Director of Software Engineering

Overview

As Director of Software Engineering you own how Avok builds. You’ll set the technical direction for Avok Meridian and the Sentinel, Vector, Codex, and Atlas modules, grow a small senior team into a high-output organization, and keep delivery fast without compromising the security and auditability our customers require.

What you’ll do

• Set architecture and technical strategy for the Avok platform and its data-fusion and decision-support modules.
• Build, mentor, and scale a senior, accountable engineering team; set the hiring bar and the engineering culture.
• Own delivery across teams: roadmap, execution, quality, and release cadence.
• Make Avok secure and auditable by design — zero-trust, signed builds, and our accreditation posture (CPCSC, Protected B, ITSG-33).
• Partner with Mission Engineering, product, and leadership to turn real missions into shipped capability.
• Represent engineering with customers, primes, and partners when it counts.

What we’re looking for

• 10+ years building software, with 3+ years leading and growing engineering teams.
• Deep experience with data-intensive, distributed, or platform systems.
• A track record of shipping production software in security- or reliability-critical environments.
• Strong technical judgment and hands-on credibility — you still read and review code.
• Eligible for Canadian Government security clearance (Reliability / Secret or higher).

Nice to have

• Background in defence, intelligence, geospatial, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with on-prem, air-gapped, or classified deployments.
• Prior early-stage, 0→1 team-building experience.

Why Avok

You’ll work on mission-driven technology that helps Canada see, understand, and decide — alongside a small, senior team, on problems that matter. This is an on-site role in Toronto. Many roles require eligibility for Canadian Government security clearance and compliance with the Controlled Goods Program.