About AlayaCare 

At AlayaCare, we’re more than just a fast-growing SaaS company, we’re a team of people passionate about transforming home healthcare. Our cloud-based platform empowers care providers around the world to deliver better outcomes for their clients.   

With 550+ employees across Canada, the US, Australia, and Brazil, we’re united by a shared mission and a strong culture of transparency, growth, and human connection. Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned expert, AlayaCare offers the opportunity to grow your impact, your skills, and your career.

About the Role

We are seeking a Manager, Software Development to join our Platform division. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will lead teams of Developers who are dedicated to product development and the ongoing enhancement of features within our SaaS application. By applying a deep understanding of the AlayaCare business, they ensure context and impact are clear, while driving accountability through ambitious yet realistic delivery plans.

As a Manager, Software Development you will cultivate a strong team identity while coaching and mentoring each team member. In the Platform division, the teams own the shared backend services and shared product features such as authentication, background jobs, configuration, integrations, eventing, notifications, roles and access control, organization hierarchy, secure messaging, document management, tasks, and data onboarding tooling.

What You’ll Do

People & Coaching

• Develop, foster and mentor a team of developers to deliver impactful solutions and grow their careers while driving the success of our platform.
• Motivate and support team members to achieve the targets
• Maintain proficient knowledge of industry trends and technology innovation
• Build and maintain a strong professional network to proactively source and attract top talent; serve as a brand ambassador for AlayaCare and own the end-to-end interview process while collaborating with the recruitment team
• Establish and execute impactful onboarding process to improve the team members’ experience.

Performance and delivery

• Accountable for delivering commitments and driving successful business results. Set direction and an operational model for the team(s) by anticipating strategic challenges, establishing processes, and business opportunities.
• Establish a high-performance culture by setting inspirational, measurable, and practical performance targets.
• Lead performance management and impact assessments for direct reports. Be accountable for the team(s)’s health and productivity.
• Translate business objectives into software delivery activities.

Technical and Operations

• Continuously define, prioritize, and execute technical initiatives to improve the reliability of systems managed by the team.
• Participate in architectural/technical design activities, code reviews and incident reviews, using them as opportunities to foster technical and process excellence.
• Actively code on a daily basis, leveraging AI-powered tools such as Claude or Cursor to stay at the forefront of AI capabilities and effectively support both the team and the broader organization
• Collaborate effectively with other teams and disciplines to solve interconnected problems and to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Establish, rollout, monitor, and continuously improve the technical and operational standards and best practices for the team(s).

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, software engineering or related fields.
• Minimum 2+ years of people management experience in a technical industry, including strong cross-functional leadership
• and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to express technical and business concepts in
• approachable terms.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary software development practices, and opinions on how to best deploy them ((CI/CD, trunk-based development, feature flags, observability, test automation, incident response)
• Strong knowledge of AI-assisted development practices combined with a proactive approach to keeping pace with advancements and guiding teams in adopting them thoughtfully and effectively
• Experience with SaaS platforms and multi-tenant architectures is an asset.
• Bilingual in French and English

Why Join AlayaCare?  

Work With Purpose  

At AlayaCare, you’ll help build technology that empowers care providers and improves outcomes for patients and families. Every line of code and every customer interaction contributes to making care more connected, accessible, and human.  

Grow in a High-Trust Culture  

We believe in transparency, feedback, and assuming positive intent. Here, you’ll feel safe to share your ideas and career goals, and be supported to achieve them through mentorship, career mobility, and a promote-from-within philosophy.  

Balance That Works for You  

We value flexibility and well-being. From “Wellness Fridays” to volunteer time off, to flexible vacation, we make sure you have the space to recharge, contribute to your community, and live your best life.  

Benefits That Matter  

• Equity in a well-funded, scaling company.  
• Comprehensive health benefits, telemedicine, and lifestyle spending accounts.  
• Parental leave top-up and family support programs.  

Inclusive by Design  

We celebrate diverse perspectives and foster belonging through our DEIB initiatives. Employee-led events, summits, and social activities, both in-person and virtual, create meaningful connections across our global teams.  

Location and Work Model

This role is based in Montreal. At AlayaCare, our hybrid model includes 2 set in-office collaboration days/week, and it is expected that team members are present in the office on those days to foster connection, innovation, and teamwork.  

Ready to Join Us?  

Apply today and be part of a company that makes a real difference in the future of home and community care. Not the right role for you? Share this posting with someone who might be a great fit.  

AlayaCare uses AI tools during our hiring process to support fair, consistent, and objective decision-making. Some initial screening steps may be automated to help identify qualified candidates. If your application is declined automatically, you may request a human review.  

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs. If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to careers@alayacare.com.