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Description
- Wiser Solutions is a global leader in omnichannel retail intelligence, providing insights into pricing, promotions, and retail execution for over 750 brands and retailers.
- The Principal Software Architect role involves connecting strategic vision with hands-on execution, guiding large-scale platform evolution, mentoring teams, and solving complex engineering problems.
- The candidate will partner with engineers, managers, and executives to shape architecture, drive technical transformation, and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions.
- Responsibilities include making architectural decisions, leading design reviews, driving modernization, designing Kubernetes-based solutions on AWS, optimizing cloud costs, and mentoring engineers.
- The role requires proficiency in multiple programming languages (TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Go), experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud infrastructure, and high-scale distributed systems.
- Soft skills include excellent communication, mentorship, adaptability, and collaboration.
- The position involves on-call rotations and requires 10+ years of experience in software architecture, deep AWS and Kubernetes expertise, and strong leadership abilities.
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Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in software architecture, including senior/principal level
- Ability to influence and shape architectural direction at organizational scale
- Proven track record leading technical transformation initiatives
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Deep expertise in AWS and Kubernetes
- Experience with multiple cloud vendors and multi-cloud approaches
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and cloud cost optimization
- Expertise in modern architectural patterns: microservices, hexagonal, DDD, event-driven
- Familiarity with enterprise architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)
- Strong programming background in TypeScript, Node.js, or Python; Go is a bonus
- Experience building high-scale distributed systems
- Knowledge of relational, NoSQL, and search databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
- Experience with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS)
- Proficiency in continuous delivery, deployment pipelines, and automated testing
- Exceptional communication skills
- Ability to mentor and inspire teams
- Adaptability in fast-changing environments
- Collaborative and detail-oriented mindset
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Benefits
- Competitive salary with estimated annual pay CAD$180,000 to $210,000
- Performance-based discretionary bonuses
- Variable pay plans
- On-call rotation support
- Equal Opportunity Employer commitment