Principal Software Engineer

Join to apply for the Principal Software Engineer role at Informatica Build Your Career at Informatica We seek innovative thinkers who believe in the power of data to drive meaningful change. At Informatica, we welcome adventurous minds eager to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our employees are empowered to push their bold ideas forward, and we are united by a shared passion for using data to do the extraordinary for each other and the world. Principal Software Engineer - Toronto, Canada We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer candidate with experience in Java to join our team in Toronto, Canada as Hybrid. You will report to the Senior Director, Development. You will implement product features based on high‑level design and technical specifications while leading architectural decisions and contributing to technical best practices across the organization. Technology You’ll Use Java Spring Framework Kubernetes Elasticsearch MongoDB Your Role Responsibilities Technical Leadership Implement product features based on high‑level design and technical specifications Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code while developing and maintaining comprehensive test suites Lead architectural decisions and design reviews for critical system components Contribute to technical best practices across the organization Product Development Collaborate with product delivery teams to define and validate requirements Handle scoping and dependency management for owned features Manage both internal and external dependencies for feature delivery Work with geographically distributed, cross‑functional teams Participate in strategic meetings, technical decision‑making, and documentation reviews Contribute to technical roadmap planning and architectural evolution What We’d Like To See Experience working in XP (Extreme Programming) and TDD (test‑driven development) environments Experience with big data technologies Cloud‑based application/platform development experience Microservices architecture design and implementation DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development Role Essentials BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree 10+ years of software development experience required Proven track record in designing and implementing large‑scale distributed systems Core Technical Skills Expert‑level Java programming with deep understanding of:High‑availability and scalability patterns Clustering and distributed systems Multi‑threaded development and concurrency Performance optimization techniques Spring Framework expertise including Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Spring Data Kubernetes proficiency for container orchestration and cloud‑native application deployment Experience with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, MongoDB) Perks & Benefits Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans) Flexible time‑off policy and hybrid working practices Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP) Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit About Informatica Informatica, a Salesforce company, is a leader in enterprise AI‑powered cloud data management. Informatica helps organizations connect, manage, and unify their AI‑ready data through its data catalog, data integration, governance, quality and privacy, metadata management, and Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities. Informatica continues to support and integrate with a broad ecosystem of partners while helping customers unlock the full value of their data and AI. Our DATA values are our north star and we are passionate about building and delivering solutions that accelerate data innovations. At Informatica, our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. So, if your experience aligns but doesn’t exactly match every qualification, apply anyway. You may be exactly who we need to fuel our future with innovative ideas and a thriving culture. #J-18808-Ljbffr