Associate Director, Lead Java Developer

0000050007 Royal Bank of Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment bank is seeking a Lead Developer to join their Funding and Liquidity technology group in Montreal. You will implement strategic initiatives, resolve production issues, and mentor junior developers. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science and extensive experience in Java and Spring Boot. This role offers competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Competitive compensation

Flexible work/life balance options

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software design and development with Java.
• Excellent knowledge of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, threading & concurrency.
• Experience supervising and guiding more junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Implement strategic greenfield initiatives for Funding.
• Analyze, debug and resolve production issues.
• Collaborate with the wider Capital Markets community.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Maven

Unix

Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity? RBC Capital Markets is a leading global investment banking company dedicated to providing services in banking, finance, and capital markets to corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, and governments globally. The Funding and Liquidity technology group within RBC Capital Markets' Quantitative and Technology Services (QTS) organization is responsible for supporting the business units that manage both secured and unsecured funding within Capital Markets. We are investing in new capabilities to ensure that RBC is as efficient as possible in funding the firm in line with our risk appetite. You will work within a small team liaising with business analysts and business users directly. This is a hands-on development role with a real opportunity to learn the Capital Markets business. What will you do?

As a Lead developer you will implement strategic greenfield initiatives for Funding initiative to integrate with generic data processing pipeline

Code, test, debug, implement and support a strategic intraday real-time Asset Liability Reporting

Analyze, debug and resolve production issues related including but not limited to data flows, application performance, system latency and infrastructure and network products

Carry out data analysis & schema designs for Funding and Liquidity modernization applications

Be a mentor and technical leader to provide architecture oversight and technology steer for all ongoing and upcoming BOWs (books of work)

Collaborate with the wider CM community for input and review of approach / design

In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and / or employees located across Canada and / or worldwide

What do you need to succeed? Must have :

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science with 5+ years of experience in software design and development with Java (Java 11 minimum)

Excellent knowledge of Spring Boot, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, threading & concurrency

Excellent knowledge of SQL, Solace, Hadoop ecosystem, Maven, Unix & other CICD development tools

Knowledge of developing distributed cloud applications (Docker / Kubernetes / Containerization)

Knowledge of version control systems like GitHub and build frameworks like TeamCity / Jenkins / Artifactory

Experience supervising and guiding more junior developers in the team & ability to act as Team Lead deputy in event of Team Lead unavailability (vacation etc)

Nice-to-have :

Working knowledge of distributed / in memory caches like Apache Ignite

Prior experience in Python, enterprise DataLake concepts (S3, Iceberg, HDFS, Hive, Dremio toolkit)

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

Flexible work / life balance options

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

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

LI-post#TECHPJ Job Skills Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Applications Programming, Detail-Oriented, Employee Supervision, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, IT Architecture, Multiplatform Development, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications Additional Job Details

Address :

1 PLACE VILLE MARIE : MONTRÉAL

City : MONTRÉAL

Country : Canada

Work hours / week : 37.5

Employment Type : Full time

Platform : CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type : Regular

Pay Type : Salaried

Posted Date : 2025-07-23

Application Deadline :

2025-08-20 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above I nclusion 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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