Golang Job: Staff Software Engineering Manager

Salary range: $220k - $240k CAD, including equity incentives, benefits, and 4+ weeks PTO.

MinervaAI is a financial crime-fighting platform with the mission of applying cutting-edge methods in artificial intelligence to empower investigators to perform accurate, audit-proof enhanced due diligence (https://minervaai.io). We are driven by industry experience in anti-money laundering and a passion for making real progress against financial crimes and driving innovation using academic methods in machine learning. We are looking for a technical manager with a similar passion for what they do to help us in our journey to help stop the flow of illicit funds.

MinervaAI’s culture is built on saying what we mean, meaning what we say and being impeccable with our word. We are responsible for our words and actions and its impact on others. There is no room for disrespect and discrimination but infinite room for diversity and daring. We like our policies, processes and procedures tight and to the point. We always ask "what problem are we trying to solve" before we create solutions. Our value is measured by the efficiency and efficacy with which our clients can identify and disrupt financial predators.

A successful candidate for the Staff Software Engineering Manager role will lead teams of skilled multi-disciplinary developers in the development of new core technologies and the ongoing maintenance of infrastructure and application services. You should possess the following skills to maximize your chances of success:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science with a mathematics, data science, computer science, or bioinformatics background, or equivalent practical work experience

Ideal Hard skills:

• 7+ years of combined industry experience diversified across hands-on software development and software engineering management
• Strong familiarity with engineering policies and procedures, change management, SDLC, and CI/CD
• Strong familiarity with MR/PR procedures, templates, standards of testing and QC for code changes
• Familiarity with practices of engineering management such as sprint planning, Agile development practices, and principles of project management
• High level familiarity with best practices for a broad spectrum of coding languages, frameworks, and technologies including some of the following:
  • C++
  • NodeJS (Typescript)
  • Golang
  • React (Typescript)
• Familiarity with principles of privacy and data security.
• Excellent communication and conversational skills in English. Must be a clear and concise communicator with the ability to rapidly learn and then teach highly technical topics in intuitive ways.

Ideal Soft skills:

• Detail-oriented scientific approach: a meticulous approach to documenting your thought process and recording your methods, and a healthy obsession with clean, concise reporting.
• A cautious “test before you deploy” approach to continuous integration.
• Clean, methodical approach to coding and ability to match coding styles to a centralized standard.
• Initiative to go above and beyond the blueprints and design to bring new ideas to the table.
• An enjoyment of new challenges; flexibility and ability to adapt to new, unforeseen situations.
• A strong sense of pride and ownership in your work!

What you will learn on the job (but prior knowledge is a bonus):

• Leadership of development for applications that integrate machine learning and graph-based data into business critical functions.
• Principles of MLOps and management of releases through robust QC stages in Kubeflow

MinervaAI is an equal opportunity employer: we take each and every application seriously and consider all applicants with the same level of care and attention. We’re open-minded, and happy to consider highly motivated applicants missing some of the provided hard skills who can learn quickly and have a demonstrable track record of success.

We offer competitive compensation packages, including above median annual salaries, employee stock options, perks, and benefits. This role is fully remote, and we believe in allowing our team members to balance their personal life with their work life on a flexible schedule. We believe strongly in ensuring that our team benefits together with the growth of the company, and will reward those who take these first steps with us to scale the company toward our larger vision.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Any other inquiries? We're happy to answer your questions if you send them to us at [email protected]

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