Technical Engineering Manager (Canada Remote)

About Proof

Proof is a highgrowth company transforming how law firms operate—bringing automation, transparency, and performance to an industry long overdue for change. Our platform powers thousands of firms with complex workflows, distributed systems, and realtime infrastructure. We move fast, solve hard problems, and value engineers who take pride in doing things right.

We’re looking for a handson Engineering Manager with fullstack depth to lead a sharp, missiondriven team. You’ll build, mentor, and ship—bringing both deep technical judgment and getitdone energy.

What You’ll Do

You’ll operate as a playercoach: leading a team of strong engineers, while contributing technically across system architecture, crossfunctional collaboration, and productcritical features.

• Lead a team of backend, frontend, and fullstack engineers

• Write and review highquality code—primarily in Go, React and TypeScript

• Own system design and technical decisions that scale across products and teams

• Drive engineering excellence: strong testing, clean abstractions, fast iteration, tight observability

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and crossfunctional leads to scope and ship wellarchitected solutions

• Help scale our engineering organization: hiring, coaching, leveling, and inspiring

• Navigate ambiguity with clarity, and bring momentum to complex or highstakes initiatives

• Raise the bar—not just for your team, but for Proof as a whole

• What You Bring

  • 5+ years of professional software experience, including 2+ years leading engineers

  • Strong backend experience (Go preferred, but not required) and comfort working fullstack

  • Proven record of delivering complex systems endtoend

  • Experience scaling web applications, optimizing performance, and managing technical debt

  • High standards for code quality, testing, and developer experience

  • You care about product outcomes, not just shipping features

  • You lead with context, clarity, and conviction—and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves

  • Bonus Points

    • Experience in highgrowth, fastpaced startups

    • Familiarity with tools like GraphQL, Playwright, Storybook, CICD pipelines

    • Built and maintained design systems or internal component libraries

    • Background in regulated environments (legal, healthcare, fintech)

    • Obsessed with observability, reliability, or performance

    • Perks & Benefits

      • Remotefirst: work anywhere in Canada

      • Competitive salary: $160,000–$195,000 CAD

      • Flexible vacation + timeoff

      • Companyissued equipment