Principal, Software Engineering – Finance & Reinsurance

Intact Financial Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Toronto is seeking a Principal, Software Engineering to lead engineering initiatives and mentor teams. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software development experience and strong expertise in cloud technologies like AWS and AI/ML. Responsibilities include defining technology roadmaps, ensuring architectural integrity, and fostering a collaborative environment. This is a hybrid role with competitive rewards and an opportunity to significantly impact technology direction.

Benefits

Performance-led financial rewards

Opportunities for growth

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development and 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Expertise in implementing IFRS17 solutions like SAS IFRS17.
• Deep expertise with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP.

Responsibilities

• Own technology direction and roadmap for Finance & Reinsurance assets.
• Serves as the technical authority for key architecture and design initiatives.
• Mentor software engineers to enhance team productivity.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture principles

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion ERP

Databricks

Python

Java

Angular

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Principal, Software Engineering, to lead complex engineering efforts and guide architectural decisions across the portfolio. This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, business acumen and mentorship, playing a critical part in driving innovation and delivering scalable, reliable systems.

Principal Engineer will focus on solving complex business problems by leveraging fit for purpose technologies not limited to API, microservices, cloud, SAAS, AI and additionally on improving software engineering processes, optimizing time-to-market, and mentoring software engineers across organization.

What you’ll do here:

• Own the technology direction and roadmap for the technology assets for Finance & Reinsurance.
• Collaborates closely with senior leadership and principals to develop and implement strategic initiatives and roadmaps that drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and contribute to maintaining the competitive edge in the market.
• Own the Platform performance, scalability and other aspects.
• Serve as the technical authority and decision-maker for key architecture and design initiatives, especially those that are of high risk or new technology.
• Act as a Force Multiplier: Leverage your extensive expertise to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of the entire engineering team. Foster a culture of innovation and excellence by mentoring colleagues, streamlining processes, introducing best practices, and driving architectural improvements that enable the team to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently.
• Hands on Keyboard technical proficiency. Serves as a trusted advisor, leveraging technical expertise to own and make strategic decisions and initiatives and plays an important role in elevating technical decision-making process and acts as a technological leader.
• Promotes cross-team collaboration and drives technical direction across teams, functions, and products, ensuring decisions support overall business and technology strategy.
• Develop shared software engineering frameworks, APIs, and toolkits to streamline integration into production applications.
• Define and enforce software engineering best practices, ensuring consistency across model development, deployment, and monitoring.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement and act as an agent of change by championing innovative ideas and initiatives to improve processes.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices, assess the potential impact of new technologies on the organization and recommend adoption strategies.
• Coordinate with experts in various technical forums, both internally and externally. Recognized as an active member of the tech community and promotes technology within and outside the organization.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Compute Science, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in technical leadership role.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and system design patterns and AI/ML concepts and frameworks.
• Extensive expertise in Oracle Fusion ERP, Oracle EPM and Oracle FDI.
• Expertise in implementing IFRS17 solutions such as SAS IFRS17 or other IFRS17 solutions.
• Expertise in data technologies such as Databricks, Python, Informatica Intelligent Cloud services (CAI & CDI).
• Deep expertise with Angular, Java, Spring, Spring boot, Database (SQL & NoSQL) and experience with Cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to design scalable, resilient systems in production environments.
• Extensive knowledge of DevSecOps and observability tools.
• Proven leadership in mentoring software engineers and building global technical communities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to bridge the gap between software development teams and business leaders.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

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Il s’agit d’un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en plein croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.