VP, Engineering

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About Maple:
Founded in 2015, Maple is a fast-growing health tech company with a vision to power the future of healthcare by building a connected and superior experience for patients, doctors, nurse practitioners, and other health providers. Maple offers virtual care services across Direct-to-Consumer (B2C), Employers and Private Insurers (B2B), and Public Sector Institutions (B2I). With a growing network of 2,000+ healthcare providers and nearly 7 million Canadians with access to our services, Maple is one of Canada’s fastest-growing virtual care companies.
Maple has an entrepreneurial culture centered around our purpose to support people’s health and well-being and to strengthen the healthcare system. Maple has earned awards including Linked In Top 10 Startups, Deloitte Canada Technology Fast 50, Globe & Mail Top Growing Companies in Canada, North America Inspiring Workplaces, and Glory Professional’s The Power 50:
Canada’s Most Impactful Companies.

Your impact   Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization, including backend, frontend, mobile and QA
Set and communicate a clear engineering vision that aligns with Maple’s mission, product strategy, and long-term growth goals
Drive the adoption and integration of AI-powered tools and workflows to enhance developer productivity, product capabilities, and innovation velocity
Own delivery excellence, ensuring our teams consistently meet commitments on quality, performance, and timelines
Be a cross-functional partner and thought leader to support business priorities and help shape Maple’s future
Partner with Product leadership to shape the roadmap, balance trade-offs, and ensure we ship features that make a measurable impact on users
Establish and evolve engineering processes, practices, and tools to improve productivity, maintainability, and scalability
Champion technical quality, including code standards, architecture reviews, observability, and operational readiness
Develop and mentor engineering leaders, creating a strong pipeline of future managers and technical leads
Shape the engineering organization’s design and guild structures to drive clarity, alignment, and shared ownership across teams
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement that attracts and retains top engineering talent

Qualifications   10+ years of experience in technology companies, ideally in high-growth SaaS, consumer products, or marketplaces
2+ years as a senior leader, overseeing development teams of 20+ people
Experience applying AI in products and/or development practices, and ability to lead adoption of AI-powered tools and approaches
Deep knowledge of backend and frontend systems, architecture, and modern development practices
Strong alignment with a product-led engineering culture — you care about user outcomes as much as code quality
Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent
Exceptional communicator, able to bridge technical and business priorities and influence at the executive level
Experience managing distributed teams and optimizing for hybrid/remote environments

Assets   Experience in regulated industries or healthcare

Experience with Laravel and React
Experience leading QA

Not checking every box  Not checking every box? Please apply anyway. Maple values equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we’re committed to fair and equal opportunities for all applicants. We also offer an accessible interview process, so if accommodations are needed, please let us know.

Working at Maple   Competitive benefits package: health, dental, counselling, and life insurance
Health spending account: funds for wellness essentials
Wellness budget: activities for well-being
Maple access: virtual healthcare for you and your family
Paid health Days: 10 extra days
Destination5: work internationally in eligible countries for up to 5 days per year
Retirement savings plan: group retirement savings plan
Branch out budget: $1,000 annually for professional development

Other   Job type:
Full-time
Hiring manager: CTO

Location:

Hybrid, 225 Richmond St W #201, Toronto, ON M5V 1W2
Vacation: 4 weeks

Note:

any offer of employment may be subject to verification of employment and education background checks, including a criminal record check.

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