technologies within the engineering stack.
• Promote a culture of empathy, inclusion, and open communication.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years as an engineering manager
• Expertise in lean agile methodologies and guiding teams toward self-management.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and rapid development processes.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-based multi-tenant applications
• Extensive experience working with Ruby on Rails and Rails conventions
• Extensive experience with a variety of rapid application development technologies, similar to and including Ruby on Rails, C#, C++, and Python.
• Experience with version control, release management and deployment processes.
• Working knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Experience with API development and microservices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of distributed eLearning systems and interoperability standards such as xAPI, cmi5, and SCORM.

Perks:

• Extended health benefits including dental, life insurance, vision care, and mental wellness program
• Optional monthly team social hosted by the Culture Committee
• Professional development program
• Flexible work hours
• 4 weeks vacation to start
• 5 paid sick days
• Work from home equipment
• 13 stat holidays

At Venor and RaceRocks, we embrace a culture of belonging in the workplace. No matter who you are, where you’re from, how you think, what you believe in, or who you love, we welcome your application. We all come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, bringing in unique perspectives and experiences. We encourage applications from 2SLGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), women, newcomers to Canada, and people with disabilities.

RaceRocks is a remote-first company with team members across Canada, with an office for optional use in Victoria, BC. Team members are required to be available for team building and collaboration during core operating hours of 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Pacific Time. Outside of core working hours, they offer flexibility to support work-life balance. Although their Headquarters are in Victoria, BC, they are open to hiring candidates from nearly anywhere in Canada. At this time, they do not have the infrastructure to support hiring candidates from Quebec or to hire/support working internationally.

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Nick Misener at nick@venor.ca