Lead Principal Software Engineer

Auxo | Growth Partner; Canada; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxo | Growth Partner is hiring a Principal Engineering Lead in Canada to drive technical strategy across multiple product teams and influence architecture decisions. This role requires over 10 years of software engineering experience, with a significant background in SaaS and distributed cloud systems. You will lead discussions on design, improve engineering standards, and mentor teams to align technical and business goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years in a senior technical leadership or architecture role.
• Strong experience designing and scaling distributed cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve technical strategy across multiple product teams.
• Review and influence architecture decisions for scalability.
• Lead architecture discussions and design reviews.

Skills

Software engineering

Architectural design

Cloud systems

SaaS environments

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Auxo is hiring a Principal Engineering Lead for a company building a portfolio of SaaS products and platforms at scale.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Product & Technology to shape technical direction across multiple teams. This is a high-impact IC role where you’ll influence architecture, raise engineering standards, and ensure systems are built to scale as the company grows.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys thinking at a system level, challenging decisions, and helping teams move faster without compromising quality.

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve technical strategy across multiple product teams
• Review and influence architecture decisions to ensure scalability and consistency
• Lead architecture discussions and participate in design reviews across the organization
• Drive improvements in engineering standards, design patterns, and code quality
• Identify opportunities to reduce complexity and improve system performance
• Improve developer productivity through tooling, automation, and better workflows
• Support teams in making strong technical decisions and tradeoffs
• Partner with product to assess feasibility and shape technical roadmaps
• Mentor engineers and tech leads on system design and architectural thinking
• Act as a bridge between product and engineering to align business and technical goals

Who You Are

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• 3+ years in a senior technical leadership or architecture role
• Strong experience designing and scaling distributed cloud systems
• Deep understanding of modern architectures, APIs, and system design
• Experience working in SaaS or product-driven environments
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, testing, and engineering best practices
• Hands-on enough to challenge technical decisions and guide teams
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing without direct authority
• Strong communicator who can simplify complex technical concepts
• Comfortable operating in environments with multiple teams and stakeholders