Lead Engineer, Credit Investments, Alternative Investments Technology

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide and participate in the end-to-end delivery and support of technology solutions and products that enable complex investment capabilities. You will provide technical leadership, drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement, and coach colleagues while partnering across Technology & Data and the business to deliver responsive, high-quality solutions.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field, such as Engineering or Computer Science
6+ years of relevant experience
Extensive experience with programming languages such as Python, C++ or Java
Strong knowledge of software development practices, including version control, testing methodologies and Agile development
Extensive experience developing clean, readable and well-documented code while adhering to established coding standards
Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance in a collaborative engineering environment

Responsibilities

Design, build, test and support technology solutions end-to-end to enable complex business capabilities in an Agile environment
Provide technical leadership and coaching, driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement within the team and influencing practices across Technology & Data
Apply an advanced understanding of the technology landscape and the business capabilities it supports to guide technical decisions and colleagues
Foster agility and innovation through experimentation, early feedback and responsiveness to evolving business needs
Frame complex problems clearly, engage colleagues in thoughtful problem-solving and build support for well-reasoned recommendations
Lead and facilitate root-cause analysis involving multiple teams to resolve complex technology issues
Build strong relationships and foster collaboration, feedback, learning and professional growth across business partners, Technology & Data teams and vendor partners