Principal Software Engineer – AI-Driven Dev Experience (Hybrid)

Capital One; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 211,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home allowance

Mental health coverage

Tuition subsidies

Job summary

Capital One Canada is hiring a Principal Associate, Software Engineering in Toronto to shape the technical direction of Card Tech and beyond. You will drive AI-enabled developer productivity, standardize environments, and partner with leaders to deliver high-impact solutions.

You’ll own end-to-end development across full-stack, infrastructure, tooling, and data engineering, while mentoring teammates and exploring new tools. The role supports a hybrid model with three in-office days weekly.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in Application Development using at least one of: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related field.
• Experience with Test Driven Development.
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Experience with AWS and/or AWS Certification (Solution Architect-Associate preferred).
• Experience in distributed systems, API, microservices, data processing, databases (relational, NoSQL or time-series), streaming or messaging platforms, DevOps, resilience and stability.
• Working at Capital One.
• Ability to take end-to-end ownership with a high-performance, hybrid culture and benefits.
• Hybrid model with 3 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of projects focusing on full stack development, infrastructure, tooling, platform engineering, developer experience and data engineering.
• Create and contribute to new applications, developer platforms, internal tools or enterprise CI/CD systems.
• Develop expertise in core tooling around containerization (Docker, Dev Containers), GitHub workflows, and modern software build systems.
• Explore and evaluate new and emerging software tools, technologies, and practices.
• Support building a strong engineering culture through effective communication, teamwork, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Work within and across engineering teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies.
• Identify gaps and solve problems to completion.
• Share passion for staying on top of tech trends, mentoring others, and engaging in tech communities.

Skills

JavaScript

Java

TypeScript

SQL

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related field

Tools

Dev Containers

Docker

GitHub workflows

Job description

Capital One Canada is hiring a Principal Associate, Software Engineering in Toronto to shape the technical direction of Card Tech and beyond. You will drive AI-enabled developer productivity, standardize environments, and partner with leaders to deliver high-impact solutions.

You’ll own end-to-end development across full-stack, infrastructure, tooling, and data engineering, while mentoring teammates and exploring new tools. The role supports a hybrid model with three in-office days weekly.