Principal Engineer - Platform & Data

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Engineer - Platform & Data based in Canada.

• This is a senior technical leadership role focused on shaping platform and data architecture across a broad engineering organization.
• You’ll influence architectural direction while remaining hands-on with design, code, reviews, and technical delivery.
• The role places particular emphasis on strengthening data architecture and how large-scale platform data is structured, stored, and used.
• You’ll guide complex decisions around scalability, reliability, performance, resilience, and cloud efficiency.
• You’ll work across teams to establish standards, clarify ambiguous problems, and turn technical challenges into practical solutions.
• The position offers broad ownership in a remote engineering environment that values strong judgment, collaboration, continuous learning, and pragmatic execution.
• You’ll also contribute to technical forums, roadmap planning, governance, and the evolution of engineering practices.