Principal, Software Engineering – Finance & Reinsurance

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Toronto, Ontario, CAN:
Montréal, Quebec, CANtime type:
Full time posted on:
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End Date:
January 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R150604
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*** 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:
*** Software Engineering
** Own the technology direction and roadmap for the technology assets for Finance & Reinsurance.
* Collaborates closely with the 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 IFRS
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