Platform Engineer developing full-stack software solutions for Store and POS platforms at Canadian Tire. Leading a team in strong engineering practices and project delivery for retail systems.
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and evolution of full-stack software solutions for Store and POS platforms.
Serve as the technical leader for a team of developers, providing hands-on guidance, mentorship, and code review across all phases of the SDLC.
Drive strong engineering practices including clean architecture, test automation, secure coding, and maintainable design.
Design and build backend services, APIs, and integration layers that support reliable transaction processing and in-store workflows.
Ensure solutions are designed for store environments, including high availability, low latency, intermittent connectivity, and operational resilience.
Provide technical input into backlog refinement, estimates, delivery planning, and dependency management.
Act as a trusted technical partner to business stakeholders, clearly communicating constraints, trade-offs, risks, and implementation options.
Establish and uphold engineering standards for source control, branching strategies, automated testing, and documentation.
Design systems with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and transaction integrity.
Support incident triage and root-cause analysis, driving code-level and design improvements to prevent recurrence.
Requirements
Strong, hands-on experience as a full-stack software engineer and technical leader.
Deep understanding of object-oriented design, application architecture, and modern engineering practices.
Proven ability to lead teams through the full SDLC, delivering high-quality, production-ready software.
Experience working with integration-heavy, distributed, and business-critical systems.
Strong understanding of performance optimization, resiliency patterns, and error handling.
Experience with one or more object-oriented languages, such as Java (Spring Boot) and C++
Experience with frontend or client-side development using frameworks such as: Angular or Flutter
Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and DevOps tooling as they relate to application delivery.
Experience developing applications that run in containerized or cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments, supporting multiple squads and shared dependencies.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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