Principal Software Engineer, MarTech Platforms & Digital Enablement

Role Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the technical strategy for Sun Life’s customer engagement and marketing technology platforms, driving the transition to a modern, composable, warehouse-native architecture.

What You Will Do

You will lead MarTech & Customer Engagement Engineering, define and execute technical strategy, design and implement capabilities, and establish reusable platform patterns.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a strong background in MarTech, software engineering, data platforms, and digital experience delivery, with experience in customer data platforms, journey orchestration, and personalization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience at a Staff, Principal, or equivalent technical leadership level
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake or modern cloud data platforms
• Expertise in warehouse-native activation and composable architecture patterns
• Strong understanding of customer data models, APIs, integrations, and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with Kafka, streaming technologies, and modern data ecosystems
• Strong hands-on experience with Java / Spring Boot / Python JavaScript / TypeScript APIs and Microservices Docker and Kubernetes
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and engineering best practices
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes
• Experience mentoring engineers and building high-performing technical teams

Benefits

• Base Pay range: $100,000 – $143,000
• Eligible for various incentive plans
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Diversity and inclusion
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Artificial intelligence support for candidate sourcing and screening

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