Lead Engineer, TFM, Risk & Total Fund Management Technology
About the role
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 in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, São 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.
Team Description
The Total Fund Management Technology team supports the enterprise-level investment structure and processes for managing CPP Investments’ Total Portfolio. The team collaborates across investment, risk, and operations groups to integrate and optimize portfolio management workflows using modern, cloud-native technologies.
The TFM PM Engineering team builds platforms and analytical capabilities that enable portfolio construction, monitoring, and decision-making at scale, supporting the long-term objectives of the CPP Fund.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide and participate in building and supporting value-add technology solutions and products end-to-end. You will also demonstrate leadership and drive engineering excellence within your team and influence the same across the Technology & Data department.
Job Description: Major Accountabilities Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end software development lifecycle for complex initiatives, from problem framing and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and support
- Own technical designs and architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards
- Drive delivery accountability for technical outcomes, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs
- Apply and promote engineering best practices, including clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud-native design patterns
Solution Design & Engineering Excellence
- Design, build, test, and support high-quality backend, data-centric, and user-facing solutions in an Agile environment
- Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate complex portfolio management needs into effective technology solutions
- Drive experimentation and prototyping to validate ideas early and incorporate user feedback into solution design
- Lead root-cause analysis of production issues and implement sustainable fixes to improve platform stability and reliability
Leadership, Mentorship & Collaboration
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Influence technical direction beyond your immediate team through collaboration with peer engineering and data teams
- Build strong, trusted relationships with investment professionals, business partners, and technology stakeholders
- Act as a role model for CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance
Qualifications Required
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including leading complex technical initiatives
- Strong experience designing and building enterprise-grade systems using languages such as Python, Java, or C++
- Hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support
- Experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS, and modern DevOps practices
- Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit and integration), and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred / Assets
- Experience building data-intensive or analytical platforms in an investment or capital markets context
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools, including LLM-based coding assistants and agent-based or automated development workflows, to augment software design, development, and testing.
- Experience with frontend technologies such as Angular, React, or Dash
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
- Familiarity with BI and visualization tools such as QuickSight
Visit our LinkedIn Career Page or follow us on LinkedIn . 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.
Disclaimer: CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
About CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization with a vital purpose: to help provide a foundation on which Canadians build financial security in retirement. To help maximize the CPP Fund for generations to come, we invest across all major asset classes: public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments.
Commenting Policy Keep It Clean: Comments that include offensive, abusive, defamatory, obscene or inappropriate content will be deleted. Keep It Courteous: We do not permit personal attacks. Posts that attack representatives, including our Social Media Manager or other commenters, will be deleted. Keep It on Topic: Posts not relevant to the topic, or others’ comments, will be deleted. Keep Personal Information Private: Our social pages are public. For your own safety, do not post your personal information – or someone else’s. Such posts will be deleted. Keep it Spam-Free: Posts assumed to be spam will be deleted. Keep It Legal: Posts referencing illegal activity or ongoing legal matters, financial matters or internal business decisions will be deleted. Keep It Within Rules: We adhere to this social network’s Terms of Use and Code of Conduct. All comments are subject to those rules.
Opinions expressed on these pages are those of their respective users only and do not necessarily reflect the views of CPP Investments, its management or employees. We are not responsible for the content of comments on this page, and disclaim any and all liability to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Employees of CPP Investments, affiliated companies, representatives, dealers or agents, please note: Members of our Social Media Management team will handle any factual corrections and answer any comments as appropriate questions here. You are welcome to join the conversation but please disclose your affiliation with CPP Investments.
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Lead Engineer, TFM, Risk & Total Fund Management Technology
About the role
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 in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, São 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.
Team Description
The Total Fund Management Technology team supports the enterprise-level investment structure and processes for managing CPP Investments’ Total Portfolio. The team collaborates across investment, risk, and operations groups to integrate and optimize portfolio management workflows using modern, cloud-native technologies.
The TFM PM Engineering team builds platforms and analytical capabilities that enable portfolio construction, monitoring, and decision-making at scale, supporting the long-term objectives of the CPP Fund.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide and participate in building and supporting value-add technology solutions and products end-to-end. You will also demonstrate leadership and drive engineering excellence within your team and influence the same across the Technology & Data department.
Job Description: Major Accountabilities Technical Leadership & Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end software development lifecycle for complex initiatives, from problem framing and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and support
- Own technical designs and architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards
- Drive delivery accountability for technical outcomes, proactively managing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs
- Apply and promote engineering best practices, including clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, and cloud-native design patterns
Solution Design & Engineering Excellence
- Design, build, test, and support high-quality backend, data-centric, and user-facing solutions in an Agile environment
- Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate complex portfolio management needs into effective technology solutions
- Drive experimentation and prototyping to validate ideas early and incorporate user feedback into solution design
- Lead root-cause analysis of production issues and implement sustainable fixes to improve platform stability and reliability
Leadership, Mentorship & Collaboration
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Influence technical direction beyond your immediate team through collaboration with peer engineering and data teams
- Build strong, trusted relationships with investment professionals, business partners, and technology stakeholders
- Act as a role model for CPP Investments’ Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance
Qualifications Required
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including leading complex technical initiatives
- Strong experience designing and building enterprise-grade systems using languages such as Python, Java, or C++
- Hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support
- Experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS, and modern DevOps practices
- Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit and integration), and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred / Assets
- Experience building data-intensive or analytical platforms in an investment or capital markets context
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools, including LLM-based coding assistants and agent-based or automated development workflows, to augment software design, development, and testing.
- Experience with frontend technologies such as Angular, React, or Dash
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
- Familiarity with BI and visualization tools such as QuickSight
Visit our LinkedIn Career Page or follow us on LinkedIn . 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.
Disclaimer: CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
About CPP Investments | Investissements RPC
CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization with a vital purpose: to help provide a foundation on which Canadians build financial security in retirement. To help maximize the CPP Fund for generations to come, we invest across all major asset classes: public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments.
Commenting Policy Keep It Clean: Comments that include offensive, abusive, defamatory, obscene or inappropriate content will be deleted. Keep It Courteous: We do not permit personal attacks. Posts that attack representatives, including our Social Media Manager or other commenters, will be deleted. Keep It on Topic: Posts not relevant to the topic, or others’ comments, will be deleted. Keep Personal Information Private: Our social pages are public. For your own safety, do not post your personal information – or someone else’s. Such posts will be deleted. Keep it Spam-Free: Posts assumed to be spam will be deleted. Keep It Legal: Posts referencing illegal activity or ongoing legal matters, financial matters or internal business decisions will be deleted. Keep It Within Rules: We adhere to this social network’s Terms of Use and Code of Conduct. All comments are subject to those rules.
Opinions expressed on these pages are those of their respective users only and do not necessarily reflect the views of CPP Investments, its management or employees. We are not responsible for the content of comments on this page, and disclaim any and all liability to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Employees of CPP Investments, affiliated companies, representatives, dealers or agents, please note: Members of our Social Media Management team will handle any factual corrections and answer any comments as appropriate questions here. You are welcome to join the conversation but please disclose your affiliation with CPP Investments.