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Principal Software Development Engineer
Leads major projects and creates the development and delivery of quality software solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner. Research alternative technical solutions for changing business needs. Successfully lead definition, development, and delivery of major cross-department initiatives with broad scope and long-term business implications.
Collaborate with business and technical partners to identify and scope the opportunities, quantify costs, outline potential value and ROI, identify risks, perks, and constraints. Actively look for opportunities for Innovation and creative problem solving. Make presentations to the Senior Management, Business Owners and other Stakeholders and help them in decision making process.
Provide recommendation to Senior Management on selection of technologies and strategic technical direction for the department. Lead creation of roadmaps that align with the department strategy and long-term business vision and objectives. Lead implementation of processes and supporting tools per the evolving needs of the organization.
Identifying process gaps, provide estimates for business solutions, define the initial scope/requirements of the project, and manage the scope during the lifecycle of the project.
Plan overall project scope as well as define scope for each phase and iteration to meet business needs/time-to-market needs. Define and Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes in the department.
Ensure compliance to quality methodology and development of quality metrics by the team. Create guidelines, processes, and standards to ensure high overall quality of product and incident free deployment. Expertise with Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies.
Proven track record in selection and implementation of methodologies with focus on Lean methodology, delivery of High Efficiency Solutions leading to productivity gains is required. Proven capacity to lead and influence matrix based project team members and work as a member of a diverse and geographically distributed team. Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
Demonstrate ability to organize, manage, plan, and control several concurrent initiatives with conflicting needs. Candidate must possess a superior coding background with Java/Spring or Python. Additional required technical requirements are AWS, Databricks/Snowflake.
Experience using AI to assist in shaping/design applications as well as understand associated risks applicable to using AI. Proven ability to sell solutions, persuade cross-functional group, garner support for solutions and bring group to a consensus and strong ability in collection and formulation of data, development of Metrics and dashboard reporting.
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📌 Principal Software Development Engineer (Vancouver)
🏢 Mastercard
📍 Vancouver