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About the Role

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to make your mark on the future direction of our team. You will own the development lifecycle of critical back-end services, balancing hands-on technical contributions with team leadership. You will be encouraged to bring a product mindset, challenge the status quo, and embrace innovation through experimentation. Join our team today and help shape the future of global payments technology at RBC.

Responsibilities

Make hands-on code contributions to back-end applications within an Agile development team.
Lead a team of 3-5 developers, providing expert technical leadership and support in simplifying complex technical challenges.
Encourage cross-functional collaboration and contribute to a high-performing team culture.
Facilitate growth and continuous improvement through leading by example, mentorship, and timely feedback.
Experiment with emerging technologies and proof of concepts to help shape technical direction.

Requirements

Strong, hands-on experience with building modern Java cloud applications (12 factor applications).
Practical experience shipping various types of back-end applications (API, messaging, persistence, etc.) to production leveraging cloud native platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.).
Proficiency with leading a team through the full development lifecycle, from design to code to production.
Familiarity with various Agile delivery methodologies and SDLC optimization.
Deep understanding of microservices architecture.
3-5+ years of industry experience in senior or lead-level development roles.
Experience with applying emerging AI tools and techniques to generate production code.
Experience with system monitoring, introspection and observability (Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK, etc.).
Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, MQ).
Experience with microservices and distributed systems design (load balancing, discovery, resiliency, backpressure, performance tradeoffs).
Knowledge of the banking or financial services domain, especially money movement.

Skills

Active Learning
Agile Methodology
Apache Kafka
Application Integrations
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Business Outcomes
Detail-Oriented
Emerging Technologies
Enterprise Application Delivery
Git
Group Problem Solving
Java (Programming Language)
Programming Languages
RESTful APIs
Software Applications
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Spring Boot
Spring Framework
Structured Query Language (SQL)

Location

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
Toronto
Canada

Work Type

Full time

Experience Level

Senior
Lead

Benefits

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
Competitive compensation
Commissions
Stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
A world-class training program in financial services
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work

About the Company

We're envisioning and building the future of payments within RBC. Our clients rely on us to move money efficiently and securely, via seamless, intelligent solutions. Our people design, develop and support the technology that enables this.
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

Equal Opportunity

We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.