Engineering Standards, Lead

Interac Corp. • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$145,000 - CA$160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands-on coding and technical delivery ownership.
• Deep practical knowledge of engineering standards across Git workflows, CI/CD, testing strategy, secure coding, and code quality.
• Proven ability to define standards and implement them directly through templates, automations, and reusable tooling.
• Strong experience with modern developer platforms and tooling (for example: GitHub, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, SAST/DAST, policy-as-code).
• Ability to translate governance and risk requirements into clear, adoptable standards that teams actually use.
• Track record of improving developer experience while raising quality, reliability, and compliance outcomes.
• Comfort mentoring engineers, reviewing architecture/code, and driving consistent practices across squads.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with engineering, platform, and security stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, document, and enforce Java/Kotlin coding standards, design patterns, and architectural guidelines across backend microservices.
• Maintain engineering standards documentation as a single source of truth and integrate quality expectations into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, linting, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, and Jenkins.
• Lead code quality, security, and compliance initiatives by defining KPIs, conducting compliance scanning, reporting on findings, and driving remediation of critical issues.
• Evaluate and recommend shared Java backend libraries, build tooling, third-party frameworks, and backend platform practices that improve consistency, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Provide technical advisory input on API design, service contracts, inter-system integration patterns, cloud-native architecture, and modernization initiatives.
• Define AI adoption guidelines for backend engineering, including responsible use of AI-assisted coding tools, LLM integrations, AI-generated code review practices, prompt guidance, and guardrails aligned to risk and data governance expectations.
• Coach and mentor backend engineers across product teams, influence standards adoption, facilitate working groups, and communicate technical recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Benefits

• 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
• Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed