Lead Backend Developer

Job Description

We are seeking a Lead Backend Developer on the Retail Credit Engineering & Innovation (RCEI) team in Technology & Operations (T&O) at the Royal Bank of Canada. RBC's RCEI team is responsible for providing solutions supporting Personal Financing Products, Credit Cards, Creditor Insurance, CB Operations, Regional Banking, Personal Banking & Investments, GRM and Finance.

• Design and create new API services using Java and Spring Boot and other modern backend technologies that shape the future of banking for RBC.
• Work within an Agile team comprised of technical, product and business members to deliver exceptional solutions.
• Collaborate with the team to develop code in line with strategic initiatives, troubleshoot, enhance and document components following best practices.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and estimate activities or tasks for design, coding and testing.
• Participate in walkthrough reviews of technical specifications, programs, code and test plans.
• Present technical topics at regular knowledge‑sharing meetings and manage low‑level planning of work packages.
• Ensure high code quality through automated unit, functional and contract testing.
• Automate processes within the development pipeline, identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reduce time‑to‑market to enable continuous delivery.

• 4+ years of professional experience writing high‑quality backend code in Java 11+ and Spring Boot 3+.
• 4+ years of professional experience working with RESTful APIs and interface specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI).
• Experience with automated testing (unit, functional, performance, contract) and related tooling, including JUnit, Wire Mock, Mockito.
• 2+ years of experience developing and deploying distributed cloud applications (Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Open Shift, Docker, Azure).
• Experience or understanding of design patterns, databases (SQL, No
  
  SQL), platforms, frameworks, and code‑management tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written).
• Creative and analytical thinker, self‑driven, capable of working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent team player with strong collaboration skills across tech, QA, product and other stakeholders.
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience implementing and consuming Graph
  
  QL.
• Experience with event‑driven frameworks (MQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with Business Process Model Notation and Decision Model Notation (including Camunda, Pega).
• Context knowledge in Home Equity Finance industry, including mortgage origination, adjudication and fulfillment.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation and stock where applicable.
• Participation in fun events and gamification challenges to boost your career toolkit while maintaining work‑life balance.
• Supportive leadership through coaching and learning opportunities.
• Dynamic, collaborative and highly performing team environment.
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact.
• Comfortable work environment with casual dress code.
• Challenging work with career growth.

• Active Learning
• Agile Methodology
• Apache Kafka
• Application Integrations
• Camunda Platform
• Detail‑Oriented
• Enterprise Application Delivery
• GraphQL
• Group Problem Solving
• Java
• Programming Languages
• RESTful Web Services
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Spring Batch
• Spring Boot
• Spring Framework
• Spring ORM
• Spring Web Service

Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:

TORONTO

City:
Toronto

Country:
Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Final date to receive applications:

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 with 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, collaborate effectively, 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.