Relay

Engineering Manager, Risk Engineering

Relay

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Tech Stack

AWSJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of risk-critical engineering initiatives, ensuring systems meet quality, reliability, and safety standards
  • Ensure engineering processes and rituals support high-stakes systems, including thoughtful sprint planning, strong code reviews, and rigorous technical design reviews
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to shape and execute the technical strategy for risk, fraud, and trust systems, balancing business growth, customer experience, and risk exposure
  • Work closely with Product, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and other partners to turn ambiguous risk problems into clear, scalable engineering solutions
  • Build, support, and grow a high-performing team of engineers by hiring strong talent, setting clear ownership, and coaching engineers through complex, high-impact work
  • Foster a collaborative engineering culture that encourages feedback, learning, and growth. Organize knowledge-sharing sessions and support professional development opportunities for team members

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant development experience in a start-up environment; 1+ year of which includes people-management experience
  • You have a strong technical background with a proven track record of shipping high-quality products. Exposure to our tech stack (Node.js/Typescript/React/AWS is a plus)
  • You are excited about building and scaling an engineering team while supporting them in doing their best work
  • You have excellent communication skills and are able to calmly provide clarity in times of uncertainty or change – we are a startup after all!
  • You’re a pragmatic decision maker – delivering product in a startup often requires tradeoffs in scope, technical debt, and tight timelines, and you’re comfortable making those calls
  • You think deeply about the impact of engineering decisions on customers and the business, especially in areas where mistakes are costly or hard to reverse
  • You have experience building or owning internal tools or platforms, and working closely with internal stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into scalable, reliable systems
  • You are an energetic and results-oriented person, committed to adding value to our business and inspire this same ethos with your team
  • You're highly collaborative and know how to connect the dots between teams and manage cross-functional initiatives
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity: Relay employees are Relay owners, complete with equity and a competitive salary.
  • Comprehensive health benefits: enjoy full health benefits from day one: no probation period required. We offer flexible Health or Wellness Spending Accounts and medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
  • Flexible vacation and time off: every team member starts with 15 vacation days and 5 flex days to use as needed, plus an extra week of office closure during the end-of-year holidays so you can take time off to recharge and come back better for our customers.
  • Parental leave with top-up: we offer 12 weeks off with a 100% salary top-up for all full-time employees, regardless of location, and accessible for all parents: birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive.
  • Hybrid work environment: we value meaningful collaboration and connection at our Toronto office twice a week, with lunch, snacks, and beverages on us.
  • Dog-friendly space: can dogs really make you happy and healthy? We don’t know for sure, but since we don’t want to chance it, our office is 100% floof-friendly.
  • Personal and professional growth: through ongoing feedback, mentorship, and coaching, work with peers and leaders who are invested in your growth and success.
  • Top-tier equipment: as a Mac-first company, our Toronto offices have everything you need to produce your best work comfortably, from multiple screens to ergonomic seating.
  • Social connection: we believe in celebrating our wins with two annual company-wide get-togethers, quarterly team events, happy hours, and special events and networking opportunities.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Node.jsTypescriptReactAWSsoftware developmentengineering processestechnical design reviewscode reviewsrisk managementproduct delivery
Soft skills
communicationteam leadershipcollaborationdecision makingproblem solvingcoachingfeedbackadaptabilityresults-orientedorganizational skills