Associate Director, Lead Software Developer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking an Associate Director, Lead Software Developer to join a highly talented engineering team that builds and maintains high-availability, low-latency real-time systems in the Fixed Income Cash/Derivatives trading space.

You will lead design and development across trade booking, execution, and post-trade workflows, mentor developers, collaborate with product owners, and drive standards for scalable, testable Java services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing and developing distributed, low-latency systems.
• 5+ years hands-on Java 17+ with Spring Framework.
• Experience in Capital Markets domain (any asset class).
• Knowledge of relational databases and messaging systems (Kafka, Solace, IBM MQ).
• Experience with caching technologies like Redis or Apache Ignite.
• Strong code quality: clean Java, unit/integration tests.
• DevOps experience: CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, Artifactory, and issue tracking.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the overall design and development of RBC's Cash trade management systems.
• Lead and mentor other developers to elevate the team's skill and mindset.
• Collaborate with product owners, BAs, sales and trading to translate needs into software solutions.
• Develop deep understanding of currency flows, challenge status quo, and propose strategic solutions.
• Set high development standards for scalable, performant systems.
• Provide Level 2 support as needed.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

Spring framework

Capital Markets

Relational databases

Messaging (Kafka)

Caching (Redis)

CI/CD

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Artifactory

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As an Associate Director, Lead Software Developer, you will join a highly talented engineering team that develops & maintains high-availability low-latency real-time systems in the Fixed Income Cash/Derivatives trading space in RBC Capital Markets.

Job Description

As an Associate Director, Lead Software Developer, you will join a highly talented engineering team that develops & maintains high-availability low-latency real-time systems in the Fixed Income Cash/Derivatives trading space in RBC Capital Markets.

You will work on exciting projects that include building new and enhancing the existing trading systems across trade booking, execution, and post-trade workflows.

What will you do?

• Contribute to the overall design and development of RBC's Cash trade management systems.


• Lead and mentor other developers to elevate the entire team’s skillset and mind-set.


• Collaborate closely with product owner, business analysts as well as business users including sales and trading to understand needs and translate them into software solutions.


• Develop a deep understanding of the currency flows in RBC, challenge status quo and proactively suggest strategic solutions


• Set high development standards by developing high-performant, reusable, reliable and scalable systems.


• Provide Level 2 support as needed

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 8+ years’ experience in designing and developing distributed systems (multi-threaded, low latency Java based systems is a MUST).


• 5+ years’ hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java 17 or later with Spring framework


• Business knowledge of Capital Markets areas previously supported (any asset class).


• Good knowledge of relational databases and any messaging technology ( e.g. Kafka/Solace/IBM MQ)


• Solid knowledge of any modern caching technology like Redis, Apache ignite.


• Knack for writing clean, readable java code with automated unit and integration tests


• Ability to multi-task effectively and provide timely updates


• DevOps experience with continuous integration/delivery best-practices, technologies and tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, artifactory, JIRA, Confluence, Ansible, SonarQube.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience using AI tools like GitHub copilot and Windsurf for development tasks.


• Understanding of the trade lifecycle (order execution settlement)


• Experience with ‘Agile’ style development methods


• Experience with market data integrations (Bloomberg, Refinitiv)


• Exposure to pricing, risk (Greeks), or real-time P&L


• Experience with containerization and cloud tech (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

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


• Participation in a re-engineering project to streamline and optimise the estate.


• Make a difference - do mission critical work in the most sophisticated capital markets business in Canada


• Join a high performance, delivery oriented, international technology team


• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities


• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

Job Skills

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

Additional Job Details

Address

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City

Toronto

Country

Canada

Work hours/week

37.5

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-09-09

Application Deadline

2026-09-30

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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