Software Engineering Team Lead, Clutch
CA$175-225k
+ Equity
Online used car retailer
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Online used car retailer
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$175-225k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To deliver a delightful car-buying experience to Canadians.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of industry experience building software, with at least 1–2 years leading or managing engineers
- Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.) and frontend or backend frameworks (React, Vue, Express, etc.)
- Solid experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and microservices architecture
- Strong database skills with PostgreSQL or similar: schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Proven track record of shipping complex projects end-to-end and balancing technical debt against new delivery
- Experience coaching and growing engineers — running 1:1s, giving feedback, supporting career development, and handling performance conversations
- Comfortable operating in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban) using tools like Jira or GitHub Projects
- Strong communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
What the job involves
- Clutch is seeking a Team Lead, Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers building and scaling our platform
- This is a player-coach role: you'll split your time roughly evenly between hands-on engineering and team leadership, mentoring engineers, owning team delivery, and partnering with product to ship work that moves the business forward
- You'll partner closely with other engineering leaders on technical direction and cross-team initiatives while owning the health, growth, and execution of your team
- Lead a team of 3–5 engineers, owning their growth, performance, career development, and day-to-day delivery
- Stay hands-on, contributing roughly half your time to code, architecture, and technical design across the stack
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data to translate business priorities into a clear roadmap and well-scoped engineering work
- Drive execution and delivery for your team, removing blockers, managing trade-offs, and keeping work aligned with business goals
- Coach engineers through peer review, pairing, system design discussions, and regular 1:1s, raising the bar on quality across the team
- Partner with Staff Engineers and other leads on cross-team architecture, technical standards, and platform direction
- Hire, onboard, and retain great engineers as the team grows
- Full TypeScript stack for front- and back-end, with some legacy JavaScript
- Front-end: ReactJS app with functional components and context API
- Back-end: ExpressJS with PostgreSQL database and Sequelize ORM
- Microservices architecture using Docker, Terraform, AWS ECS, and other AWS services
- Interservice communication via RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka
Our take
Buying used cars is notoriously something of a minefield - but used car sales platform Clutch is making big strides to sweep away the risk. The marketplace lists certified vehicles for users to shops, and has home delivery, along with a full carfax, insurance, warranty, and optional financing.
The used car sales market has been undergoing something of a digital overhaul in recent years, with a flurry of used car marketplaces cropping up to offer similar services. Canada, however, remains relatively non-competitive compared with the U.S. and Europe. This means Clutch has the luxury of importing a tried-and-tested model into a relatively spacious market.
Clutch will, however, have to face off with close competitor Canada Drives. The two companies enjoy comparable levels of funding and are currently the top competitors in Canada’s used car market. With this market hotting up significantly, Clutch will need to tread carefully to ensure they come out on top.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2025
$35.8m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$7.2m
LATE VC
Total funding: $136m
Company benefits
- Autonomy & ownership: Create your own path and own your work with some of the most talented and creative people in Canada
- Competitive pay + equity: Enjoy competitive pay from day one, with equity opportunities available for roles that shape our future
- Generous time off: From vacation time to parental leave, we believe that work-life harmony is key to a healthy work environment
- Health, dental & more: Your well-being matters. That's why we offer medical, dental, and wellness support to you and your loved ones
Company HQ
Downtown Yonge East, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Dan Park
(CEO)Prior to joining Clutch in 2019, Dan spent 3 years at Uber as a GM of Toronto and GM/Head of Uber Eats Canada.
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