Principal, Software Engineering – Shared Services

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)  161,
Annual Bonus Target, Based On The Base Salary, With a Potential Payout Of Up To Double The Target (subject To Personal And Company Performance)
20%
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’re looking for a Principal, Software Engineering to join our Shared Services team!
This role reports directly to the Vice-President, Software Engineering Shared Services.
The Shared Services organization at Intact provides reusable enterprise platforms and capabilities used across multiple business areas. Its portfolio typically includes content and document services, customer and reference data, decision-support technology, product configuration, integration services, distributor platforms, and a mix of modern and legacy platforms. The organization acts as a central point of engagement for shared demand and is evolving these capabilities into secure, resilient, independently deployable services with clear ownership, roadmaps, service boundaries, and measurable outcomes.
The Principal, Software Engineering is the most senior hands‑on technical leader in the Shared Technology Services organization. The role works across platforms, products, and teams to solve complex business and engineering problems, set technology direction, and improve the productivity and effectiveness of the broader engineering community.
Technical credibility comes from sustained, current contribution: writing production code, pairing with engineers, reviewing designs and code, resolving high-risk problems, and proving new approaches in working software.
This role combines deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, business acumen, and mentorship. It is distinct from an architecture governance role: the Principal remains engaged from technical strategy and design through implementation, production readiness, and continuous improvement. The role helps shared technology services operate as dependable enterprise platforms rather than a collection of project-specific solutions.
Hands‑On Engineering  What you’ll do here:
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