2027 Winter Student Opportunities RBC Borealis - Software Developer, 4-8 Months

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC Borealis, part of Canada’s largest financial institution, offers 4–8 month Developer Co-op terms across multiple roles in Toronto. You will collaborate with peers to design, develop, test, and document software components aligned with strategic initiatives.

Ideal candidates are currently enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary program with a focus on CS/engineering, and possess strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution with a focus on computer science, engineering, or technology.
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment.
• 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.
• Strong MS Office skills – Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience or understanding of programming languages, databases, platforms, frameworks, design techniques and tools, code management tooling, and/or web technologies.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) – Agile, Waterfall, and Iterative methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with peers to develop code in line with strategic initiatives, as well as develop, troubleshoot, enhance, and document components, as per the requirements and detailed design.
• Translate requirements into functional specifications, and coordinate design phases, while identifying, tracking, and resolving technical issues.
• Create and review technical design documents, understand how the design will be used in the code development process, and facilitate meetings to design, troubleshoot, and execute projects.
• Participate in walkthrough reviews of technical specifications, programs, code, and unit test plans.
• Conduct thorough unit testing, often developing and leveraging automated unit testing frameworks, and improve performance of single functions through performance tuning.
• Plan design/implementation activities, ensure technical solution quality, provide third-level support for various technologies, and drive technical platform evolution and improvements.
• Present technical topics at regular TSA meetings and manage low-level planning of work packages.
• Estimate activities/tasks required to perform design, coding, and unit testing

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

MS Office

SDLC knowledge

Programming basics

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Post-secondary student

Job description

What is the opportunity?

Are you interested in the opportunity to work as a Developer Co-op at RBC for 4-8 months. By applying to this job posting, you will be considered for multiple roles available across RBC Borealis.

Some exciting roles you’ll be considered for are:

• Full Stack Developer
• Back End Developer
• Front End Developer
• Data Engineer

Please only apply to this posting if you are eligible to complete a full 4-8 months co-op term with your school.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with peers to develop code in line with strategic initiatives, as well as develop, troubleshoot, enhance, and document components, as per the requirements and detailed design
• Translate requirements into functional specifications, and coordinate design phases, while identifying, tracking, and resolving technical issues
• Create and review technical design documents, understand how the design will be used in the code development process, and facilitate meetings to design, troubleshoot, and execute projects
• Participate in walkthrough reviews of technical specifications, programs, code, and unit test plans
• Conduct thorough unit testing, often developing and leveraging automated unit testing frameworks, and improve performance of single functions through performance tuning
• Plan design/implementation activities, ensure technical solution quality, provide third-level support for various technologies, and drive technical platform evolution and improvements
• Present technical topics at regular TSA meetings and manage low-level planning of work packages
• Estimate activities/tasks required to perform design, coding, and unit testing

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution with a focus on computer science, engineering, or technology
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment
• 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
• Strong MS Office skills – Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience or understanding of programming languages, databases, platforms, frameworks, design techniques and tools, code management tooling, and/or web technologies
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) – Agile, Waterfall, and Iterative methods

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Ability to hand-code all components, as well as Cross Browser development experience

What’s in it for you?

• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
• Participate in fun events and gamification challenges to help build your career tool kit while enjoying a work-life balance
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Enjoy a comfortable work environment with the option to dress casually

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

At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.

We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

Job Skills

• Active Learning
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Creativity
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Listening Effectively
• Personal Development
• Personal Initiative
• Teamwork

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: Student/Coop (Fixed Term)
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Posted Date: 2026-08-17
• Application Deadline: 2026-09-21

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.