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Principal, Software Engineering – Finance & Reinsurance

Job in Montreal, Montréal, Province de Québec, Canada
Listing for: Intact Financial Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, AI Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Montreal

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 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 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…
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