Java Dev Lead

Royal Bank of Canada • Toronto, ON

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Payment industry is a core and exciting domain in banking, experiencing rapid change and innovation. The RBC Global Payment Technology team is seeking a Java Backend Lead Developer to join this journey to build the future global payment platform, processing millions of payments flawlessly and efficiently. This role involves hands-on development of payment processing capabilities using best-of-breed engineering practices and top resiliency, coaching team members, adopting AI techniques to enhance engineering quality and productivity, and shaping the future payment platform with new technologies.

Requirements

• 5+ years in Java Lead role.
• Master level proficiency in Application design with resiliency.
• Java 21 and up, Spring boot 4.
• Database design: MongoDB, Relational DB, Consistency, and locking.
• Messaging platform: KAFKA, IBM MQ, XML and Json parsing.
• Cloud platform: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Troubleshooting skills across application and infrastructure layers.
• Devops: CI/CD, Blue-green deployment.
• AI: Copilot, Skill creation.
• Understanding of payment processing components, payment rails, ISO20022 message standards (PAIN/PACS).
• Strong sense of ownership of products and tasks.
• Curiosity for engineering challenges and eagerness to try.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and cross-functionally, while managing individual tasks, priorities, and accountabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Apache Kafka
• Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Processing
• Batch Processing
• Detail-Oriented
• Emerging Technologies
• Enterprise Application Delivery
• ISO 20022
• Java (Programming Language)
• Kubernetes
• MongoDB
• Payment Processing
• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Spring Boot
• SWIFT Messages
• Systems Resiliency

Responsibilities

• Design and develop payment capabilities to satisfy business functional requirements and top resiliency requirements.
• Provide guidance to team members and ensure the top quality of team deliverables.
• Implement and guide the team to adopt best-of-breed software engineering practices and AI capabilities to increase team productivity.
• Deep dive into issues, identify root causes, and provide solutions in a timely fashion.
• Conduct research to build the long-term vision of the payment platform technology and capabilities.

Benefits

• Bonuses
• Flexible benefits
• Competitive compensation
• Commissions
• Stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• World-class training program in financial services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior