VP, Engineering

ABOUT MAPLE
Founded in 2015, Maple is a fast-growing health tech company with a vision to power the future of healthcare by building a connected and superior experience for patients, doctors, nurse practitioners and other types of health providers. 
We offer virtual care services across multiple distribution channels, including Direct-to-Consumer ("B2C"), Employers and Private Insurers ("B2B") and Public Sector Institutions ("B2I"). With a growing network of 2,000+ healthcare providers and nearly 7 million Canadians with access to our services, Maple is one of Canada’s fastest-growing virtual care companies. 
We have established an entrepreneurial culture centered around our purpose to support people’s health and well-being and to strengthen the healthcare system. We attribute our success to our team, who has helped us achieve numerous noteworthy awards including: LinkedIn's Top 10 Startups, Deloitte Canada’s Technology Fast 50, Globe & Mail's Top Growing Companies in Canada, North America’s Inspiring Workplaces, and Glory Professional’s The Power 50: Canada’s Most Impactful Companies.
THE POSITION
We’re seeking a Vice President (VP) of Engineering to lead, empower, and inspire our software engineering team — driving innovation and excellence as we continue building one of Canada’s most impactful virtual healthcare platforms. Reporting directly to the CTO, you’ll be accountable for the performance and growth of our engineers, ensuring we deliver high-quality, reliable, and innovative products at scale.
As VP of Engineering, you’ll set the engineering vision, evolve our engineering practices, and ensure architectural decisions support scale and reliability — with your primary focus on organizational health, delivery excellence, and operational outcomes. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Operations to deliver solutions that meet real-world healthcare needs while fostering a culture of high standards, accountability, and continuous improvement.
At Maple, engineering leadership is hands-on and product-aware. We expect our VP of Engineering to manage and scale teams, shape org design and guild structure, guide hiring strategies, and champion technical excellence across the company. You will also play a key role in advancing Maple’s position as an early AI adopter in healthcare technology — embedding AI-driven innovation into our products, processes, and culture to enhance patient care, provider experience, and operational efficiency.

Your Impact

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization, including backend, frontend, mobile and QA
• Set and communicate a clear engineering vision that aligns with Maple’s mission, product strategy, and long-term growth goals
• Drive the adoption and integration of AI-powered tools and workflows to enhance developer productivity, product capabilities, and innovation velocity
• Own delivery excellence, ensuring our teams consistently meet commitments on quality, performance, and timelines
• Be a cross-functional partner and thought leader to support business priorities and help shape Maple’s future
• Partner with Product leadership to shape the roadmap, balance trade-offs, and ensure we ship features that make a measurable impact on users
• Establish and evolve engineering processes, practices, and tools to improve productivity, maintainability, and scalability
• Champion technical quality, including code standards, architecture reviews, observability, and operational readiness
• Develop and mentor engineering leaders, creating a strong pipeline of future managers and technical leads
• Shape the engineering organization’s design and guild structures to drive clarity, alignment, and shared ownership across teams
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement that attracts and retains top engineering talent

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
In your first 90 days, you’ll immerse yourself in Maple’s technical landscape and business priorities, building strong relationships cross-functionally, including with engineering, product, and executive peers. You’ll assess the current team structure, delivery practices, and platform health, identifying key strengths and areas for improvement. Early wins will include removing blockers for active projects, implementing clear decision-making frameworks, and setting a shared vision for engineering excellence.
Over the next 12–18 months, you will have positioned our engineering organization for scale — embedding AI as a core driver of product innovation and engineering efficiency. This includes accelerating AI adoption across our stack, optimizing processes, developing future leaders, and implementing sustainable practices that enable long-term success. You’ll have driven measurable improvements in delivery speed, predictability, and quality while reducing technical debt. Engineering health metrics will be in place and will regularly inform strategy. You will also have established and operationalized Maple’s engineering operating system — delivering measurable improvements in stability, throughput, and developer experience. You’ll have built a culture where engineers take pride in their craft, product teams move quickly with confidence, and Maple is recognized as both a destination employer for top engineering talent.

Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of experience in technology companies, ideally in high-growth SaaS, consumer products, or marketplaces
• 2+ years as a senior leader, overseeing development teams of 20+ people
• Experience applying AI in products and/or development practices, and a strong ability to lead adoption of AI-powered tools and approaches
• Deep knowledge of backend and frontend systems, architecture, and modern development practices
• Strong alignment with a product-led engineering culture — you care about user outcomes as much as code quality
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent
• Exceptional communicator, able to bridge technical and business priorities and influence at the executive level
• Experience managing distributed teams and optimizing for hybrid/remote environments

CONSIDERED AN ASSET
• Experience in regulated industries or healthcare
• Experience with Laravel and React
• Experience leading QA

Not checking every box? Please apply anyway. We understand that candidates have different experiences that may make them a fantastic fit for this position, and for Maple. We value equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we’re committed to providing fair and equal opportunities to all applicants. We also want to provide an accessible interview process, so if there’s any accommodations that would make your experience more comfortable, please let us know. 
OUR CORE VALUES

• We are a team: We’re team Maple. We’re better together. We support each other, face challenges collectively, and are  united in a belief that we can make a positive difference in healthcare, as one.
• We can do big things: We’re bold. We know that if we push the boundaries, and inspire each other to dream bigger and think differently, we will realize our incredibly ambitious goals.
• We celebrate wins and own mistakes: We empower each other to own our contributions. We celebrate and learn from our achievements, and we recognize and learn from our mistakes.
• We get better every day: We never settle. We’re always learning and improving, always seeking feedback, and we tackle challenges with a belief that better is always possible—in ourselves, our processes, our products and our services.
• We’re all the way in: We’re fully committed. We strive for excellence, are driven by our purpose, and we act with urgency to fulfill it every day.

WORKING AT MAPLE
We want you to love working at Maple—feeling challenged, supported, and cared for. Just as we strive to grow and improve, we encourage you to embrace the same mindset as you work toward your personal best. Together, we can learn, develop, and power the future of healthcare. At Maple, your success is our success.
We care about your health and well-being. Here’s how we’ve got you covered:
• Competitive benefits package: health, dental, counselling, and life insurance coverage to care for you and your loved ones.
• Health spending account: extra funds for wellness essentials like eyeglasses, therapy, and more.
• Wellness budget: recharge with activities that fuel your well-being—fitness classes, mindfulness tools, and beyond.
• Maple access: virtual healthcare for you and your family, including general practitioners, pediatrics, and therapy consultations.
• Paid health Days: 10 extra days for when life happens—rest, appointments, or caregiving included.
• Destination5: work internationally in eligible countries for up to 5 days per year. 
• Retirement savings plan: invest in your future with our group retirement savings plan.
• Branch out budget: $1,000 annually to pursue professional development and fuel your growth.

OTHER

• Job type: Full-time
• Hiring manager: CTO 
• Location: Hybrid, 225 Richmond St W #201, Toronto, ON M5V 1W2
• Vacation: 4 weeks

Please note that any offer of employment may be subject to verification of employment and education background checks, including a criminal record check.