Senior Software Developer

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a Senior Software Developer on the RBC Borealis Lumina team, you'll be a key contributor to our technical vision, working alongside a talented team of engineers to build innovative solutions. You'll play a vital role in designing and implementing secure, scalable backend systems that power RBC's platforms.

What will you do?

Technical Expertise & Collaboration

• Design and develop robust backend solutions using Java/Python (Spring Boot, Fast API, REST APIs).

• Contribute to building microservices and cloud-native applications on platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Collaborate with team members to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to best practices.

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work closely with product managers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Partner with DevOps, Cloud, and SRE teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of applications.

• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog management, and roadmap execution.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Strong backend development experience with Java/Python (Spring Boot, Fast API, REST APIs).

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and microservices architecture.

• Understanding of containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

About RBC Borealis

RBC Borealis is the driving force behind Royal Bank of Canada's AI and data innovation. As part of Canada's largest financial institution, we bring together a team of architects, engineers, scientists, and product experts on a mission to revolutionize finance through world-class research, solutions, and a resilient data platform. With locations across Toronto, Waterloo, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver, we're at the forefront of AI research and platform development. With a focus on cutting-edge research in areas like time series forecasting, causal machine learning, and responsible AI, we are seamlessly integrating AI research and data engineering, to solve critical challenges in the financial industry. We are building intelligent, and scalable, data-driven solutions that will help communities thrive and drive innovation for our customers across the bank.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

RBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the application process are available upon request.

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY 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:

2025-10-19

Application Deadline:

2025-11-30

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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