Principal Software Developer, AI Enablement

This salary range reflects our reasonable estimate for the role. Final compensation may vary based on your experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

• Additional Requirements : Employment is subject to successful completion of reference checks and a Canadian criminal background check.

Please submit your resume and cover letter in PDF format.

In your cover letter, feel free to include :

• Why you’re interested in joining Safe Software.
• How your background or potential aligns with the role, even if you don’t meet every requirement.

Principal Software Developer, AI Enablement

As a Principal Software Developer, AI Enablement, you will define and lead the architectural direction for critical systems and long-term platform evolution. You’ll work across teams to align technology decisions with Safe Software’s vision, ensuring solutions are technically sound, scalable, and customer-focused.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of strategic initiatives, provide architectural oversight, and mentor other senior developers and technical leaders. Your work will enable consistent, high-quality development practices and support the sustainable growth of our platform and products.

This is a hands-on, high-impact position for someone who brings deep technical expertise, strong collaboration skills, and a passion for building systems that stand the test of time. You’ll act as a trusted advisor across departments and play a key role in aligning technical and product priorities.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you bring the skills and experience to help shape our technical direction—even if your path has been non-traditional—we encourage you to apply.

About The Team

Our development teams build industry-leading tools that help customers integrate and transform data across hundreds of formats and systems. We’re committed to technical excellence, inclusive collaboration, and continuous learning.

As a Principal Software Developer, AI Enablement, you’ll work across Safe Software’s engineering organization, collaborating with Product, UX, and leadership to guide critical decisions. You’ll be part of a supportive, growth-oriented culture that values innovation, integrity, and teamwork.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Software Development Manager, Flow, you will :

• Define and guide the long-term technical strategy for key areas of Safe’s platform.
• Lead foundational and cross-functional initiatives that have broad technical and organizational impact.
• Provide architectural guidance and system design leadership across multiple teams.
• Align technical solutions with product goals, customer needs, and business priorities.
• Act as a mentor to Staff, Senior Staff, and Senior Developers, supporting their growth and impact.
• Identify systemic challenges and lead efforts to improve code quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, practices, or tools to drive innovation.
• Represent technical perspectives in strategic planning, risk assessment, and roadmap development.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

At Safe Software, we welcome diverse backgrounds and experiences. While not all candidates will have everything listed, the most successful candidates will bring many of the following :

What We’re Looking For :

• 12+ years of experience in software development, including significant experience in technical leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and sustainable design practices.
• Experience guiding system design decisions that span multiple teams or product lines.
• Proficiency in core technologies such as C++, Python, JavaScript, or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex ideas and guide alignment.
• A collaborative, strategic mindset focused on long-term value and technical sustainability.

Nice to Have :

Familiarity with Safe Software’s core platform or similar technical domains.

Experience driving adoption of new tools, frameworks, or development patterns.

A track record of mentoring senior developers or leading architectural communities of practice.

Involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts or culture-building initiatives.

What You Can Expect

When you choose a career with Safe Software, you’re also choosing…

• Meaningful Work : Make a profound impact across our business, workplace and data integration product.
• A Supportive Environment : Feel empowered to share your ideas and implement them with high autonomy and team support.
• Social Responsibility : Become part of a team that findsmeaningful ways to give back. Take paid time off to volunteer for one of our Safe-organized opportunities that align with our core community initiatives.
• Learning & Career Development : We believe in your continuous learning and growth. Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.
• Flexible Working Hours : Flexible and remote-friendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Work when you want, and how you want to.
• Work-Life Balance : There's no place for burnout at Safe. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge, plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.
• Health & Wellness : Extended health, dental, health or lifestyle spending, and counseling benefits from day 1. That’s right, no waiting period.
• Family is important : We are dedicated to supporting our employees through parenthood and offer a Parental Leave Top-Up Program for new parents through childbirth or adoption.
• Shared Success : Share in Safe’s success with our bi-annual profit sharing and RRSP / TFSA matching program.
• An Accessible Commute : Regardless of your commute method, we’re located close to public transit, and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!