Sr. Consultant, Full Stack Application Developer

CIBC • Toronto, ON

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

You’ll be joining CIBC’s Core Banking and Payments Technology Team. You’ll be at the heart of CIBC’s digital transformation, building easy, flexible, and personalized banking solutions to enhance client experience and change the way that people bank. As an Application Developer, you’ll assist in developing, testing, and supporting the implementation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems. Within a team of senior team members, you’ll broaden your technical skills and help build the bank of the future.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview .

Requirements

• 8+ years software development experience, preferably using Go Lang.
• 1-2 years of experience in understanding payment systems.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., Azure PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Oracle) including schema design, query tuning, and migrations.
• Hands-on 8+ years of experience integrating APIs, and event-driven systems (e.g., Solace).
• Proficient with Bash, PowerShell and optionally Python.
• Familiarity with mTLS, JWT, and secure API design practices.
• Understanding of OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Splunk, or similar monitoring and tracing frameworks.
• Familiarity of Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience in performance tuning and capacity planning of distributed systems.
• Experience with OLTP applications.
• You embrace and advocate change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• Your influence makes a difference. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by sharing your expertise.
• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• You're motivated by collective success. You know that teamwork can transform a good idea into a great one. You know that an inclusive team that enjoys working together can bring a vision to life.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Java, C will be an asset.
• Experience or exposure to Docker, Kubernetes / OpenShift, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) will be an asset.
• Experience in cloud environments (Azure).
• Exposure to microservice architecture and service mesh (e.g., Istio).
• Knowledge of financial, payments, or high-throughput transaction systems.
• Familiarity with the ISO20022 messaging standard will be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and maintaining backend services and REST APIs using Go and Java.
• Develop code and test computer programs for complex assignments related to payments.
• Review, analyze, and modify programming systems, including encoding, testing, and debugging.
• Build full-stack solutions that integrate with multiple systems, data sources, and external APIs.
• Participate in the technical design, development, and integration of cross functional, multi-platform application systems.
• Perform and coordinate complex solution design activities.
• Understand the business requirements and translate them into system and application design that is aligned with our technology roadmap.
• Design and document the technical functionality, infrastructure, interfaces, and integrations.
• Lead the design of cost-effective and innovative solutions to meet both business objectives and the goal of operational efficiency.
• Lead and coach a high performing group team of individuals via indirect reporting.
• Share knowledge and collaborate to come up with effective solutions to problems.
• Work closely with clients and business partners to develop, test, and implement application program.
• Impact and improve the business by advising application owners on the technology possibilities and requirements.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• incentive pay
• banking benefits
• a benefits program
• defined benefit pension plan
• an employee share purchase plan
• a vacation offering
• wellbeing support
• MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
• Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development

What This Job Offers

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