Staff Product Engineer

Parallelz

. Translate Parallelz's core technology into web-based products where players discover and engage with games and partners extend them to their audiences.

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeToronto • CanadaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full-stack software development, product ownership, and team leadership, with a focus on delivering high-quality web-based products and cloud infrastructure. Proven ability to translate open-ended briefs into actionable requirements and drive continuous improvement post-launch.

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Full-Stack Software DevelopmentProduct OwnershipCloud Infrastructure DesignTeam Leadership and CoachingAI-First Development

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentAPI IntegrationCloud InfrastructureWeb Client DevelopmentBackend ServicesData ManagementPerformance OptimizationTesting and RolloutArchitecture Decision-MakingMulti-Agent Workflows

Soft Skills

Product InstinctsDetail OrientationInitiativeCollaborationCoaching

Tools & Technologies

Infrastructure as CodeBuild and Release PipelinesObservability ToolsWebGLWebGPUWebAssemblyWebRTCC/C++Mobile SDKsAd Tech

Industry Keywords

GamingReal-Time Interactive ExperiencesGame DistributionPartner IntegrationsMonetization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate Parallelz's core technology into web-based products where players discover and engage with games and partners extend them to their audiences.
Own products end-to-end from initial concept through market performance.
Partner closely with leadership to shape product direction and engineering approach.
Define requirements and scope from open-ended briefs.
Deliver production-ready products and drive continuous improvement after launch.
Recruit, develop and lead engineers while remaining an active contributor.
Own implementation, integration, testing, rollout and iteration across frontend, backend, APIs, data and partner integrations.
Make architecture decisions for web clients and application services and work with the core technology team to create polished, responsive experiences.
Design and own cloud foundations and production operations, including infrastructure as code, environments, build and release pipelines, observability, capacity, cost, rollback and recovery.
Set performance budgets and release criteria; maintain responsiveness and reliability across devices and browsers.
Build instrumentation, experimentation and rollout controls to measure impact and learn from releases.
Build and maintain agent workflows, tools and shared foundations with quality checks and human accountability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building and shipping software, including taking a product from launch to tens of thousands of users.
Strong full-stack judgment across modern web clients, backend services, APIs, data and cloud infrastructure, with the depth to diagnose difficult production issues and review code with care.
AI-first development as your default way of working, with multi-agent workflows you have designed, refined over time and shared with your team.
Comfort turning an open-ended brief into requirements, clear trade-offs and a shipped product, following through after launch and bringing new ideas forward on your own initiative.
Experience helping a small team work more effectively, and interest in recruiting, coaching and leading engineers while continuing to build.
Strong product instincts and care for the details that make an experience feel fast, clear and enjoyable.
Nice-to-haves: depth in graphics and web platform technologies such as WebGL, WebGPU, WebAssembly or WebRTC, browser or mobile platform internals, or performance-critical C/C++.
Nice-to-haves: ad tech, monetization or mobile SDK experience, ideally across partner integrations.
Nice-to-haves: building gaming or real-time interactive experiences, from consumer games to game distribution and discovery platforms.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity
Group Retirement Savings Plan matching
Health, dental and vision coverage, including a Health and Wellness spending account
Generous time off
Access to leading AI tools and platforms