Principal Software Engineer - Python
Veeva Systems5 months ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the full feature lifecycle from technical design and development through deployment, production support, and maintenance.
- Contribute daily production code using AI-assisted engineering tools and collaborate with Product Management and Development on technical solutions.
- Analyze complex problems rapidly and develop robust, scalable solutions for high-volume enterprise SaaS applications.
- Define, promote, and mentor teams on engineering best practices, coding standards, and AI-assisted engineering approaches.
- Perform comprehensive code reviews for engineers at all experience levels.
- Provide structured mentorship to develop engineering talent and improve team performance.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software development experience, including required production-level Python development.
- Extensive experience developing high-scale enterprise SaaS cloud applications.
- A proven track record architecting and building high-volume products at scale.
- Hands-on experience with current open-source tools and technologies, including Python, Git, FastAPI, and Pydantic.
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and elevate team performance.
- Strong adaptability to a fast-paced startup environment.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, along with high integrity and work ethic.
Benefits
- Work Anywhere flexibility, allowing work from home or in an office.
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
- Retirement programs.
- 1% charitable giving program.
- Potential eligibility for variable bonus and/or stock bonus in addition to base pay.
About Veeva Systems
Veeva Systems builds cloud software and data products for life sciences, including Veeva CRM and the Veeva Vault suite for clinical, regulatory, and quality operations. It sells subscriptions and services to biopharma and related companies to manage R&D, compliance, and commercial workflows. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Veeva is publicly traded on the NYSE and has operated as a Public Benefit Corporation since 2021.