Engineering Team Lead - AI Stream

Join nesto — proudly named Canadian Rocketship 2025\*. A Deloitte Fast 50 company evolving alongside Canada’s top tech innovators and disrupting a 2.1 Trillion-dollar mortgage industry at light speed by building the mortgage ecosystem of the future. **BUILD lending technology** with the best developers, AI engineers, and mortgage experts in the country. Work on a **modern tech stack** and a development framework designed to **unlock your full potential** and accelerate your career. **Why join us** - Hypergrowth: Deloitte Fast 50 — 3 years in a row - Tech community credibility: TechTO Canadian Rocketship 2025\* - Industry leadership: CLA Lending Company of the Year — 4 consecutive years - Talent magnet: CMP Top Mortgage Employer 2025 - Trusted technology: powering major financial institutions across Canada - An entrepreneurial culture built on trust, speed, uncomfortable ambition, being stronger together, and a relentless obsession with our clients. **Who are you** **Builders. Problem-solvers. Curious minds.** People who move fast, embrace innovation, and believe we’re stronger together. If you trust your skills and want to build real technology that reshapes an entire industry, join us now. **About nesto and Nesto Cloud** nesto is Canada’s leading provider of mortgage technology and financing solutions, managing $73B+ CAD in residential and commercial mortgages, with 1,000+ team members across 12 offices nationwide. You will be working on Nesto Cloud, Canada’s most advanced cloud platform. At the heart of this platform is Maestro, an AI-powered ecosystem that makes mortgage professionals dramatically more productive across sales, underwriting, and loan servicing. As the Team Lead, you will lead and manage a team of software developers, ensuring efficient project execution, high-quality deliverables, and effective collaboration across cross-functional teams. You will provide mentorship, remove roadblocks, and drive the team's focus on impactful projects while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and employee growth. **What you'll be doing** - Establish a regular rhythm of active engagement with the Product Manager and key business stakeholders to align on goal setting, technical feasibility, and feature prioritization; - Take full ownership of sprint planning, backlog grooming, and the audit/establishment of team rituals (Scrum ceremonies); - Conduct comprehensive reviews of AI-assisted validation architecture and initiate technical improvement plans for scalability and maintainability; - Direct and manage a team of developers, providing guidance, support, and mentoring to ensure team success; - Proactively identify and eliminate obstacles for the team, thus fostering a productive and efficient work environment; - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time while maintaining our quality standards; - Contribute to the company's technical strategy and ensure our technical infrastructure is scalable, robust, and secure; - Develop and implement training and mentorship programs for developers at all levels; - Guide the team towards high-impact projects, aligning their efforts with organizational objectives; - Conduct code reviews, offer constructive feedback, and provide guidance on best practices; - Contribute to establishing a culture of development excellence, quality, and technical curiosity; - Lead the development of complex technical projects and ensure technical excellence is maintained throughout the development process; Cultivate an inclusive and supportive team environment where individuals can thrive and enhance their skills. **Who we're looking for** - Over 7 years of software development experience. - 2+ years in a leadership position (tech lead or team lead) within a software development team. - Experience working on prototypes and new products. - Full-stack awareness, comfortable engaging in both frontend and backend architecture discussions. - Strong understanding of bes…