About Us

At Port 443 we work together, laugh together, and eat a lot of donuts together. (Have you seen our Instagram? It’s basically a food blog.) Our products (My Music Staff, TutorBird & AthletaDesk) are always evolving, making for an exciting and dynamic environment. Every day, we’re connecting with our thousands of users all around the world. If you ask them what they love about us, they’ll tell you that we really listen to their needs and go above and beyond to help. Our members are at the heart of everything we do. Their feedback and ideas help shape our products, and at the end of the day, we’re all here because of them… 

…and because of the donuts. 

About You

You’re organized and thorough, with experience managing projects of different scopes. You’ll work with the technical team and individual team members to manage progress, resolve issues, and adjust a project’s timeline as needed. You’re a strong communicator who’s comfortable leading daily and weekly meetings to keep the team informed about deadlines and action items. Your technical background helps you to understand the roles of each team member, though you won’t be focused on writing code yourself. Your excitement about our products will motivate your productivity (though the free snacks and coffee might help with that too!)

You’ve got: 

• 3-5 years experience as a project manager leading software projects
• Knowledge of project management principles
• Technical knowledge to be able to understand projects and problems that arise
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in business or project requirements
• Excellent organization skills with great attention to detail
• Managerial experience

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Working closely with the President and Head of Growth to ensure project objectives are met
• Planning the scope and timeline for all technical projects
• Setting priorities and assigning tasks to teams and individual team members
• Leading daily or weekly project team meetings
• Clearly communicating goals and objectives
• Working with the team to resolve any issues or bottlenecks
• Being a part of the hiring and training process
• Building a strong culture among the technical team by coaching and mentoring

Meet the Team!

Dan is the founder & president of the company, so none of us would be here without him! He oversees everything going on at Port 443, and his hands are in a lot of the development projects. He’s the guy who makes sure that everything is running smoothly at all times. You can find Dan taking meetings while walking on the office treadmill desk! Fun fact: did you know you can suddenly develop an avocado allergy as an adult? Dan knows! 🥑 

Dasa is our Head of Growth who wears many hats – figuratively and literally! She manages our overall product roadmap and company vision and works across all departments to ensure every team is working towards our shared goals. Ask anyone at the office to describe her in one word, and the answer is always: TACOS  (BTW, it’s pronounced DASH-uh, not DAY-sa or DAH-sa.)

Marc once let us decide the fate of his haircut using a Slack poll and shaved his head! As a member of the back-end development team, he’s working on all the things “under the hood” that keep our products running. He’s always got the perfect thing to share in the #random channel, whether it’s his quarantine needlefelt animals or the adorable videos of his pets 😻 

Nicolas is another member of the front-end development team – we have a Vick and a Nick, so now we need a Rick! He’s focused on programming the logic that goes along with the design… and fixing the third-party text editor again when we find another bug. He’s a competitive and talented gamer – he won first place in our inaugural company Mario Kart tournament! 🥇 

Ojas is our Software Developer in Test, or as we like to think of him… our Bug Exterminator! He spends his days developing and performing tests on our products to uncover any bugs or issues for the team to fix before deploying changes. He’s also an absolute ray of sunshine who brings such a positive energy into the office! Even the most pessimistic team members can’t help but smile when Ojas is around 😊 

Ranveer manages the development team.  Ask anyone at the office to describe him and they’d say “Ranveezy is generous AF, yo.” Ask them to expand on that and they would clarify that he shares his advent calendar chocolate with us every year! 🍫 For a good story, ask him about what happened with the UPS driver and the office door…

Shannon is one of our fantastic front-end developers whose curiosity and creativity make her a joy to work with! A lover of music, she’s a secret karaoke master who’d love to learn to play ukelele some day. By day, she’s hard at work helping the team upgrade our products to the next level, but by night she loves to go home, unwind, and enjoy some delicious comfort food. (Her preference? Pierogies 😋) 

Thomas’ skills as a developer means he can jump between working on the front-end, the back-end, or the servers to help out wherever he’s needed. His hobbies outside of work include everything cool you could possibly think of. Cooking? His IG looks like a professional chef’s. DIY? He can build just about anything. Swords?! YES ⚔ 

Vick is our Star Wars enthusiast and diehard fan of Toronto-based sports teams! As a member of the front-end development team, he’s focused on making sure that our apps look and work like they’re supposed to. In his spare time, Vick can be found watching hockey, playing hockey (NHL game series or good ol’ fashioned street hockey), reading books about hockey… look, he really likes hockey okay?! 🏒

Other Perks/Benefits

• Free snacks and coffee – are you Team Hazelnut or Team Regular? 
• Company social events throughout the year – significant others welcome! 
• Cool company swag when we reach milestones – check our IG to see some of our past swag 
• Comprehensive health benefits plan – now you can stop putting off that dentist appointment! 

When you come to work at Port 443, you’re joining a team that balances innovation, excellence, and fun. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we want to hear why! To let us know why this job posting speaks to you and what you can bring to the table, send your cover letter, resume, and favourite donut flavour to careers@port443.io 

P.S. A real human person reviews all submissions, so let your personality shine through!