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About the Role
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide and participate in the end-to-end delivery and support of technology solutions and products that enable complex investment capabilities. You will provide technical leadership, drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement, and coach colleagues while partnering across Technology & Data and the business to deliver responsive, high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test and support technology solutions end-to-end to enable complex business capabilities in an Agile environment
- Provide technical leadership and coaching, driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement within the team and influencing practices across Technology & Data
- Apply an advanced understanding of the technology landscape and the business capabilities it supports to guide technical decisions and colleagues
- Foster agility and innovation through experimentation, early feedback and responsiveness to evolving business needs
- Frame complex problems clearly, engage colleagues in thoughtful problem-solving and build support for well-reasoned recommendations
- Lead and facilitate root-cause analysis involving multiple teams to resolve complex technology issues
- Build strong relationships and foster collaboration, feedback, learning and professional growth across business partners, Technology & Data teams and vendor partners
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field, such as Engineering or Computer Science
- 6+ years of relevant experience
- Extensive experience with programming languages such as Python, C++ or Java
- Strong knowledge of software development practices, including version control, testing methodologies and Agile development
- Extensive experience developing clean, readable and well-documented code while adhering to established coding standards
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance in a collaborative engineering environment
- Motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself
- Approach complex challenges with rigor
- Hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment
Skills
- Python
- C++
- Java
- Version control
- Testing methodologies
- Agile development
- Technical leadership
- Coaching
- Collaboration
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 6+ years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field, such as Engineering or Computer Science
Benefits
- Cutting-edge AI tools
- Dedicated learning time
- Practical support
About the Company
- Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.
- With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets.
- Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide.
- For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance.
- Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.
Equal Opportunity
- CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives.
- If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process.
- We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring.
- All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday.
- CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience.
- These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.