Manager, Software Engineering
- Employment type
- Full-time · On-site
- Posted
- September 18, 2026
- NOC code
- 21231 — Software engineers and designers
- Province
- Alberta (AB)More in Alberta
Hiring confidence: Sparse posting · 22/100
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Job Overview
This role is based in Alberta. The Canadian NOC code for this position is 21231 — Software engineers and designers. Helcim is hiring for this full-time position through Jobily, where you can check how well your resume matches the posting before you apply.
Market context
About this role in Alberta
Average salary for Software Engineer in Alberta
Median $115,759 per year, with most postings between $106,738 and $124,779 (Engineering managers, 2026-05, 2 postings). This posting does not state a salary.
NOC code
21231 — Software engineers and designers. The National Occupational Classification code is what Express Entry, provincial nominee programs and Job Bank use to identify this occupation.
Typical qualifications for Canadian employers
A degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus demonstrated work in one or more production languages and frameworks.
Licensing: No licence is needed to write software, but the title "engineer" is protected by the provincial engineering regulators; some employers post the same role as "software developer" for that reason.
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Top skills this posting asks for:
- People management
- Technical leadership
- Software engineering
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What you'll do
- Lead 2 squads of core platform engineers
- Manage combined team of approximately 10 software engineers
- Partner closely with dedicated product managers for each squad
- Build and scale critical system components
- Oversee Merchant Lifecycle and Risk systems
- Distinguish legitimate growth from sophisticated bad actors in real-time
- Balance people management with technical leadership
- Refine critical components of systems
What you'll need
- Experience managing software engineering teams
- Technical leadership background
- Experience with core platform development
- Ability to manage multiple squads (~10 engineers)
- Cross-functional collaboration skills with product managers
- Knowledge of high-throughput system architecture
- Understanding of risk and fraud detection systems
- Experience with merchant lifecycle systems