Principal Software Engineer

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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US Technology, Infrastructure & Innovation (US TI&I) enables the continuous transformation of our Bank by accelerating the shift to digital, strengthening operational resilience, simplifying what we do, improving CIBC's speed to market and protecting our Bank's assets. The teams work to maximize the investment in resources and technology while building an appropriate balance between high-touch client service and our fiduciary responsibility to protect CIBC, our clients, and our shareholders from undue risk.

US Technology is a trusted strategic partner to CIBC's business and functional areas within the US Region. We ensure reliable business operations and strategic growth through innovative technology solutions and collaboration with the Enterprise. We are a business-aligned technology organization that assists the Bank in carrying out our purpose by developing and implementing technology solutions efficiently, reliably and securely while driving innovation and meeting control and regulatory obligations. 

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will join the Private, Personal, & Digital Banking Technology Team. You will work in a dynamic, fast-paced financial services environment. As part of our team, you will work on a team building a comprehensive digital banking platform solution for CIBC US, that meets the needs of both our private wealth and personal clients. This platform will focus on providing best in class User Experience (UX), functionality, and services to our customers.     

The Principal Software Engineer, is a seasoned professional in leadership and mentoring responsible for providing direct application delivery services and production support, undertaking new initiatives and base essential support applications. The role applies leadership skills and technical expertise to direct, manage and support large and critical applications on a day to day basis, leading internal change initiatives in alignment with ongoing technological changes.

You will have deep experience and expertise in designing and delivering solutions using modern software engineering practices and cloud technologies. You will build innovative solutions to solve exciting business problems, and continuously improve our customer's experience. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders on feature requirements and feedback. 

• Deliver solutions architecture and designs 

• Writes and debugs code for a product feature while defining coding standards and best practices. 

• Implement test automation and configure telemetry to continuously improve operational resilience  

• Continuously learning to grow your technical knowledge 

How you'll succeed

• Delivery Focused – Deliver solutions to