Principal Software Developer

Role Overview

This is a senior technical leadership position focused on shaping the architecture and long-term evolution of a complex, large-scale software platform. The role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with cross-organizational influence, requiring the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive alignment across teams.

What You Will Do

Define and evolve the long-term architecture of a large-scale, distributed platform, develop and drive an executable technical roadmap, analyze complex existing systems, and design and guide event-driven and streaming architectures.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a high-impact position where your decisions will directly shape the technical foundation of the organization. You will work closely with engineering leaders, product stakeholders, and senior developers to define pragmatic architectural roadmaps.

Requirements

• Extensive experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems in complex production environments
• Deep expertise in data storage technologies, including relational, NoSQL, document, and analytical databases
• Strong experience with streaming and event-driven systems, particularly using Kafka and Flink
• Proven ability to modernize legacy systems while balancing incremental improvements and long-term architectural transformation
• Strong hands-on engineering background with high-quality production coding and system debugging skills
• Experience building internal platforms, frameworks, or shared services that accelerate engineering productivity
• Advanced system design and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly understand and improve unfamiliar systems
• Strong architectural judgment with the ability to balance ideal solutions against real-world constraints
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and leadership audiences
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment on complex technical decisions
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and leading initiatives without predefined solutions
• Familiarity with modern backend, infrastructure, and cloud-native environments (e.g., Go, Scala, Kubernetes, AWS, React, GraphQL ecosystems)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with senior technical leadership roles in Canada ($200,000–$260,000 CAD range)
• Equity participation through stock options
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Wellness spending account and mental health support
• Retirement savings program with employer matching (GRSP)
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave
• Remote-first work model with home office and remote work allowances
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities
• Inclusive, transparent, and growth-oriented engineering culture