🚀 Join DataCandy and Lead the Future of Customer-Driven Growth! 🚀
At DataCandy, we’re not just writing code—we’re redefining how businesses
connect with their customers through gift card and loyalty solutions. Our
products empower merchants to turn every interaction into momentum for growth.
Guided by our values of putting people first, solving impactful problems, and
building a better future, we’re on a mission to revolutionize how small
businesses thrive.
Your Role: Team Lead, Engineering – Gift & Loyalty
Are you a seasoned developer who’s ready to step into technical leadership? Do
you thrive in environments where innovation, mentorship, and collaboration go
hand in hand? As a Team Lead at DataCandy, you’ll blend your expertise as a
senior developer with the responsibility of guiding, empowering, and inspiring a
high-performing team. You’ll set the standard for technical excellence while
fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Your Focus
- Technical Leadership:
- Contribute hands-on through coding, design, and reviews using PHP, Symfony,
JavaScript, and SQL.
- Lead architectural design to deliver robust, scalable, and maintainable
solutions that balance speed and quality.
- Troubleshoot complex challenges and champion clean coding standards,
automated testing (PHPUnit, Cypress), and modern DevOps practices.
- Contribute to the technical roadmap, driving modernization and long-term
maintainability.
- Team Leadership:
- Guide your team through agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning,
retrospectives, demos) to ensure alignment and momentum.
- Partner with Product Owners to translate business needs into actionable
development tasks.
- Shield the team from distractions, remove blockers, and foster a
collaborative environment built on trust and psychological safety.
- Ensure predictable delivery of high-quality, tested code while continuously
refining team processes.
- Planning & Delivery:
- Break down complex projects into technical tasks with realistic
commitments.
- Track progress, provide visibility into risks and timelines, and
collaborate with other team leads to improve cross-team initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement in practices, processes, and technology
adoption.
- Performance & Growth:
- Provide timely, constructive feedback and coach team members toward their
career goals.
- Identify skill gaps and advocate for training or learning opportunities.
- Lead by example with strong problem-solving skills, technical expertise,
and a commitment to excellence.
Who You Are
- Experienced: 8+ years in software development with deep expertise in PHP,
Symfony (or similar), MySQL, and Doctrine ORM.
- Tech-Savvy: Skilled in JavaScript (jQuery, AngularJS, or similar) and testing
frameworks like PHPUnit and Cypress.
- Strong Leader: Proven experience mentoring or leading teams, with a passion
for developing talent and fostering collaboration.
- Agile Minded: Solid understanding of Scrum or Kanban, with the ability to
facilitate ceremonies and keep the team focused.
- Problem-Solver: Analytical, detail-oriented, and always looking for ways to
raise the bar.
- Growth-Oriented: Embraces feedback, innovation, and continuous learning—for
yourself and your team.
Perks & Benefits
- Compensation tied to market data
- We reward for contribution
- Flexible Time-off
- We’re committed to career development
- Work from home
Our Mission
By joining Paystone, you are joining a team that is future-focused and driven by
our mission of creating Customer Driven Growth.
By helping our clients create better experiences for their customers, and in
turn, motivating their happy customers to share their experiences with others,
our platform creates the momentum for our clients to gain more happy customers.
In other words, we win when our customers do.
Curious?
Good! We want all the curiosity we can muster. Innovation stems from observation
and questioning, so be eager, be innovative, and be ready to raise the bar.
Come check us out!!
paystone.com [http://paystone.com/]
datacandy.com [https://datacandy.com/]
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About Us
Paystone is a leading North American payment and software company redefining the
way merchants engage their customers and grow their businesses. The company's
seamlessly integrated suite of automated payment processing, customer loyalty,
gift card solutions, and now reputation marketing, is used by brands such as
Irving Oil, The Source, Global Pet Foods, Kernels Popcorn, and many of the MTY
Food Group's restaurant brands. Paystone's solutions are used at over 30,000
locations across Canada and the United States which collectively process over 10
billion dollars a year in bankcard volume. We employ over 200 employees and
serve as the technology partner of choice for hundreds of partners across North
America.
Paystone is an equal opportunity employer. Should you require any
accommodations due to disability please let us know at the time you are selected
for an interview.
