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Added 3 days ago
SoC RTL Design Engineer
quadric, Inc
Remote, Canada
Remote
Quadric is building a revolutionary new processor-based SoC architecture. As a Staff SoC RTL Engineer, you will get in on the ground floor as a key member of our chip design team,…
Added 7 days ago
Staff Software Engineer
Affinity
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
Reporting to the Sr Engineering Manager, as a Staff Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to push our product in new directions while also shaping the next iterations of the…
Added 9 days ago
Staff Data Engineer
Jobber
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
Then Jobber might be the place for you! We’re looking for a new Staff Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Team.
Added 10 days ago
Junior Software Engineer Co-op (Collider)
Trulioo Co-op & Internship
Remote, Canada
Internship · Remote
We are looking to hire a goal-oriented, high-energy, Junior Software Engineer Co-op for the Collider team. Collider team is one of the engineering teams that work on our core backend…
Added 22 days ago
Software Engineer (Fraud & Risk)
Trulioo
Remote, Canada
$110,000 to $135,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
…open communication. Our offices support a hybrid model and staff typically work three days per week at a hub location. Join us where excitement meets innovation and contribute to a world…
Added 29 days ago
Software Engineer, Data Mining
NationGraph
Remote, Canada
$170,000 to $200,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
We’re looking for a Software Engineer, Data Mining to own one of the most important technical problems at NationGraph: building the systems that acquire public-sector information from…
Added 18 days ago
Senior Product Engineer II - Fullstack
Docebo
Remote, Canada
$123,400 to $164,500 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
As the Senior Product Engineer II, you bring expert-level proficiency across backend and frontend development with the ability to design, build, and evolve complete features from data and…
Added 29 days ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Found
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer who’s capable of balancing moving fast while moving safely, understands (and loves) SLOs and SLAs, and has experience scaling systems from 1 to…
Added 1 month ago
Senior Software Engineer, Security
Super.com
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
You'll report to our Staff Software Engineer - Security and work closely with product engineers, DevOps, and Fraud. Expect high autonomy, frequent collaboration, a fast pace, and reliance…
Added 1 month ago
Principal Software Engineer
Xello
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As our Principal Engineer, you'll be the visionary architect behind Xello's technological journey. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering you will be tasked with crafting our long-term…
Added 1 month ago
Staff Engineer, Web
Ground News
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As a Staff Engineer, you'll own the technical direction of the web properties that convert curious visitors into paying subscribers. You'll sit in the Frontend chapter, working day-to-day…
Added 1 month ago
Staff Engineer, Web Growth & Conversion
Ground News
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As a Staff Engineer, you'll own the technical direction of the web properties that convert curious visitors into paying subscribers. You'll sit in the Frontend chapter, working day-to-day…
Added 2 months ago
Staff Frontend Engineer
Ground News
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As a Staff Engineer, you'll own the technical direction of the web properties that turn curious visitors into engaged subscribers. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone…
Added 2 months ago
Staff Back End Engineer (Data Platform)
Forma.ai
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As a Staff Engineer, you are expected to operate with a high degree of ownership and trust. This includes proactively identifying architectural risks, surfacing edge cases or constraints…
Added 1 month ago
Staff Engineer, Web
Ground News
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
As a Staff Engineer, you'll own the technical direction of the web properties that convert curious visitors into paying subscribers. You'll sit in the Frontend chapter, working day-to-day…
Added 3 months ago
Lead Web3 Engineer
Gini Talent
Remote, Canada
$170,000 to $220,000 USD / year
Full-time · Remote
Previous experience serving as a Lead Engineer, Staff Engineer, Technical Lead, or similar role
Added 2 months ago
Principal Software Development Engineer - Applied AI
Wagepoint
Remote, Canada
$200,000 to $220,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
We’re looking for a talented Principal Software Development Engineer - Applied AI, who enjoys tackling hard problems and wants to create meaningful impact for small businesses across…
Added 3 months ago
Senior Product Designer
Relay
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
Stage 3: A 60-minute design review & live critique with our Director of Product Design, our Staff Design Engineer, and a Staff Product Manager.
Added 2 months ago
Staff Platform Engineer
Acquird.io
Remote, Canada
$200,000 to $250,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
You're a Lead/Staff level Backend Engineer who has spent most of your career at fast-scaling startups, taking products from zero to one with high ownership.
Added 2 months ago
Applications Development Senior Manager
Citi
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
…results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the…
Added 14 days ago
Staff Software Engineer
Purpose Unlimited
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
Full-stack depth - you move between frontend, backend, and infrastructure when the problem demands it.
Added 4 months ago
Staff Mobile Developer
OneVest
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
We are seeking an experienced Staff Mobile Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate loves working with technology and has a proven track record of leading, building and…
Added 15 days ago
Staff Engineer
Vantage
Remote, Canada
$180,000 to $220,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
Vantage is hiring a Staff Engineer. You help set technical strategy across teams and deliver it through direct implementation, broad technical leadership, or both.
Added 16 days ago
Staff Applied AI Engineer
Forward Financing
Remote, Canada
$180,000 to $240,000 CAD / year
Full-time · Remote
The Staff Software Engineer - Applied AI will architect and develop systems, tools and agents that leverage existing foundational AI models and deliver impactful AI-powered solutions. This…
Added 2 months ago
Principal Engineer - Platform & Data
Masabi
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
// We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join Masabi’s Architecture team.

