Lead Backend Developer

RBC•Toronto, ON

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead Backend Developer on the Retail Credit Engineering & Innovation (RCEI) team in Technology & Operations (T&O) at the Royal Bank of Canada. RBC's RCEI team is responsible for providing solutions supporting Personal Financing Products, Credit Cards, Creditor Insurance, CB Operations, Regional Banking, Personal Banking & Investments, GRM and Finance. As a Lead Backend Developer, you will work as part of a small, autonomous, agile team to deliver critical solutions to our retail credit related products at RBC. We are looking for top-notch software engineers who are great team players, constantly think outside the box and passionate about the quality of the code. You will have the opportunity to grow and expand your capabilities and expertise within the RCEI development community via learning and sharing.

Requirements

4+ years professional experience writing high quality code in backend with Java 11+ & Spring Boot 3+
4+ years professional experience working with RESTful APIs and interface specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Experience with automated testing (unit, functional, performance, contract) and the related tooling, including Junit, Wiremock, Mockito, etc.
2+ years of experience developing and deploying on distributed cloud applications (Pivotal Cloud Foundry, OpenShift, Docker, Azure)
Experience or understanding of design patterns, databases (SQL, NoSQL), platforms, frameworks, and tools, code management tooling
Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)
Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment
Excellent team player who has great collaboration skills with other tech peers, QA, product etc. to move forward
B.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g. EE, physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with implementing and consuming GraphQL
Experience with Event Driven Framework (MQ, Kafka) is a plus
Familiarity with Business Process Model Notation (BPMN) and Decision Model Notation (DMN) is a plus, including Camunda, Pega, etc.
Experience and context knowledge in Home Equity Finance (HEF) industry, including mortgage origination, adjudication and fulfillment is a plus

Responsibilities

Design & create new API & services using the latest Java & Spring Boot Framework and other modern Backend technologies which will shape the future of banking for RBC
Work within an Agile team comprised of technical, product and business team members to deliver exceptional solutions
Collaborate with the team to develop code in line with strategic initiatives, as well as develop, troubleshoot, enhance, and document components following current best practices
Translate business requirements into technical specifications and estimate activities/tasks required to perform design, coding, and testing
Participate in walkthrough reviews of technical specifications, programs, code, and test plans
Present technical topics at regular knowledge sharing meetings and manage low-level planning of work packages
Ensure high code quality through automated unit, functional testing and contract testing
Automate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery