lead software engineer

MGIS; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who will play a key role in developing risk management solutions. This hybrid position requires a senior engineer with over 7 years of experience in SaaS applications and expertise in Java/Groovy. You will lead the design and technical implementation, ensuring products align closely with customer needs while maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in building large-scale SaaS applications.
• 5+ years experience in SaaS Java/Groovy web application development.
• 5+ years experience in Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of software products that meet requirements.
• Provide technical leadership on software implementation.
• Champion processes that support team-led work planning.

Skills

7+ years of experience in building large-scale SaaS applications

5+ years of experience in SaaS Java/Groovy enterprise web application development

5+ years of experience in Spring Boot

Experience in developing web-scale applications

Experience working with REST APIs

Full-Stack Engineer capabilities

Understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies

Significant work experience in enterprise IT systems management applications

Technical team leadership experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Java

Groovy

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Agile methodologies

Job description

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Employer details MGIS

Job details

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to assist in developing risk management solutions as part of our Cybersecurity Knowledge Platform. We are seeking a senior engineer who can work closely with our Product Engineering Team, User Experience Designers, and Product Managers to build risk management solutions for Fortune 500 customers. Members of our team enjoy a collaborative work environment focused on delivering real value to large enterprise customers. In this role, you will develop the platform features that the Product Engineering Team will use to deliver our risk management features. You will need to use your expertise to ensure the features are highly scalable and performant. Our platform ingests, consolidates, enriches, processes, and persists hundreds of millions of vulnerabilities daily. We need engineers who can work both independently and as part of a team. The ideal candidate must have a background in providing technical leadership for large-scale SaaS application development. We are seeking an engineer passionate about delivering high-quality solutions used by some of the world 0s largest enterprises. The position reports to a Manager of Software Engineering or above.

What you will do

• Lead the design of software products that meet our current requirements and are able to evolve as new requirements become known
• Provide technical leadership on software implementation in support of the product roadmap
• Apply domain expertise to ensure product implementation is tightly aligned with customer needs
• Demonstrate leadership in support of quality initiatives that achieve the expectations of prospects and maintain high renewal rates
• Champion processes that support team-led work planning, value delivery, and predictable execution
• Participate in planning sessions that ensure quality objectives are well understood so that standards and metrics can be established
• Deliver predictable operational support for both internal and external consumers of our technologies
• Assist in building a highly capable team based on great talent identification and recruiting
• Help ensure that the engineering team is happy, prolific, and autonomous
• Maximize the productivity of our technologies by assisting in the development of technical documentation

What you will need

• 7+ years of experience in building large-scale SaaS applications
• 5+ years of experience in SaaS Java/Groovy enterprise web application development
• 5+ years of experience in Spring Boot
• Experience in developing web-scale applications
• Experience working with REST APIs
• Ability to work in all areas of the tech stack ("Full-Stack Engineer")
• Understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies
• Significant work experience in enterprise IT systems management applications
• Experience in technical team leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is preferred

And ideally

• Experience developing applications that leverage AI technologies (e.g., ML, Generative AI, NLP, etc.)
• Experience using AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to increase efficiency
• Experience building applications that have an integrated AI user experience
• Experience working with Yugabyte or Postgres
• Experience developing cybersecurity applications
• Master 0s or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Job Types

• Full-time
• Permanent

Salary: $85,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Location: Remote

• Location Halifax, NS
• Work location Hybrid
• Salary $85,000 to $100,000 YEAR annually
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Starts as soon as possible
• Vacancies: 1 vacancy

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