Senior Software Developer Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Software Development

Who We Are:

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives.

Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day — across both digital and physical environments.

As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Who You Will Work With:

The vacant Senior Software Developer role will report to the Head, RTR, T&O and will be responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s highly distributed, high-performance payment system. They will use their passion for building new products to translate the client’s business requirements and design and develop Java applications on a complex platform. With their experience in database model design for high performance systems, they will perform analysis, design, implement, and conduct performance testing and tuning.

What You Will Do:

Developing and maintaining resilient microservices applications including analysis, design, development, and implementation.

Participating in system and application architecture & creating system design and application maintenance documents.

Writing clean, maintainable, testable, and efficient code, adhering to our code standards and best practices.

Collaborating on larger architectural visions and gravitating towards simplicity.

Running API & Microservices technologies and containers (Spring Boot, Istio, Envoy, Docker, Kubernetes).

Database design and development using relational databases such as Oracle.

What You Bring:

A university degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

5+ years software development experience; preferably with experience in developing payment systems.

Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.

Proficiency in multiple programming languages with a strong background in Java.

Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and a good understanding of various web protocols.

Strong knowledge of Java frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Netty), Maven, SQL, Bamboo, JavaScript (Node, Knockout, JQuery), Caching (Hazelcast, Memcached).

A strong understanding implementing high-performance, service-oriented architectures.

A strong understanding of relational databases, data modeling, with extensive experience using either Oracle or Postgre

SQL.

An ability to assist with the design and implementation of enterprise level frameworks, broad-based functional and technical software solutions.

A solid understanding of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.

You have participated in the overall delivery of software components as part of an agile development process

Experience with microservice architectures and containerization.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What We’re Offering:

The hiring range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000, and you will also be eligible for our short-term incentive plan. The exact amount will depend on factors such as skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, but Interac’s commitment goes beyond compensation. Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your well-being and future, and includes:

Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge

Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind

Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future

Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance

Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family

Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families

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