Lead Full Stack Software Engineer - Hybrid
Canadian Retirement
Are you a passionate software engineering leader who enjoys building modern cloud-based solutions while mentoring and elevating development teams? Join our Canadian Retirement Technology team and play a key role in designing, delivering, and evolving digital capabilities that improve the experience of our customers and business partners.
As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer , you will provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, partnering with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to build secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. You’ll influence engineering practices, drive architectural decisions, and help foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Lead the design, development, and delivery of full-stack applications using Java (Spring Boot) and React .
Architect and build scalable cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure , leveraging services such as AKS, App Service, Azure SQL, and Service Bus.
Guide engineering teams through architecture reviews, technical decision-making, and implementation best practices.
Mentor and coach developers through code reviews, pair programming, and ongoing technical leadership.
Promote software quality through automated testing, observability, and modern engineering practices.
Drive DevOps adoption, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Support production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and lead efforts to improve reliability and performance.
Balance delivery priorities with long-term architectural health and technical debt management.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience.




~2+ years of experience in a technical leadership, lead developer, or mentorship capacity.

Technical Expertise
Robust hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot) and React .
Proven experience developing and operating cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure .
Experience with CI/CD pipelines , DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Expertise working with relational databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL .
Experience with Docker , Kubernetes , and modern container-based deployment strategies.
Strong understanding of software design principles, application security, and performance optimization.
Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence.
Experience leading architecture discussions and evaluating technical trade-offs.
Ability to establish and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.
Strong Agile delivery experience, including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passionate about continuous improvement, learning, and innovation.
Committed to quality-first engineering practices, including TDD and automation.
Values collaboration, transparency, accountability, and customer-centric thinking.
Additionally,



employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of Canadian Retirement technology while working with modern cloud platforms, talented engineering teams, and business leaders committed to innovation. If you’re excited about leading technical strategy, mentoring others, and delivering solutions that make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Estamos comprometidos con la equidad en las contrataciones, la retención de talento, el ascenso y la remuneración, y administramos todas nuestras prácticas y programas sin discriminación por motivos de raza, ascendencia, lugar de origen, color, origen étnico, ciudadanía, religión o creencias religiosas, credo, sexo (incluyendo el embarazo y las afecciones relacionadas con este), orientación sexual, características genéticas, condición de veterano, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, estado civil, estatus familiar, discapacidad, o cualquier otro aspecto protegido por la ley vigente.

113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD

El salario real variará según las condiciones del mercado local, la geografía y factores relacionados con el puesto como conocimientos, habilidades, requerimientos, experiencia y educación/formación. We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement ( .
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