Full-Stack Java/Angular Lead Developer
About The Position
We are Intact, one of Canada’s leading Insurers working to shape the future of commercial insurance technology. We’re building a modern Broker Experience Ecosystem for Commercial Lines. We’re looking for a Lead Developer (Java/Angular) who is highly opinionated and has experience building large systems. We need a Lead Developer who is willing to own a part of our system, lead the team on initiatives, design scalable systems, and deliver high-quality code. We have a mature software delivery team and process including a streamlined CI/CD pipeline and automated testing. We are microservice based, container-deployed (OpenShift Container Platform) and rapidly modernizing, giving developers access to the latest hardware (Macbook Pros) and software (IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Windsurf etc). You will be the technical lead within one of our 20+ squads working together in SaFe (Agile at scale) to deliver major enhancements every month. This will be a hybrid role (2 days in office per week) with the primary location being in downtown Toronto.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer engineering, science or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
- 8+ years of software design and development experience.
- Strong understanding of Service-Oriented and Microservice Architecture.
- Strong command of software design patterns, and a good understanding of UX design principles.
- Solid working knowledge of frontend technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, HTML, CSS
- 5+ years of experience building server-side apps using Java, Spring Boot, JDBC, Hibernate and creating web services or APIs using REST.
- 5+ years of experience with relational databases such as Oracle 12+, PL/SQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Elasticsearch.
- No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Kafka or event-driven architecture.
- Familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes container deployments.
- Testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, Jest.
- CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, SonarQube, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Serve as Tech Lead within the Product Trio (Product Owner, UX and Tech Lead) to lead initiatives within a squad, driving features from PI Planning to production.
- Design and evolve our Broker Experience Ecosystem to meet customers’ needs by designing solutions to complex problems.
- Own production stability for your domain and take part in production support activities – troubleshooting, optimizing performance issues, and identifying fixes.
- Contribute to a strong engineering culture in our Toronto office — through mentorship, code reviews, and leading by example.
- Guide, mentor and coach developers within your squad.
- Leverage best-in-class AI tools such as Devin and Cursor to enhance productivity.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
- Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
- Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
- Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)
- Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.
- Defined benefit pension plan offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
