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Times Colonist (Victoria)
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News, sports, opinion and entertainment • Advertising • Marketing and promotion • Printing and delivery

Times Colonist is a prominent newspaper based in Victoria, British Columbia, that delivers comprehensive news coverage across various segments including local, national, and world news. It offers insights into sports, business, entertainment, and lifestyle topics. 

The publication also provides an opinion platform through editorials and letters from the community, catering to a wide audience while keeping them informed about significant happenings in the region and beyond. 


51 - 200 employees

📱 Media

🛍️ eCommerce

🌍 Social Impact

Engineering Lead
October 21

🌏 Anywhere in the World

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

JavaScript

Node.js

React

TypeScript

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📋 Description
• Evolve our TypeScript + Node.js + React + WebSocket systems for scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Shape our system design and infrastructure direction with long-term clarity in mind.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks in CI/CD, testing, and deployment reliability
• Mentor team members and help them reach mastery
• Raise technical standards by ensuring code quality, best practices, and documentation are maintained across projects
• Build and maintain a high-performing team
• Translate company and product goals into clear engineering plans and deliverables
• Strengthen our engineering values, encourage ownership, and scale a culture of continuous learning

🎯 Requirements
• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven experience leading or managing engineers
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, and WebSocket systems
• Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, and maintainability
• Experience improving CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and team workflows
• Clear, structured written communication (async collaboration is our norm)
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach others
• Proven ability to elevate software development teams' technical standards
• Strong judgment and decisiveness under uncertainty

🏖️ Benefits
• Competitive salary paid in USD.
• Stock options (own a piece of Colonist)
• Fully remote team spread across multiple time zones
• Flexible hours, we work asynchronously and value outcomes over hours
• Unlimited vacation
• Work equipment provided
• Monthly budget for productivity tools