Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

As part of RBC's payment modernization initiative, we are hiring a Senior Backend Developer to help build our next-generation payment engine. In this role, you will design and develop scalable, resilient, event-driven microservices using Java and Spring Boot, and deliver high-quality production code that supports core payment processing.

What Will You Do?

• Design, build, and maintain backend micro-services and applications for payment workflows

• Develop event-driven and reactive services for high-throughput processing

• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions

• Partner with Product, Architecture, QA, and Operations to deliver reliable releases

• Write clean, testable code and ensure strong automated test coverage

• Support CI/CD, observability, and production stability improvements

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 7+ years of backend software development experience

• Ability to use LLM/AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot or equivalent) to improve developer productivity while maintaining secure coding and code quality standards

• Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience

• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems

• Experience with reactive and event-driven programming

• Experience with workflow/process orchestration tools (e.g., Camunda)

• Solid REST API design skills and experience with Git and CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins)

• Strong automated testing experience (e.g., JUnit, Mockito)

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams

Nice-to-have

• Experience with IBM MQ, Kafka, or similar messaging technologies

• Knowledge of resiliency patterns (circuit breaker, retry, back pressure)

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK)

• Familiarity with prompt engineering and practical use of LLMs for tasks such as code generation, test creation, documentation, and troubleshooting

• Banking/financial services or payments domain experience

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Camunda (Platform), Cloud Infrastructure, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Reactive Programming, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-05

Application Deadline:

2026-06-10

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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