Product Engineering Manager

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

• Ideally based in GTA (Toronto or Kitchener/Waterloo) for regular coworking sessions with our Product Team -
  every 2 weeks minimum.
• 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.