Lead Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Be a part of a team, Wealth Management Technology, to build and transform Backend Trading products for our clients. You will be heavily involved in shaping our RBC technology landscape, delivering key business values for our clients. Assist with integrating, extending our trading services, working with other trading applications and partners, within RBC and Capital Markets, and external vendor partners. We are looking for a lead senior software engineer, a seasoned technologist to build cutting-edge, products and solutions in cloud environments. You'll join a very dynamic, agile team to build brand new innovative products and solutions, to extend and transform existing services for quality client experiences. We operate in a dynamic, agile working environment, while leveraging the strength of innovative technology of RBC as a leading North American bank.

What Will You Do?

• As a Senior Java Software Engineer, collaborate with Solution Architects, Software Engineers, and others. You will lead the design and hands-on development of innovative, high performing trading solutions, build new and enhance existing trading products, integrating with other RBC systems vendor products. This role will encompass delivering Trading Backend products and services.
• As a Squad Lead, closely collaborate with Scrum Masters, lead agile team to manage and build, deliver from product backlogs. Provide planning and estimation of product work packages to meet user requirements and objectives within budget and on time. Work through sprints, leading the squad in their activities/tasks required in designing, building and unit testing products, delivery of products to QA and Production.
• Working with software engineers to analyse user needs, design and build products from business requirements. Lead in designs, solutions, adherence to technical roadmaps and solution architectures, creating and reviewing technical specifications, validation of designs, code implementations, reviewing tests, and code walkthroughs.
• Collaborate and incorporate inputs from cross-functional teams (product owners, compliance, security, DevOps, trading specialist, back office operations, quality engineers, solution architects)
• Deliver high quality, high performance, and highly observable solutions
• Provide third-level support of products as required

What Do You Need To Succeed?Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent.
• 10+ years in hands-on development of software solutions in cloud environment.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift, Java, Spring Frameworks
• Experience with LINUX/AIX
• Applied understanding of Microservices, RESTful APIs and Event Driven Designs
• Hands-on expertise in container deployments for Microservices
• Hands-on experience with building highly testable solutions and code quality metrics, using test Containers, Test automation, Simulators.