Senior Software Developer - GFT HALIFAX

What is the Opportunity? Global Functions Technology helps RBC functions & businesses achieve business objectives through app development & technology support. We’re also the center of excellence for employee social collaboration & mobile apps, and build apps that support managing the risk of the bank.

We’re building a team that embraces innovation and enthusiasm to bring a fresh perspective. We’ve been on journeys to build out high performing, highly resilient technology platforms that can grow with the continuous demands from Group Risk, Human Resources, Chief Administrative Office & Audit, Capital Markets, P&CB and Wealth. What will you do?

Develop and support highly scalable, high performance components within an Agile development team. Ensure high code quality through automated unit and functional testing. Automate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery.

Design and develop code structures to promote reusability across many applications. Be open-minded and look beyond your stack to solve complex problems. Proactively seek out knowledge about new technologies and how they can be used to solve current and foreseeable challenges.

Communicate effectively and distil technical details into human terms. What do you need to succeed? Professional software development experience (Minimum 6+ years) with Java, J2EE, Spring, Kafka, REST/Microservices, Linux and NoSQL/SQL databases.

Experience developing secure server side services leveraging the following APIs: Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful Webservices, Apache Data Utilities (JSON, Avro, CSV/PSV, Parquet), NoSQL/SQL databases and Struts 2.0 Good knowledge on messaging/streaming technologies (MQ, Kafka) Hands‑on experience in writing clean, readable/reusable Java code with unit tests Experience using Git and Maven while collaborating with the software development team Ability to multi‑task effectively and provide timely updates Nice to Have Experience with web development using Angular or React (Angular preferred). Experience working with Python (Intermediate) Experience building APIs using NodeJS, .NET Core, Java, Big Data (Hadoop / Spark) & Cloud and containers Experience with building Gen AI solutions leveraging Copilot, and Agile software development Experience with DevOps, CD/CI tools – Jenkins, GitHub, Automated Testing tools, or similar tools What’s in it for you? 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 Ability to make a difference and lasting impact 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 do challenging work Job Skills Agile Methodology, Apache Kafka, Application Security, Caching, CI/CD, DevOps, Git, J2EE Technologies, Java, Messaging Systems, Microservices Architecture, Microsoft SQL Server, Multithreading, RESTful APIs, Spring Batch, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Integration, Sybase Database, Transaction Management #J-18808-Ljbffr