Remote Engineering Jobs in Delson, QC

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

161,600 - 197,500

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

20%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

Principal, Software Engineering – InsurTech Finance Core Systems

About the role:

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership across Intact’s InsurTech Finance Core Systems.

This is a senior individual contributor role with broad technical influence. You will remain hands-on through prototyping, targeted code reviews, and technical troubleshooting when needed, while helping shape architecture, technology strategy, and engineering practices across the organization.

You will help solve complex engineering challenges, advance technology strategy, and raise the technical capabilities of the teams around you through expertise, collaboration, and influence.

What you’ll do here:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership through prototyping, targeted code reviews, and technical troubleshooting when needed to address difficult, complex challenges.
• Lead the resolution of high-severity issues involving performance, reliability, security, cloud costs, data quality, and complex integrations across finance systems.
• Define architecture, technical standards, and technology roadmaps for Finance Core Systems.
• Design scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective solutions for data pipelines, high-volume transaction processing, and large-scale online and offline finance calculations.
• Implement practical AI and agentic AI solutions, including frameworks and guardrails that improve engineering productivity.
• Research emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concepts that support innovation and business outcomes.
• Communicate technical decisions clearly, build alignment through influence, and mentor senior engineers and technical leaders.

What you bring to the table:

• Senior or Principal-level experience in software engineering, architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong hands-on engineering experience, including prototyping, targeted code reviews, technical troubleshooting, and resolving complex production issues.
• Proven expertise in system design, architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, security, observability, data pipelines, and high-volume transaction processing.
• Experience designing and operating systems that support large volumes of online and offline financial calculations and transactions.
• Practical experience implementing AI or agentic AI solutions in products, platforms, or engineering processes.
• Expert hands-on experience with Python and Node.js is a strong asset.
• Experience with Oracle ERP, SAS, Databricks, and Snowflake is an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs clearly to executive stakeholders.
• A collaborative, low-ego, and people-first approach, with the ability to mentor others and lead through influence rather than formal authority.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering; a master’s degree or higher is an asset.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

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