Software Team Lead

About BinSentry:

BinSentry is an extremely fast-growing ag-tech company started in KW, Ontario, Canada. BinSentry is focused on providing solutions for the agriculture supply chain that help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance profitability. As a leader in the use of artificial intelligence, BinSentry offers technology solutions that pair best-in-class optical sensors with user-friendly software to provide our customers with enhanced forecasting and decision-making capabilities.

With our technology, feed mills, commercial grain handling facilities, and protein producers are enhancing feed ordering efficiency, raising healthier animals, improving employee safety, reducing their environmental footprint and - most significantly - uncovering new savings. Today, BinSentry is monitoring more than 45,000 bins in real time across North America. When it comes to the future of agricultural supply chain management, BinSentry is leading the way in the future of agricultural supply chain management.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Software Team Lead to guide and grow our high-performing development team. In this role, you will lead by example — writing code, supporting your team, and helping deliver great software that solves real problems. This is a new vacancy due to growing business needs.

We keep process light and value doing the right thing over following rigid frameworks. You will have the autonomy to make decisions, move quickly, and do what makes sense for the task at hand. We are looking for someone who thrives in an environment where pragmatism, creativity, and ownership are the norm.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of developers (reporting to you) with empathy and clarity - mentoring, unblocking, and enabling them to do their best work.
• Work hands-on in the codebase: designing, building, reviewing, and improving our systems.
• Coordinate development efforts and keep projects moving without heavy process overhead.
• Collaborate directly with product and design to ship valuable features quickly and iteratively.
• Make architecture and technical decisions with a bias toward simplicity, maintainability, and value.
• Foster a healthy team culture grounded in trust, accountability, and a shared drive to build great software.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding as we continue to grow the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• Experience using AI code agents (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (we use React and Node.js) a plus
• Experience with AWS technologies (DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, Serverless) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A builder’s mindset: you enjoy crafting clean, reliable software and taking features from idea to finished product.
• Product-first thinking and a focus on delivering real value to users.

Benefits

• Company-paid group health and dental benefits, plus your choice of an annual HSA or PSA.
• Competitive compensation and equity package.
• Regular company events and an energetic, collaborative work culture.
• Opportunity to lead a talented and experienced team of developers on meaningful projects.

BinSentry does not use AI during the recruitment process.