Senior Software Developer, Data Engineering Team

Intact Financial Corporation; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 118,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider based in Montreal is seeking a Data Engineer. The role involves designing and delivering efficient data pipelines, implementing best practices, and leading data engineering initiatives. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, with over 6 years of experience in software and data engineering. Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ETL and data warehousing principles are essential. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive salary between $118,700 and $145,100.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Annual bonus

Pension offerings

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in Software Engineering / Data Engineering / ETL development / Data Warehousing.
• Understanding of software design patterns.
• Bilingualism required for Quebec candidates.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design, development, and delivery of data pipelines.
• Implement industry best practices in data engineering.
• Lead initiatives to grow the data engineering practice.

Skills

Python programming language

Data Engineering

Software Engineering

ETL development

Agile methodology

OOP principles

SOLID principles

PySpark Framework

Basic machine learning understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or Software Engineering

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.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to): 118,700 - 145,100

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 12%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long‑term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35‑hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We are looking for someone with data engineering with a strong software engineering background, analysis and technical leadership backgrounds for our teams.

Our data science lab is one of the largest in the country, and data engineering is one of its main pillars. We have big ambitions and want you to be part of them. Will you join us?

Here’s a sneak peak.

On a day‑to‑day basis, we primarily use cloud Databricks, Amazon Web Services, and Snowflake. Python is our favorite language! We are responsible for ingesting data from many difference sources, but also build complex transformation steps on the data, to provide our scientists quality data that is ready for machine learning and GENAI.

In this mission, you will be supported by business analysts and architects. We use Agile as our organizational methodology, with the support of our product owners and our scrum masters.

What you’ll do here:

• With your team, you will participate in the analysis design, development, and delivery of efficient, effective, and secure data pipelines.
• Building on your experience, you will have the opportunity to participate in the implementation of industry best practices.
• Through your leadership, you will be an agent of change who will grow our data engineering practice to make our lab an industry benchmark.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 6+ years experience in Software Engineering / Data Engineering / ETL development / Data Warehousing.
• Understanding of software design pattern, OOP and SOLID principles.
• Strong proficiency in the Python programming language and the PySpark Framework.
• Basic understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence is a nice to have.

• 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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Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.

EEO & Diversity Commitment

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.