Director of Engineering, Commerce

Lazer is a world-class digital product studio composed of 80+ senior engineers and designers with backgrounds from companies like Apple, Google, Coinbase, and more. With our product experience, we have designed, engineered, and grown products from $0 to $200M in revenue.

Clients seek out our help because we have the talent to deeply understand their needs and provide industry, technical, or product insights that are uniquely valuable to their efforts. Our clients range from early-stage startups and venture studios to recognizable commerce brands and exciting enterprises. Some of our notable clients include Google, Shopify, Coinbase, Alchemy, Hinge, OVO, DIMO, and more.

We are a remote-first organization headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with employees worldwide. We believe in providing the best experience possible for all Lazerites by fostering a strong community through regular events, company vacations, competitive compensation, unlimited PTO, and more!

Join Lazer and help us solve problems and build the next generation of products!

The Role:

We’re hiring a Director of Engineering to lead and grow our commerce-focused engineering organization. While Shopify experience is a plus, your core responsibility will be to scale, support, and structure our large, distributed engineering team. You’ll directly manage 50+ engineers and designers across North America and LATAM, and play a critical role in helping us grow to 100+ team members in the coming year.

This role is not client-facing or delivery-focused. It’s a people-first leadership position that sits at the intersection of engineering operations, recruiting, and organizational scaling. You’ll work closely with our recruiting team to help align hiring with upcoming demand, bridging sales projections with resourcing strategy to support business growth.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage & Mentor: Lead and support a high-performing team of 50+ engineers and designers, ensuring team health, engagement, and growth

• Upskill Talent: Oversee internal “bench” projects to help engineers deepen Shopify and full-stack skills between client work

• Scale the Org: Help grow the engineering team to 100+ by building scalable systems, structure, and culture

• Bridge Sales & Hiring: Work closely with the recruiting team to align incoming sales pipeline with hiring velocity and role requirements

• Resource Allocation: Strategically assign engineers to projects based on skillsets, availability, and development goals

• Hiring & Onboarding: Lead interviewing, hiring, and onboarding to ensure high-quality, fast-growing team additions

• Performance & Compensation: Run regular performance reviews, compensation adjustments, and individual development plans

• Cross-regional Team Management: Oversee both North American and nearshore (LATAM) pods to maintain a unified culture and delivery readiness

Who You Are:

• Proven experience managing large engineering/design teams (30+ people; ideally 50–100)

• Strong background working with enterprise-level clients or projects

• Ability to create scalable systems for growth, performance, and engagement

• Experience partnering with recruiting or sales teams to support business growth and hiring alignment

• Familiarity with distributed and multicultural team dynamics

• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with a high degree of autonomy

Nice to Have:

• Experience in the Shopify ecosystem or modern e-commerce platforms

• Background in a consulting agency, product studio, or digital services company

• Experience managing both engineers and designers

• Familiarity with nearshore markets (e.g., LATAM talent pipelines)

• 🚀 Accelerate Your Growth: Work across multiple industries and cutting-edge projects with a team that ships fast.

• 💥 Maximum Impact: Shape the future of the tech industry by helping ambitious projects reach their potential.

• 🏅 True Ownership: Everyone ships code and has real autonomy with minimal meetings.

• 💡 Continuous Learning: Be part of a team of senior engineers and designers who love learning and knowledge sharing.
  

• 🤖 You Resist Modern Tools: We leverage AI and cutting-edge technology to build rapidly and focus our energy on solving the most complex, high-impact challenges for our clients.

• 🏗️ You Crave High Structure: We thrive in an autonomous, fast-moving environment, which means you need to be comfortable with some ambiguity.

• 😴 You Prefer Conventional Careers: Our consulting approach involves varied projects and direct client interaction — it's not for everyone.

• 1️⃣ You Like Staying in One Lane: Our projects require adapting to different tech stacks and modern tooling quickly.

• 🌐 Work From Anywhere: Choose your workspace — all you need is strong wifi and a passion for building!

• 🧘‍♂️ Work / Life Balance: We believe in our team’s ability to have it all; a great career, and time to unplug and live…you know...life.

• 🩺 Employee Care: We provide full benefits (healthcare, dental, vision) for our employees (401k for our US employees)

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO: Everyone needs a break. Take at least 15 days off a year, and more if you need—just be cool about it and keep the team in mind.

• 🎉 Regular Team Retreat: Join us for a week of team bonding at amazing destinations. Recent trips include the Dominican Republic, Cancun, and Hawaii — plus ones welcome.