Principal Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Define and shape Masabi’s platform architecture, including the establishment of blueprints, standards, and best practices.

• Design and deliver scalable, resilient, and cost-effective services that align with the platform blueprint.

• Remain actively involved in coding and technical delivery, including conducting reviews and making targeted contributions.

• Identify and address complex platform challenges related to scalability, performance, resilience, and cost-efficiency.

• Serve as a senior technical advisor across engineering teams, providing support and influencing technical decisions.

• Contribute to the planning of the technical roadmap and prioritize platform enhancements.

• Assist with RFP estimation and technical scoping for intricate initiatives.

• Produce clear, high-quality technical documentation and architectural artifacts.

• Enhance the understanding and application of architecture throughout engineering and the broader business.

• Participate in and help shape technical forums and working groups, focusing on areas such as API and architecture governance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in designing and evolving distributed systems and microservices architectures.

• Experience operating at a Principal or Staff level, influencing technical direction across multiple teams or domains.

• Comfortable with hands-on contributions in coding, design, and delivery when necessary.

• Strong expertise with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and modern infrastructure practices.

• Proven background in data architecture, including data platforms, pipelines, warehousing, or data lakes.

• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.

• Contributions to engineering standards, architectural patterns, or platform direction.

• Interest in or exposure to AI-enabled systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• 20 days of vacation annually (in addition to public holidays). Our office is also closed between Christmas and New Year, totaling over 28 days of vacation.

• Private Healthcare and Life Insurance.

• Menopause support.

• Choice of workstation.

• Training allowance of up to CAD$1300 per year.

• CAD$325 per year for home office expenses.

• $50 CAD per month for team-building activities.

• Opportunity to work from any country in the world for up to 3 months per year.

• Enhanced family leave.