Director, Software Engineering & Quality Assurance

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Reporting to the senior technology leadership team, the Director, Software Engineering & Quality Assurance plays a key role in shaping how we build, deliver, and continuously improve our technology. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to elevate engineering and quality practices across the organization, while guiding teams through complex, high-impact initiatives.

This role is accountable for driving engineering excellence across software delivery, quality engineering, test automation, cloud-native development, platform reliability, and operational performance. Success comes from building strong, capable teams; strengthening QA and automation maturity; and improving delivery predictability—all while ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned to business priorities.

The ideal leader brings a strong people-first approach, partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and business stakeholders to foster a culture rooted in quality, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

What will you be doing?

• Software Engineering & Quality Engineering Leadership: 
  
  • Lead and inspire high-performing Software Engineering and QA Automation teams responsible for building, enhancing, testing, and operating modern applications, services, and APIs.  
  • Drive engineering excellence across full-stack development, test automation, and cloud-native architectures.  
  • Act as a hands-on technical and people leader on high-priority initiatives, guiding solution design, architecture decisions, test strategy, delivery execution, and operational readiness.  
  • Champion modern engineering and quality practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, test-driven development, and shift-left quality principles.  
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards, secure coding practices, and Agile best practices, with a strong emphasis on quality engineering, test coverage, and defect prevention.  
• Platform & Solution Development: 
  • Lead the design, development, and scaling of secure, scalable, and performant applications.  
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, and Business Partners to translate business requirements into high-quality, maintainable software solutions with embedded quality throughout the lifecycle.  
  • Oversee end-to-end delivery, from design and development through testing, release, and production support, ensuring strong quality gates and automation.  
  • Establish engineering and QA standards, tools, and frameworks to accelerate delivery, improve reusability, and reduce technical debt.  
• Quality Engineering & Test Automation: 
  • Define and implement a comprehensive QA strategy, covering automated testing across unit, integration, API, performance, and regression layers.  
  • Drive adoption of robust automation frameworks, test data management practices, and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.  
  • Establish and track quality KPIs such as defect leakage, test coverage, release stability, and mean time to detect/resolve issues.  
  • Promote a culture of shared quality ownership, fostering close collaboration between developers and QA engineers to deliver high-quality, reliable software.  
• Delivery, Reliability & Operational Excellence: 
  • Accountable for predictable and high-quality delivery of software initiatives, balancing speed, quality, security, and scalability.  
  • Ensure platforms are resilient, observable, and supportable, with clear ownership for production support, incident management, and continuous improvement.  
  • Continuously improve engineering velocity, automation coverage, platform reliability, and cost efficiency across cloud environments.  
• People Management & Capability Building: 
  • Build, lead, and develop a diverse organization of Software Engineers, QA Automation Engineers, Engineering Managers, and technical leaders.  
  • Attract and retain top engineering and QA talent, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, psychological safety, and accountability.  
  • Mentor and coach leaders and high-potential individuals, strengthening capabilities across both engineering and quality disciplines.  
  • Enhance employer brand as a destination for high-performing software engineering and QA talent.  
• Strategy & Roadmap Leadership: 
  • Partner with Product, Business, and Architecture leaders to align with enterprise strategy, translating priorities into multi-year engineering and quality roadmaps.  
  • Contribute to portfolio planning, investment decisions, and build-versus-buy strategies.  
  • Stay current on emerging trends in software engineering, automation, and cloud platforms, recommending innovations that improve delivery reliability and customer experience. 

What experience do you have?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline is preferred, or equivalent practical experience. 
• Financial services, lending, fintech, retail finance, or regulated industry experience is considered an asset.  
• Experience developing leaders, building high-performing teams, and creating a culture of accountability, quality, learning, and continuous improvement.  
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across Product, Architecture, Security, Operations, and business teams.  
• Demonstrated ability to establish engineering standards, improve delivery maturity, reduce technical debt, and increase automation coverage.  
• Experience with cloud platforms, scalable architecture, platform reliability, observability, and production support models.  
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, secure coding practices, test-driven development, and shift-left quality principles.  
• Experience leading Agile delivery teams in complex, fast-paced environments with multiple business and technology stakeholders.  
• Strong experience with QA automation strategy, test automation frameworks, continuous testing, and modern quality engineering practices.  
• Proven experience leading full-stack software engineering teams responsible for modern applications, services, APIs, and cloud-native solutions.  
• 8+ years of people leadership experience, including leading software engineering, QA automation, or multi-disciplinary technology teams.  
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, technology delivery, quality engineering, or platform leadership.  

We offer a Flexible Work Program that provides you the ability to work three days onsite per week, from our Mississauga office.

Internal Applicants: please apply through the link and provide written endorsement from your current manager.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.

Why should you work for goeasy?

In keeping with our mission to create better tomorrows for our employees, each year goeasy commits to continuously enhancing its total rewards. Here are some of the perks we offer:

Financial Benefits

• Performance-based annual bonus and long-term equity incentives designed to support leadership impact and long-term wealth creation.
• As a TSX-listed company (GSY), goeasy offers long-term equity incentives and a strong track record of shareholder returns, giving team members the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from our continued success.
• Employee discounts on furniture, electronics, and appliances.
• MAT & PAT leave top-up.

Leadership & Career Growth

• Access to high-impact, high-visibility roles with direct influence on business outcomes.
• Participation in goeasy’s executive leadership development programs.
• Lead your own development journey with personalized growth plans, supported by coaching and mentorship to help you reach your leadership goals.
• Fuel your personal and professional growth with our Tuition Assistance Program.

Health and Lifestyle

• Immediate enrollment in comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Access 24/7 healthcare with Virtual Doctor Appointments.
• Explore a wide range of wellness options through our new Wellhub benefit – from fitness memberships to mental health resources.
• Enjoy a state-of-the-art office space with perks like a games room, healthy snack program, free gated parking, and exclusive access to our on-site private gym and fitness studio at head office.
• Give back with company-paid volunteer days and Company Matched Charitable Donations.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Employment:

At goeasy, we believe that we can only be the best when people are able to bring their best selves to work every day. goeasy is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. Please let the talent acquisition team know if you require an accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.  

Additional Information: 

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. We thank all interested applicants; however, we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.