Team Lead, Development

About The Role ZayZoon is looking for a hands‑on Developer, Team Lead experienced with Ruby on Rails to solve tough problems, build meaningful products, and help a talented team do the best work of their careers. You’ll partner closely with leaders across product, operations, and go‑to‑market teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and roadmaps, while leading your pod’s agile processes, mentoring developers, and staying close to the code. If you care about clean code, continuous improvement, and building products that genuinely improve people’s financial lives, we’d love to meet you.

Your Impact Lead a pod of developers aligned to a specific persona (e.g., employee, employer) or growth segment (e.g., ACV, LTV) Conduct bi‑weekly 1:1s, review weekly updates, resolve team issues (escalating when needed), and manage time‑off planning to maintain team coverage Run all agile ceremonies (stand‑up, planning, retro, backlog refinement) and drive strong team collaboration Partner with the PM and cross‑functional stakeholders to translate product needs into scalable, secure technical solutions Architect new features with other leads, mentor developers, and advocate for addressing technical debt with clear, data‑backed rationale Coordinate QA, ensure high‑quality delivery, and establish meaningful, data‑driven KPIs (via Metabase) to track impact against company priorities You Bring 4+ years building and shipping production applications with Ruby on Rails Approximately 1 year of people management experience as a Team Lead or Manager, including leading regular 1:1s, mentoring engineers, and supporting their growth and performance Proven experience leading developers in a scrum/agile environment Strong communicator who bridges business and technical teams and navigates conflict with clarity and empathy Deep grounding in fundamentals: SOLID principles, domain‑driven design, performant code/queries, and robust unit + integration testing Ability to move fast when experimenting and build clean, scalable solutions when MVP becomes core Full‑stack ownership mindset from backend to frontend, testing, demos, and delivery Comfortable with modern dev tooling (Git, GitHub, Jira, your editor of choice) plus the ability to search for good gifs when merging pull requests Why You’ll Love Working At ZayZoon Permanently Remote: Work from a desk, coffee shop, or in the great outdoors – our jobs are fully remote, forever Flexible Time Off: Max 6 weeks vacation, plus regular breaks and mastery‑time program 'You‑do‑You' Instant Benefits: Full‑time employees get access to medical, vision, and dental benefits from day one, increased mental health coverage, and a wellness stipend Plus: Inclusive parental leave top‑up, earned wage access, real‑time market data for salaries, supportive culture for lifelong learners and more Compensation Compensation Range: CA$127K - CA$160K #J-18808-Ljbffr