Principal Engineer shaping cloud - native strategy and architecture at Xero, a platform serving small businesses. Guiding scalable software delivery, technical excellence, and engineering talent across teams.
About the role
- Lead Full Stack Software Engineer at Perch, shaping a new engineering team for mortgage decision support. Collaborating on core platform features and technical leadership with modern technologies.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical execution of systems and make sure they evolve in a predictable, well-structured way.
- Provide oversight across engineers on the team, validating scoping, risk assessment, and breakdown of unknowns.
- Support the growth of engineers at all levels through design guidance and mentorship.
- Spot systemic risks and cross-goal dependencies early, before they turn into blockers.
- Design, build, and maintain features across Angular, Node.js/Express, and PostgreSQL.
- Improve DevOps and CI/CD infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.
- Run rapid prototyping efforts to validate new ideas quickly, using AI tools and whatever tech fits the problem.
- Work closely with product, design, and business stakeholders to turn goals into clear technical plans.
Requirements
- Living and eligible to work in Canada.
- You've operated at a Lead or strong Senior level before, owning system-level technical execution and not just shipping individual features.
- Strong with Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, and Express.
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar).
- You know how to structure initiatives: breaking unknowns into investigations, scoping tasks into goals, and building realistic timelines.
- You've provided oversight to other engineers before, whether that's validating designs, reviewing estimates, or coaching through tough problems.
- Comfortable picking up new technologies quickly, including AI-assisted development tools.
- You communicate well with both technical and non-technical people.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
Benefits
- Fully remote, flexible hours.
- You'd be shaping a new team from the ground up, with real ownership and influence over how it operates.
- Perch has a defined engineering career ladder with transparent salary bands, so your path forward is clear.
- The work matters: you're helping Canadians navigate one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives.
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