Senior Software Developer

Royal Bank of Canada•Montreal, QC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a strong Senior Software Developer to join the Cash Analytics team, responsible for building and supporting core pricing and risk analytics platforms for cash products. This role focuses on developing high-performance, data-intensive systems used for pricing, risk calculation, and large-scale batch processing. The candidate will work closely with front office, risk, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and efficient solutions in a complex production environment. In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide.

Requirements

Strong programming experience in Python or C#
Solid experience with SQL, including performance tuning and working with large datasets
Good understanding of data structures, system design, and performance optimization
Hands-on experience working with data-intensive or large-scale systems
Proven ability to debug and resolve issues in complex production environments

Nice To Haves

Experience in capital markets, pricing, or risk analytics
Familiarity with fixed income products (e.g., bonds, MBS)
Experience with distributed systems, parallel processing, or caching technologies
Exposure to analytics pipelines or large-scale data workflows

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and enhance pricing and risk analytics systems (batch and real-time)
Work with large datasets and optimize data processing performance (SQL, in-memory, parallel processing)
Collaborate with front office and risk teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues in critical systems
Improve system scalability, performance, and reliability
Contribute to system design and modernization of legacy platforms
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices