## Platform EngineerApplylocations:Calgary, AB:Toronto, ONtime type:Full timeposted on:Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply:End Date: June 16, 2026 (12 days left to apply)job requisition id:JR161127**What you'll do:****Software Development & Technical Leadership (Primary Focus)*** Lead the design, development, and evolution of full‐stack software solutions for Store and POS platforms.* Serve as the technical leader for a team of developers, providing hands‐on guidance, mentorship, and code review across all phases of the SDLC.* Drive strong engineering practices including clean architecture, test automation, secure coding, and maintainable design.* Make and guide technical decisions that balance delivery speed, solution quality, and long‐term sustainability.* Promote a language‐agnostic, OO‐driven approach, enabling teams to work effectively across backend, frontend, and client‐side technologies.**Store Platform Engineering*** Design and build backend services, APIs, and integration layers that support reliable transaction processing and in‐store workflows.* Contribute to solutions supporting in‐store mobile applications and store‐resident systems.* Ensure solutions are designed for store environments, including high availability, low latency, intermittent connectivity, and operational resilience.* Partner with Solution and Enterprise Architects to implement approved architecture patterns, standards, and reference designs.**Business & Delivery Collaboration*** Work closely with Product Owners and Project Managers to understand business requirements and translate them into transparent technical designs.* Provide technical input into backlog refinement, estimates, delivery planning, and dependency management.* Act as a trusted technical partner to business stakeholders, clearly communicating constraints, trade‐offs, risks, and implementation options.* Support predictable, high‐quality delivery aligned with both short‐term priorities and long‐term platform direction.**SDLC, Quality & Engineering Excellence*** Lead and continuously improve end‐to‐end SDLC practices, from design and implementation through testing, deployment,



and production support.* Establish and uphold engineering standards for source control, branching strategies, automated testing, and documentation.* Ensure solutions are well‐documented and support effective onboarding and long‐term maintainability.**DevOps Enablement (Supporting Focus)*** Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines that support rapid and safe application delivery.* Ensure systems are built with operability in mind, including deployment readiness, monitoring, and rollback capability.* Contribute to deployment strategies such as phased rollouts and controlled releases appropriate for store‐critical systems.**Reliability, Performance & Support*** Design systems with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and transaction integrity.* Support incident triage and root‐cause analysis, driving code‐level and design improvements to prevent recurrence.* Encourage observability practices that provide visibility into application behaviour across store locations.**Governance & Standards Adherence*** Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.* Provide practical feedback into standards and patterns based on hands‐on development experience.**What you bring:****Core Technical & Leadership Skills*** Strong, hands‐on experience as a full‐stack software engineer and technical leader.* Deep understanding of object‐oriented design, application architecture, and modern engineering practices.* Proven ability to lead teams through the full SDLC, delivering high‐quality, production‐ready software.* Experience working with integration‐heavy, distributed, and business‐critical systems.* Strong understanding of performance optimization, resiliency patterns, and error handling.**Languages & Frameworks (Nice to Have)*** Experience with one or more object‐oriented languages,



such as Java (Spring Boot) and C++* Experience with frontend or client‐side development using frameworks such as: Angular or Flutter* Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new languages and frameworks is more important than deep expertise in any single stack.**DevOps & Platform Awareness*** Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps tooling as they relate to application delivery.* Experience developing applications that run in containerized or cloud‐native environments (Docker, Kubernetes).* Familiarity with infrastructure‐as‐code and configuration‐driven environments is an asset.**Collaboration & Ways of Working*** Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments, supporting multiple squads and shared dependencies.* Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‐technical audiences.* Comfortable influencing outcomes without direct authority through technical credibility and collaboration.**Tools & Technologies*** Object‐oriented languages and frameworks such as Java (Spring Boot), C++, Angular, Flutter, or equivalent* CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps or Jenkins* Container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes* Monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, new relic or similar* Experience with retail store technology ecosystems (POS, in‐store mobility, edge or store‐resident systems) is a strong assetWe’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:* Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs* Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs* Other perks to support your well-being* Career growth opportunities and product discounts**Broadband Salary Range:** $79,000 – $131,000.Our typical *hiring range*is between $79,000 and $105,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Platform Engineer - C$79,000 - C$131,000 A Year (Winnipeg)
🏢 Canadian Tire Financial Services
📍 Winnipeg