Job Description

Build Your Career at Informatica
We seek innovative thinkers who believe in the power of data to drive meaningful change. At Informatica, we welcome adventurous, work-from-anywhere minds eager to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our employees are empowered to push their bold ideas forward, and we are united by a shared passion for using data to do the extraordinary for each other and the world.
Principal Software Engineer - Toronto, Canada
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer candidate with experience in Java to join our team in Toronto, Canada as Hybrid.
You will report to the Senior Director, Development.
Principal Software Engineer - Toronto, Canada
You will implement product features based on high-level design and technical specifications while leading architectural decisions and contributing to technical best practices across the organization.
Technology You'll Use
Java, Spring Framework, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
Your Role Responsibilities? Here's What You'll Do
Technical Leadership

• Implement product features based on high-level design and technical specifications
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code while developing and maintaining comprehensive test suites
• Lead architectural decisions and design reviews for critical system components
• Contribute to technical best practices across the organization

Product Development

• Collaborate with product management and delivery teams to define and validate requirements
• Handle scoping, planning, and dependency management for owned features
• Manage both internal and external dependencies for feature delivery

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work effectively with geographically distributed, cross-functional teams
• Participate in strategic meetings, technical decision-making, and documentation reviews
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning and architectural evolution.

What We'd Like to See

• Experience working in XP (Extreme Programming) and TDD (test-driven development) environments
• Experience with big data technologies and platforms
• Cloud-based application/platform development experience
• Microservices architecture design and implementation
• DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development.

Role Essentials

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• 10+ years of software development experience required
• Proven track record in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.

Core Technical Skills

• Expert-level Java programming with deep understanding of:

• High-availability and scalability patterns
• Clustering and distributed systems
• Multi-threaded development and concurrency
• Performance optimization techniques
• Spring Framework expertise including Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Spring Data
• Kubernetes proficiency for container orchestration and cloud-native application deployment
• Experience with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, MongoDB)
• BA/BS or equivalent educational background, we will consider an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Minimum 8+ years of relevant professional experience

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit

Our DATA values are our north star and we are passionate about building and delivering solutions that accelerate data innovations. At Informatica, our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. So, if your experience aligns but doesn't exactly match every qualification, apply anyway. You may be exactly who we need to fuel our future with innovative ideas and a thriving culture.
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, brings data and AI to life by empowering businesses to realize the transformative power of their most critical assets. We pioneered the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud(TM) that manages data across any multi-cloud, hybrid system, democratizing data to advance business strategies. Customers in approximately 100 countries and more than 80 of the Fortune 100 rely on Informatica. . Connect with , , and . Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.(TM)

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