Senior Software Engineer, Total Fund Management Trading, Public Markets Technology

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization. When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians. CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach 3.6 trillion dollars in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, Sao Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast‑paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid‑flexible work environment with an emphasis on in‑person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

Role Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Total Portfolio Management, Public Markets Technology Team you will design, build, test and support value‑add technology solutions and products. You will also work in close partnership with business and technology teams and will acquire sufficient understanding of business and technology to apply critical thought to business and technology requests.

Accountabilities

• Design, build, test and support medium complexity technology solutions or enhancements with independence, to enable business capabilities, in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams
• Apply advanced understanding of engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement across the team through coaching and influencing
• Demonstrate a sufficient understanding of the technical landscape and the business capabilities it supports to apply critical thought to business requests
• Foster and enable agility and innovation through experimentation and early feedback ensuring responsiveness to evolving business needs
• Succinctly frame problems, engage appropriately with colleagues to think deeply about broad problems and gain buy‑in on well‑reasoned recommendations
• Facilitate root‑cause analysis of operational incidents impacting the products you support
• Demonstrate ability to independently research and master new complex technologies
• Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required
• Foster collaboration and mentorship promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth
• Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science)
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Extensive experience working with various programming languages (Python, C++, Java, etc.)
• Experience with software development concepts, including version control, testing methodologies, and agile development practices
• Ability to write clean, readable, and well‑documented code, while paying attention to details and adhering to coding standards

At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.