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This role sits on the Engineering Scale track, which owns patterns, frameworks, and specialist depth across the organization. It works alongside the Management track rather than above it.\nYou'll report to the VP of Engineering rather than to an Engineering Manager, which keeps your time horizon long and your attention on architecture rather than sprint assignment. You don't assign work to engineers. You influence through design, validation, and the standards you set. You'll lead the Architecture Working Group's agenda and roadmap, and you'll partner with Product and customer-facing teams to turn business goals into technically sound plans.\nCompany details\nChargeLab is the Android of EV charging. We don't build hardware. Instead, we partner with leading manufacturers like Eaton, ABB, and Siemens to bundle their EV chargers with ChargeLab's software. Our end customers include building owners, convenience stores, utilities, and fleets. They leverage our charging station management system (CSMS) and open APIs to manage thousands of EV chargers more efficiently.\nBy 2030, most new vehicles sold in North America will be EVs. ChargeLab has raised US $30 million to build the world's best software for managing large networks of EV chargers. We currently have 65 full-time employees, including over 40 team members in engineering and product.\nHybrid work\nChargeLab has a beautiful office in Etobicoke with ample parking, subway access, free snacks and coffee, and quiet meeting rooms. Being in the office also means direct, face-to-face access to our Executive Leadership Team.\nEngineering team members work from the office on Mondays and Thursdays, when we provide lunch for the team. Thursdays are also our monthly all-hands day. The rest of the week is for focused deep work from home.\nWe also bring everyone together throughout the year:\nChargeFest: our annual 3-day onsite in Toronto. 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