Software Development Manager, Data Platform

Caseware is one of Canada's original Fintech companies, having led the global audit and accounting software industry for over 30 years, with more than 500,000 users across 130 countries and available in 16 different languages. While you might not have heard of us (yet) over 36,000 accounting and audit professionals list Caseware as a skill on their LinkedIn profiles!

As part of our continued evolution of Caseware Cloud, we are building a shared, enterprise-grade Data Platform that serves as the foundation for analytics, AI-powered experiences, and system interoperability across our SaaS ecosystem.

This platform owns data ingestion and ETL from internal and external systems, data cleansing, quality management, data lake architecture, and data security and governance. These capabilities power Caseware’s analytics and AI features in the cloud while also enabling third-party and customer-managed data integrations. 

We are looking for a Software Development Manager (Level IV) to lead teams building and operating this Data Platform. In this role, you will be responsible for people leadership, delivery execution, and technical stewardship of a platform that is foundational to Caseware’s cloud strategy. You will lead delivery of the platform’s product and technical roadmap, ensuring the architecture scales reliably, performs efficiently, and evolves to meet the needs of product teams, customers, and partners over time. 

📍 Location: This is a fully remote position located in Colombia. 

Contact

Maira Russo - Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

What you will be doing

• Lead delivery of the Data Platform product and technical roadmap, guiding architecture and execution to ensure the platform scales reliably, performs efficiently, and continues to meet the evolving needs of customers and partners. 
• Lead, coach, and grow a team of data and platform engineers responsible for building and operating the Data Platform. 
• Collaborate with Product, domain SMEs, and downstream consumers to translate business and customer needs into clear platform roadmaps and delivery plans 
• Provide technical leadership by guiding architectural decisions, reviewing designs, and ensuring implementations align with platform standards and long-term maintainability 
• Ensure the Data Platform meets observability, privacy, security, and compliance requirements, working closely with QA, Security, and Compliance teams 
• Drive operational excellence, including incident response, post-mortems, and continuous improvement of data freshness, accuracy, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency 
• Partner with DevOps and DevSuccess to improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, monitoring, and alerting for data systems 
• Actively manage and reduce technical debt, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform health 
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers, providing coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development support 
• Serve as an escalation point for complex delivery, operational, or technical issues, helping teams navigate ambiguity and make sound trade-offs

 

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years of people management experience leading software or data engineering teams 
• 8+ years of professional engineering experience, with a strong background in data engineering, platform systems, or distributed systems 
• Experience leading teams that build and operate data ingestion pipelines, ETL workflows, and cloud-based data platforms 
• Solid understanding of data lake architectures, data quality practices, metadata/cataloging systems, and data governance 
• Experience delivering cloud-native systems on AWS, with awareness of scalability, reliability, security, and cost trade-offs 
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align engineers and stakeholders around shared outcomes 
• Strong English language communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Experience operating platforms in regulated or compliance-heavy environments 
• Familiarity with accounting, auditing, or financial workflows 
• Experience supporting partner ecosystems or customer-managed data integrations

 

Technology stack your team works with

• Frameworks / Languages: Python 3.11+, Java 21+, SQL 
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS) 
• Data Lake & Analytics: AWS (S3, Athena, Glue, Lake Formation) 
• Data Observability & Quality: AWS (Glue Data Quality, CloudWatch), New Relic 
• Developer Tooling: GitHub, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, Intellij 
• Collaboration: Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Cloud

 

Perks & Benefits

• ¨Contrato a termino Indefinido¨ with all the legal benefits
• Prepaid Medicine
• Life insurance and funeral assistance
• Internet allowance
• Home office stipend
• Competitive compensation — above the market average
• 100% remote work environment and an excellent work-life balance
• Opportunity to work for a growing global SaaS leader company
• A culture that promotes independence, innovation, trust, and accountability
• Open space to be creative, innovative and strategize for the future
• Mentorship by highly experienced professional 
• Budget for training, we want you to grow
• 5 Personal Time Off days per year
• Sick Leave Top up to total 100% of salary paid by the employer from Day 3 to 90. 
• Recognition Award, additional paid time off in recognition of the corresponding year of service
• Upgrade vacation starting at 5 years of service

What's in it for you:

▪️Innovation is at our core. We work with cutting-edge technology in accounting and financial reporting, constantly pushing the boundaries to create impactful software solutions. 

▪️We are committed to a collaborative culture, where your ideas are valued, and knowledge sharing is encouraged within a supportive, inclusive team. 

▪️Work-life balance is important to us. We offer flexible work options, remote opportunities, and generous time-off policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance. 

▪️We offer competitive compensation, including a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. 

▪️We are driven by impactful work. Your contributions directly affect how our clients manage financial processes and drive their success. 

▪️Recognition and rewards matter to us. We celebrate hard work through recognition programs, performance bonuses, and opportunities for career growth. 

▪️We embrace global opportunities. Work on international projects and collaborate with a diverse, global team. 

About Caseware:

Caseware's cutting-edge software products are meticulously designed for accounting firms, corporations, and governments. Our teams are continually collaborating, innovating, and building upon our existing suite of products. With a customer-focused mindset, we are building technology that is shaping what the future of audits, financial reporting, and financial data analytics will look like.

With a recent strategic investment from Hg Capital in 2020, Caseware is now in its next major growth phase as we double down on the people and products that have made Caseware so successful to date.

One of Caseware's core values is Many Voices, One Team and with that in mind, we're dedicated to building teams as diverse as our customers in an equitable and inclusive way. We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Should you require accommodations or have any questions at any point during the application or interview process, please e-mail our People Operations team at talent@caseware.com.

Background Check:

Any candidates successful in obtaining an offer for a position will need to successfully complete a background check through Certn.co which typically includes an Identity Verification and Criminal Record Check. Executives and Senior Managers will undergo a Soft Credit Check as well. Candidates residing in the Netherlands and Germany are excluded from undergoing background checks via Certn.co 

Security and Fraud:

Caseware takes the security of candidates seriously. All legitimate communication from us will come from email addresses ending in @caseware.com and our open positions are always listed on reputable job boards and on our website https://jobs.lever.co/caseware. We will NEVER ask for payment or financial information from you. If you receive an unsolicited job offer, proceed with extreme caution.