Lead Full Stack Engineer

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Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Global Wealth Engineering (GWE) teamis continuously modernizing and enhancing the client and account onboarding platforms for Scotia Wealth Management. Our group consists of several agile teams working closely together to deliver, support, and maintain the client and account onboarding systems to provide the best client experience.

The team is searching for a client-focused full stack engineer who is motivated to design and develop components of enterprise applications and providing consultative guidance on all project assignments. You will work as part of a team to ensure that the business and technical architecture of the delivered solution matches business requirements. You will be asked to take technical lead on various aspects of design, development and mentoring of resources while working with architects, developers, key business stakeholders, various technical support teams across the Bank, regulatory and compliance groups, and senior leadership.

We are looking for an energetic and ambitious individual looking to make a difference for our clients.

• Lead by example in designing, developing, and implementing scalable, performant, and cost-effective full-stack solutions for internal and external-facing applications.
• Establish and maintain coding standards, design guidelines, and best practices across the engineering team.
• Drive the development of microservices-based architectures, Backend-for-Frontender (BFF) layers, and service-oriented solutions that integrate with RESTful APIs and event streaming platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (front-end, back-end, cloud, security, and Dev Ops) to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Apply deep technical expertise to architect and implement solutions using modern frameworks such as React, Next.js, Node.js, and Java/Spring Boot, while ensuring security and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership during design reviews, code reviews, and solution architecture discussions, ensuring adherence to standards.
• Support CI/CD pipeline development, automated testing, and deployment strategies for multi-cloud environments.
• Ensure solutions meet security-first principles, including encryption, identity management, and secure API design.
• Challenge the status quo and provide logical and rational feedback on business requirements to ensure quality and value throughout the SDLC.
• Act as a senior technical resource for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and production support.
• Able to work at the highest technical level of systems development while maintaining a good knowledge of Wealth Management business strategies and applications.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of full-stack development experience, with a strong focus on coding and architecture.
• 2+ years of experience in technical leadership (guiding teams through projects, enforcing standards— not people management).
• Technical Proficiency in:
  • Front-End:
    React.js, Next.js, Redux, Webpack, JavaScript (ES6+), Type Script, npm.
  • Back-End:
    Node.js, Java (Java 8+), Spring Boot, RESTful API development.
  • Microservices & BFF Patterns:
    Designing and implementing service-oriented architectures.
  • Event Streaming:
    Kafka, Google Pub/Sub.
  • Cloud Platforms:
    • Google Cloud:
      Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Big Query, Pub/Sub, IAM, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
    • Microsoft Azure:
      App Services, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Event Hub, Storage Accounts, Azure Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Dev Ops & CI/CD:
    Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Bitbucket, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Security: SSL/TLS, OAuth2, JWT, Key Store/Trust Store, vulnerability scanning tools (Fortify, Black Duck).
  • Monitoring & Observability:
    Splunk, Dynatrace, or equivalent.
  • Caching:
    Redis
  • Databases: SQL (Postgre
    
    SQL, Azure SQL), No
    
    SQL (Mongo
    
    DB).
• Strong experience in Agile methodologies and modern SDLC practices.
• Excell…