Xello

Principal Software Engineer

Remote, Canada

Pay: The compensation range for this role is $180,000 - $220,000 CAD.
Job type: Full-time
Workplace: Remote
Apply by: Nov 17, 2026
Experience: A professional with 15+ years of software engineering experience, and at least 5 years at the staff or principal level in high-growth SaaS businesses or startups.
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 19, 2026

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Xello is looking for a Principal Engineer

Please note that this is a remote role open to candidates across Canada, with working hours aligned to the Eastern Time (ET) zone.
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Who are you?

As our Principal Engineer, you'll be the visionary architect behind Xello's technological journey. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering you will be tasked with crafting our long-term tech strategy. Every decision will help ensure we remain transformative and leaders in our space.

Your unique blend of strategic foresight and hands-on execution helps you show our teams how to navigate dynamic challenges with expertise and precision. Collaborating closely with senior leaders, your influence will be pivotal in raising the bar to the highest standards for code quality, architecture, and process.

Join us and champion Xello's transformative technical journey. Your expertise won’t just elevate our platform, it will profoundly impact the futures of students. You will help empower the next generation to plan and achieve their dreams.

Sound exciting to you? Read on!

What you’ll do…

Define and evolve Xello’s long-term technical roadmap, aligning it with product and business strategy.
Collaborate closely with the product, design, sales, and client-facing teams to ensure technology decisions support user needs and company growth.
Set technical direction across teams, guiding architecture toward scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
Partner with engineering leaders to lead the evolution of AI in the development lifecycle, establishing practical patterns, guardrails, and workflows that improve velocity, quality, and developer experience while managing risk appropriately.
Identify and prioritize technical debt, balancing long-term system health with ongoing product delivery.
Champion continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes in partnership with our DevOps team, ensuring our software solutions are highly available, performant, and secure.
Collaborate with QA to strengthen our quality strategy, emphasizing a proactive approach to reliability, security, and performance.
Lead design reviews, planning sessions, and critical discussions, fostering an environment where all voices are heard and effective compromises are made.
Help shape the development, alignment, and effectiveness of senior technical talent across the organization.
Play an instrumental role in our hiring strategy, ensuring we attract and retain the industry's top talent.

What we’re looking for…

A professional with 15+ years of software engineering experience, and at least 5 years at the staff or principal level in high-growth SaaS businesses or startups.
Demonstrated technical credibility in opinionated engineering environments, grounded in deep expertise in software development methodologies and best practices, with the ability to build trust through sound judgement, clear reasoning, and a strong track record of balancing quality, speed, and maintainability.
Comprehensive expertise across our technical stack, including C#/.NET for backend development, TypeScript and Angular for modern single-page applications, strong fluency in web standards and frontend architecture, proficiency with SQL and Redis, and deep experience building and operating systems in Azure.
Meaningful experience applying AI to engineering workflows, with sound judgement around tradeoffs, guardrails, and best practices, and a track record of using AI to reduce toil, improve quality, and increase team effectiveness.
A bias toward simplicity and pragmatism, with a track record of reducing complexity while enabling scale, resilience, and accelerating velocity.
Excellent conflict management and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate disagreement respectfully, evaluate competing ideas fairly, and drive evidence-based decisions.
The ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Empathy and collaboration skills, especially when working with sales, product, and design teams.
A commitment to staying up to date with the latest in technology, and the ability to assess its relevance to Xello’s objectives.

The compensation range for this role is $180,000 - $220,000 CAD. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience and expertise, as assessed during the interview process.

This position is a current vacancy and we are actively seeking to fill this role

We’re Xello - Join us!

We are Xello (CASCAID in the UK), the leading developer of future readiness programs in North America and the UK and soon the world! Our mission is to help anyone, anywhere in the world to create a successful future through self-knowledge, exploration, and planning.

We believe that by bringing our best selves to our work and collaborating with one another, we can change the world. We are a very diverse group of individuals who work hard, laugh often and share in each other’s lives. We are an inclusive, equal opportunity employer.

Embracing agile practices, an innovative mindset, and keeping our users at the heart of what we do, are just a few of the keys to our success.

In addition to working with leading technologies, we are committed to continuous learning and growth through internal/external training and mentoring, which includes a PD budget for every employee.

For our Canadian based staff, we also offer:

Flexible work arrangements including hybrid and remote
4 weeks of vacation
Employer-paid health and dental benefits
4-month top-up for parental leave
Group RRSP with 3% matching

For our US based staff, we also offer:

Remote work environment
4 weeks of vacation
80% employer-paid health benefits
4-month top-up for parental leave
401(k) with 3% matching

For our UK based staff, we also offer:

Remote work environment
28 days annual leave (inc. 3 days at Christmas) + bank holidays. With additional annual leave days added to reward long service

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Responsibilities

The Principal Software Engineer will define and evolve the long-term technical roadmap while setting architectural direction across teams. They will also partner with engineering leaders to integrate AI into development workflows and mentor senior technical talent.

Requirements

Candidates must have 15+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years at a staff or principal level in high-growth SaaS environments. Proficiency in C#/.NET, TypeScript, Angular, and Azure is required, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Skills

Software architecture
C#
.NET
TypeScript
Angular
SQL
Redis
Azure
CI/CD
AI integration
Technical strategy
Leadership
System design
Technical debt management
Communication
Collaboration

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements
4 weeks of vacation
Employer-paid health and dental benefits
4-month top-up for parental leave
Group RRSP with 3% matching
Professional development budget

Remote locations

Canada

Remote locations (standardized)

Canada

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Principal Software Engineer
SaaS
C#
.NET
TypeScript
Angular
SQL
Redis
Azure
AI
CI/CD
DevOps
Technical Strategy
Architecture
Technical Debt
Software Development
System Design
Scalability
Security
Performance
Agile
Leadership
Mentoring
Product Strategy
Cloud Computing

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