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About the Role

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to define and evolve target architectures, lead the design of complex systems, and establish engineering standards. This role is crucial for modernizing financial services using AI and driving unparalleled customer experiences.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve target architecture for your domain in alignment with Enterprise Architecture and executive leadership.
Lead the design of high-risk, complex systems with strict requirements for availability, low latency, security, and regulatory compliance.
Identify systemic technical risks across Pods, building business cases and technical roadmaps to address them.
Translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and communicate architectural trade-offs to senior leadership.
Establish engineering standards, patterns, and reference implementations that scale beyond a single Pod.
Provide technical leadership on platform migrations monolith-to-microservices modernization, and build-versus-buy decisions.
Coach and grow senior developers and technical leads, driving architectural alignment without formal authority.
Serve as an escalation authority for severe production incidents, leading systemic remediation efforts across platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
9+ years of professional software development experience with a sustained track record of technical leadership.
Expert-level command of distributed systems design (consistency, resilience, scaling, failure modes).
Demonstrated architectural ownership for large, business-critical production platforms.
Extensive cloud-native architecture experience (GCP preferred), including multi-region, high-availability, and cost-aware design.
Proven ability to influence and align engineers, architects, and product leaders without relying on formal authority.
Experience with CI/CD at scale.

Skills

Distributed systems design
Cloud-native architecture
GCP
CI/CD at scale
Brokerage systems
Capital markets systems
Trading systems
Payments systems
Highly regulated financial environments
High-frequency data streaming
Real-time market data
Low-latency execution systems
Monolith-to-microservices modernization
Application security
Threat modeling
DevSecOps
Open-source contributions
Patents
Industry speaking

Location

Toronto, ON (5700 Yonge St)
Calgary, AB

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Principal
9+ years of professional software development experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Salary/Compensations

$130,000 - $175,000

Benefits

Health & wellbeing resources and programs
Paid vacation, personal, and sick days
Competitive compensation and benefits packages
Competitive incentive (bonus) program

About the Company

Questrade Financial Group (QFG) provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more through its companies: Questrade, Questbank, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust Company, Zolo, and Flexiti.
We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure.
At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services.
Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits.
Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment.
Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in.
Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.

Equal Opportunity

At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.
Questrade Financial Group companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review.
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.