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Company overview 

Our mission at Poparide is to fill empty seats in cars and make travel more social, affordable and sustainable for everyone in Canada. Our app connects people who are already driving from A to B with passengers heading in the same direction, and facilitates posting tips, booking, chatting, leaving reviews and everything in between.

By joining Poparide you will do meaningful work that has a positive impact on people and the planet. We foster a positive, professional and collaborative culture in which we truly care for our work and each other. If you’re interested in contributing to our mission while being part of an innovative Company with a supportive Team, this may be for you!

About the role

We’re looking for a senior engineering leader with strong product instincts to guide our technical organization through the next phase of growth, while also shaping product direction alongside our CEO and COO, as we scale from our current 2 million members to 20 million members (and more!).

This is a rare opportunity to join a small but mighty product team at a key inflection point. You’ll work closely with our CEO, COO and product team to shape our product strategy, build out our product organization and help scale our platform nationally and beyond.

We’re a small, tight-knit team of 17 passionate people. We’re profitable, intentional about staying lean, and proud of our “small but mighty” approach. This role is for someone who’s hands-on, takes ownership, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to make things happen with limited oversight and resources.

You have…

• Minimum 10 years of experience in engineering and product roles, including at least 3 years in leadership, with a proven track record of scaling and leading technical teams in a consumer tech environment
• Hands-on technical expertise: you can architect systems, write production-quality code, conduct code reviews, and mentor senior engineers
• A strong background in our tech stack – AWS, Python (ideally Django), React Native with TypeScript
• Proven success scaling a technology platform 10x in traffic, users, or throughput, while maintaining quality and performance
• Strong product instincts to inform technical priorities and ensure engineering solutions align with user and business needs
• Deep experience partnering with product and design leaders to ship impactful features on mobile and web
• A history of building and nurturing high-performing engineering teams, including recruiting top technical talent and fostering career growth
• A data-informed, outcome-driven approach to prioritization, product delivery, and technical decision-making
• Exceptional communication and influence skills, able to inspire alignment across executives, product, engineering, and design

Bonus points for having

• Worked in a B2C environment before
• Familiarity with carpooling, shared mobility or travel platforms in North America
• Knowledge of French or Spanish

What you will be doing

• Lead and scale the engineering team, hiring and developing top technical talent
• Provide technical leadership: 1-1s, mentoring, setting architectural direction, and occasionally contributing code to stay close to the systems
• Build and refine product development processes and team structure to support scale
• Partner with our developers to build features that scale and enhance the member experience
• Collaborate with the CEO and COO on design and product strategy and priorities
• Translate business goals into product outcomes by guiding technical execution, informed by data and user insights.
• Maintain a high bar for quality, usability and performance throughout the product lifecycle

Compensation & location

• Full-time, remote role based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, ideally Toronto or Kitchener/Waterloo for regular coworking sessions with our Product Team
• Base salary starting at $180,000, plus profit-sharing 
• Equity through the Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOP)
• 20 paid holiday days per year 
• 10 paid statutory days off per year

Why join Poparide?

You’ll join a mission-driven company at a pivotal moment. Your work will directly impact the future of how Canadians travel, and you’ll help build something meaningful, sustainable and community-driven.

We work smart, stay humble and support each other to do our best. We’re a close-knit team that values transparency, curiosity and collaboration, and we’re excited to bring on an engineering leader with product instincts who thrives in fast-paced, hands-on environments.