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The platform replaces fragmented legacy systems with a unified solution for portfolio management, advanced analytics, risk management, reporting, and operational workflows across the wealth advisory lifecycle. More than a reporting platform, d1g1t gives client-facing advisors, back-office teams, and senior leadership the real-time tools and intelligence they need to manage complex portfolios, improve operational efficiency, and make better decisions. The company is led by an experienced financial technology team with a track record of building enterprise risk and portfolio management systems for leading investment banks, wealth managers, hedge funds, and regulators globally.\nAbout the Role\nWe are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Data & APIs team, one of the small, autonomous teams within our Python backend organization. This team owns portions of the infrastructure and several customer-facing capabilities like importers, and d1g1t's document vault. This is a highly technical leadership role. You will set the technical direction for the team, stay close to the code, lead design and code reviews, and step in on the hardest problems, while also managing and growing a small team of engineers in Toronto and contractors in Eastern Europe. You will partner with Product and the other backend teams to plan and deliver work, keep a large, mature Django codebase healthy as it scales, and make pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and business impact. The ideal candidate is a seasoned Python tech lead from a product company who has built large web systems, is comfortable with data-heavy workloads, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead the Data & APIs team, owning delivery of the Importers, Document Vault, Events, Notes, and related infrastructure modules.\nSet technical direction and architecture for the team's services, built on Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS.\nRemain hands-on: design, write, and review code, and lead the investigation of complex production issues.\nDesign scalable, reliable data ingestion and API capabilities that handle large and growing data volumes.\nPartner with Product to shape requirements, estimate work, plan releases, and communicate status and trade-offs.\nManage, mentor, and grow engineers in Toronto, and coordinate effectively with contractors in Eastern Europe.\nRaise the bar on engineering practices, including code quality, testing, observability, performance, and 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