Team Lead, Software Development

The role As the Team Lead, Software Development for Seequent Labs in Calgary, AB, you will lead a technical team and collaborate with researchers and AI scientists to deliver critical research infrastructure and cloud-based prototypes. Reporting to the Manager, Software Engineering, you will balance senior full-stack development with hands-on people, performance, and project management. This office-based role requires an agile, innovation-focused mindset, flexibility to collaborate across global time zones, and the ability to provide occasional Tier 3 after-hours support. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Lead Mentor: Manage, coach, and allocate tasks to a prototyping team while fostering a positive feedback loop with research and data science teams. Develop Infrastructure: Own the Labs portal, build GCP-based cloud infrastructure for high-performance computing, and drive the end-to-end delivery of complex prototypes. Guide Architecture: Provide technical and architectural design guidance, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure solutions meet security and functional requirements. Manage Projects: Oversee medium-scale project lifecycles, partner with leadership on prioritization, and mitigate development risks. Collaborate Transition: Engage with customers for feedback and collaborate with commercial engineering teams to transition successful prototypes into products. Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Experience Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Experience: 7+ years of software development experience (including senior full-stack roles) and 1+ years of formal or informal team leadership. Technical Skills: Deep senior full-stack technical expertise, GCP cloud capabilities, and familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices. Leadership Collaboration: Proven ability to work autonomously, influence stakeholders, manage projects, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly. Mindset: An agile, innovation-driven growth mindset with the resilience to navigate experimental research processes. #LI-KV2