Wiser Solutions is the global leader in omnichannel retail intelligence, empowering over 750 global brands and retailers to gain a decisive advantage at every consumer decision point. Every day, Wiser collects and analyzes billions of online and in-store data points with 98% accuracy, offering a single trusted source of insights into pricing dynamics, promotional effectiveness, competitive activity, and retail execution. Their portfolio of market-proven solutions equips brands and retailers to proactively guide, not just follow, the consumer journey, ensuring optimal visibility, execution, and profitability across every retail touchpoint.
Location of Job: Remote- Canada
As Principal Software Architect at Wiser Solutions, you will serve as a senior technology leader who connects strategic vision with hands-on execution. This role is ideal for an architect who thrives in guiding large-scale platform evolution, mentoring technical teams, and solving complex engineering problems with practical, modern solutions.
You will partner closely with engineers, managers, and executives to shape architecture, drive technical transformation, and ensure cost-efficient, scalable, cloud-native solutions across our platform.
This role is ideal for someone who:
Architectural Leadership & Strategy
Review designs, epics, and proposals to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Lead and facilitate design reviews, guiding teams on microservices, DDD, hexagonal architecture, and event-driven design
Cloud & Platform Excellence
Cross-functional Collaboration
Hands-on Technical Delivery
Experience & Leadership
Technical Expertise – Cloud & Infrastructure
Technical Expertise – Architecture & Development
Expertise in modern architectural patterns: microservices, hexagonal, DDD, bounded contexts, and event-driven approaches represented
Knowledge of relational, NoSQL, and search databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) and messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS)
Essential Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Key Success Indicators
On-Call:
This role requires being part of a manager on-call rotation. Manager on-call duty corresponds to being available to respond to escalations from the front-line on-call engineer for additional support on resolving critical system issues.
Other Duties - Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EEO STATEMENT - Wiser Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation of any kind. Wiser Solutions, Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, providing a work environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. All employment decisions at Wiser Solutions, Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family or parental status, disability, genetics, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by the state, federal, or local law. Wiser Solutions, Inc. will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on any of these characteristics.
Base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Pay is established on an individual basis after considering multiple factors such as relevant experience, education, and other qualifications. In addition, we take into account geographical differentials and make sure pay is equitable with our current staff. For this position, our hiring range for base annual pay is estimated to be CAD$180,000 to $210,000, at the time of this posting.
Performance-based discretionary bonuses and variable pay plans are available for some positions.
If you require accommodation to complete any part of the application process or need an alternative manner to apply, please contact us at USTalentAcquisition@wiser.com or call (855) 469-4737.
