Principal Engineer – Architecture & Platform Innovation

Accion Labs; Canada; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Canada is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Architecture Engineering Services team. This role focuses on technical leadership and involves evaluating and adopting new technologies across their tax and accounting platform. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with distributed systems, Apache Kafka, and Kubernetes. This position combines hands-on engineering with team guidance, ensuring production-ready systems and innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at senior or staff level.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical evaluations and introduce new technologies.
• Build prototypes and define architectural standards.
• Guide engineering teams in technology adoption.

Skills

Software engineering experience 8+

Distributed systems expertise

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes experience

Proficiency in Go

Frontend development knowledge

Containerization knowledge

Cloud platform experience (Azure or AWS)

Strong communication skills

Technology-forward mindset

Job description

A leading technology consultancy in Canada is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Architecture Engineering Services team. This role focuses on technical leadership and involves evaluating and adopting new technologies across their tax and accounting platform. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with distributed systems, Apache Kafka, and Kubernetes. This position combines hands-on engineering with team guidance, ensuring production-ready systems and innovative solutions.