Senior Software Engineer
Toronto
Digital Banking & Channel Tech – Digital Banking & Channel Technology /
Full Time /
Hybrid
Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.
We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 370,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than 5 million members. Together we have over $100 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Our EQ Bank platform (eqbank.ca) has been named the top Schedule I Bank in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks 2023, 2022, and 2021 lists.
The Senior Software Engineer will be a part of Equitable Bank’s strategic, digital initiatives. Primary responsibilities include designing, developing and supporting RESTful/SOAP APIs and ETLs solutions for the EQB’s industry leading digital banking platform.
About The Role
- Software Design (30%)
- Participate in design meetings to facilitate mass-data integrations between secure financial systems, using Spring to develop SOA MicroServices architectures
- Create design artifacts and provide your feedback to business stakeholders, producing architecture documents, technical specs, and feature documentation
- Responsible for designing and implementing software solutions, making high-level design choices, and dictating technical standards within the team
- Software Development – Java Spring (60%)
- Develop and support Spring Framework MicroServices applications with API interoperability, from front-end to back-end, either local or on cloud
- Lead and execute development tasks through all SDLC phases: Plan and design, estimate effort, implement, document, test, and later maintain code
- Suggest and implement correct design patterns and code best practices
- Participate in group and peer code review sessions, providing your feedback
- Conduct unit testing, use automated testing where relevant, and triage defects with QA in order to recommend and provide fixes
- Work in an Agile development environment including daily SCRUMs and sprint planning meetings
- Application Support (10%)
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production incidents
- Regular system checks to ensure all components are functioning optimally. This includes monitoring system performance, updating system software, and implementing security measures
- Rotated Production On-Call Support
- Mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge and experience
About You
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in the design and development of enterprise applications using Java/J2EE frameworks
- 3+ years of hands-on experience building SAAS using Java Spring (Integration, Batch, Security, etc)
- 3+ years of experience in Hibernates or Kubernetes
- 3+ years of experience in authentication
- Preferred experience in MVC and microservices
- Experience with design patterns and best practices of code writing
- Experience with SQL, large scale databases, and database performance concepts
- Experience with bug tracking and collaboration software, as Jira, Confluence, or similar
- Experience with unit testing frameworks, as Junit, MUnit, TestNG, or similar
- Experience with source control software, as Git, CVS, SVN, or similar
- Experience with technical solutioning.
- Strong experience and base knowledge of working with Cloud Platforms (i.e. Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Experience with Agile Methodologies
- Strong oral and written communication skills
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What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
💰 Competitive discretionary bonus
✨ Market leading RRSP match program
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
📝 Employee Share Purchase Plan
👶🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
🏝 Generous vacation policy, personal days and even a moving day
🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
🎓 Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career Development program
💛 A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience
The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying, an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
