Principal, Software Engineering – CLSL
Intact
Date: 7 hours ago
City: Montreal, Quebec
Contract type: Full time
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 and mentorship, playing a critical part in driving innovation and delivering scalable, reliable systems.
The Principal will focus on solving complex business problems by leveraging fit for purpose technologies not limited to API, microservices, cloud, AI and additionally on improving software engineering processes, optimizing time-to-market, and mentoring software engineers across organization.
The Principal will lead and oversee complex engineering projects from conception through completion, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality and performance. The Principal will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that drive the company's success.
What You'll Do Here
Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.
Working Here Means You'll Be Empowered To Be And Do Your Best Every Day. Here Is Some Of What You Can Expect As a Permanent Member Of Our Team
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.
If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.
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 and mentorship, playing a critical part in driving innovation and delivering scalable, reliable systems.
The Principal will focus on solving complex business problems by leveraging fit for purpose technologies not limited to API, microservices, cloud, AI and additionally on improving software engineering processes, optimizing time-to-market, and mentoring software engineers across organization.
The Principal will lead and oversee complex engineering projects from conception through completion, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality and performance. The Principal will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the development of innovative solutions that drive the company's success.
What You'll Do Here
- Own the technology direction and roadmap for the technology assets for commercial and speciality lines.
- Collaborates closely with the senior leadership 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.
- 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 and facilitates cross-functional collaboration to ensure technical decisions support overall business strategy.
- Serves as a mentor and fosters internal growth as it relates to engineering capabilities within the team.
- 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.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer 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.
- Deep expertise with Angular, Java, 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 analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to tackle complex technical challenges and to navigate ambiguity.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to bridge the gap between software development teams and business leaders. Ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences.
- 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.
Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.
Working Here Means You'll Be Empowered To Be And Do Your Best Every Day. Here Is Some Of What You Can Expect As a Permanent Member Of Our Team
- A financial rewards program that recognizes your success
- An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased
- An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare
- Flexible work arrangements
- Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
- An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle
- Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues
- A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs
- Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities
- Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow
- A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.
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.
If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.
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