What is the Opportunity?
We’re looking for a talented and passionate Senior Software Developer to join our team. Our team is designed to deliver products throughout the client’s journey, not projects; each squad is setup for agility and continuous delivery and then empowered with autonomy to chart their own course to success. As an engineer you will work as part of a small, autonomous, agile team delivering both internal and external applications; built on a modern hybrid cloud platform using the latest micro-services architecture. We believe in the power of working together, you’ll get to work with your peers, business partners and RBC’s tech community and you’ll have the opportunity to grow and expand your capabilities. Join our team today and magnify your impact influencing the future of banking on a global scale.
What will you do?
Code/design for small to large projects/programs identifying, tracking and resolving technical issues
Contribute to successful solution development and delivery by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies
Stay open-minded and look beyond your stack to solve complex problems
Actively seek out knowledge about new technologies and how they can be used to solve current and foreseeable challenges.
Provide input and work with other teams in creating new and modifying existing database or infrastructure objects based on required functionality
Participate in walkthrough reviews of all technical design, specifications, programs and unit test plans
Assist the DevOps/support teams in various activities, such as troubleshooting high priority implementation issues, production investigations, etc.
Ability to simplify complex problems and communicate them in plain language
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
4+ years’ experience in Java development with Spring Boot framework
Solid understanding and hands on of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
Working knowledge of the Java programming language and supporting frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Spring cloud, Spring Batch.
Hands on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting RESTful API and interface specifications (Swagger, RAML, SOAP)
Familiar with J2EE and Struts
Experience RDBMS database – DB2, MS SQL etc. Database Query performance tuning experience
Experience working with DevOps pipelines (Git, Maven, Jenkins), continuous integration/delivery, automated testing (unit, functional, performance)
Experience working with security gateways and protocols (JWT, Oauth2.0, SSL Certificates)
Experience working within professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing
Experience with code merging and branching methodologies using Git and code release process.
Working knowledge of web-based application architectures and frameworks (including Angular or React) and the way it integrates with services.
Leverage Open-Source technology and contribute to open source where possible
Experience supporting production-level monitoring software (Dynatrace).
Nice-to-have:
Object Oriented coding practices, including strong design patterns knowledge, refactoring, clean code.
Experience working with Kafka, MySQL, Non-relational databases, Caching
Experience in BDD and TDD methodologies
Working experience in one or more of:
Algorithm design and optimization
Large-scale systems
Parallel or distributed systems
RDBMS and/or modern scale-out repositories (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
Experience building message driven architectures (Kafka)
Micro-service design and implementation (load balancing, discovery, resiliency)
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
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 take on progressively greater accountabilities
Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
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Job Skills
Active Learning, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Additional Job Details
RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO
Toronto
Canada
37.5
Full time
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Regular
Salaried
2026-07-17
2026-08-01
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
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.
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