Full Stack Engineering - Securities Financing

HSBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Full Stack Engineer in Equities & Securities Financing to help build and enhance an in-house margin and risk platform used by Risk Managers worldwide. You will own the full software lifecycle from analysis and design through build, testing, release and production operations.

This hybrid role is based in the Toronto office with a distributed team across London, Guangzhou and Toronto. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owner and global technology teams to

Qualifications

• Build backend services using Java 17/21 with Spring Boot.
• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as Cloud Run, GKE, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, GCS, Secret Manager and IAM.
• Apply architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven approaches, and caching strategies.
• Create and maintain automated unit/integration tests with JUnit.
• Work in Agile/DevOps delivery models with frequent releases and automation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to interpret requirements and translate them into maintainable designs.
• Support production services with focus on operational stability and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own the full software lifecycle from analysis and design through build, automated testing, release, and production operations
• Build and enhance an in-house margin and risk platform used by Risk Managers globally
• Deliver production releases and follow associated change processes
• Provide operational support and participate in incident response as needed
• Strengthen security and vulnerability management, including remediation and hardening
• Partner with the business, Product Owner, and global technology stakeholders to design fit-for-purpose solutions
• Align solutions to strategic architecture and long-term maintainability while meeting immediate requirements
• Collaborate across London, Guangzhou, and Toronto to deliver effectively across time zones

Skills

Java Spring

REST APIs

GCP

Microservices

JUnit

Agile/DevOps

Incident Response

Stakeholder collaboration

Kubernetes

Cloud Run

Tools

Cloud Run

GKE

BigQuery

Pub/Sub

GCS

Secret Manager

IAM

Job description

Full Stack Engineering - Securities Financing

Location: Toronto, ON, CA, M5H 1J9

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 17 Sept 2026

Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. Here at HSBC we use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our more than 40 million customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.

In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in Canada. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada as HSBC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this position.

In Canada, HSBC Global Services (Canada) Limited (HGCA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Global Services Limited. Operating in Toronto, HGCA is part of a global service company, delivering services to support the operating entities of HSBC Group. We have different capabilities that provide tools and processes to facilitate the functions, business, and entities with their service management responsibilities.

Ready to build a margin and risk platform used by Risk Managers globally?

Why HSBC

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

As a Full Stack Engineer in Equities & Securities Financing Technology you will build and enhance an in-house margin and risk platform used by Risk Managers globally. You will join Canada’s Margin & Risk pod within Securities Financing Technology with end-to-end ownership across analysis, design, build, automated testing, release, and ongoing production operations. The team works in Agile and DevOps ways of working, shipping changes frequently and continuously improving how services are built, tested, released, and run. This role is hybrid and based in the Toronto office with a distributed team across London, Guangzhou, and Toronto. Success means delivering reliable production changes at a regular cadence while strengthening security, operational stability, and long-term maintainability aligned to strategic architecture.

What you'll be doing

• Own the full software lifecycle from analysis and design through build, automated testing, release, and production operations
• Build and enhance an in-house margin and risk platform used by Risk Managers globally
• Deliver production releases and follow associated change processes
• Provide operational support and participate in incident response as needed in a you build it; you support it model
• Strengthen security and vulnerability management, including remediation and continuous hardening
• Partner with the business, Product Owner, and global technology stakeholders to design fit-for-purpose solutions
• Align solutions to strategic architecture and long-term maintainability while meeting immediate requirements
• Collaborate across London, Guangzhou, and Toronto to deliver effectively across time zones

What we're looking for

• Build backend services using core Java (Java 17 or 21) with Spring Boot or Spring Framework
• Develop Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs)
• Deliver solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Secret Manager, and Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Apply architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven approaches, and caching strategies
• Create and maintain automated unit/integration tests and regression test suites using JUnit
• Work effectively in Agile and DevOps (Development and Operations) delivery models with frequent releases and automation
• Partner with stakeholders to interpret requirements and translate them into maintainable technical designs
• Support production services with a focus on operational stability and effective incident response

Building industry-leading margin and risk capability

This role is an opportunity to help build an industry-leading proprietary margin and risk capability that supports both today’s needs and future growth. You will ship changes frequently and improve how services are engineered and operated, not just what they deliver. You will collaborate with teams across regions and time zones and see your work used by Risk Managers worldwide. If you want end-to-end ownership and a role where engineering decisions show up in production every day, we welcome your application.

As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow.

At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.

The final fixed pay offer will depend on the candidate and a number of variables, including but not limited to, role responsibilities, skill set, depth of experience and education, licensing/certification requirements, internal relativity, and specific work location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, race, national origin, ethnicity, disability or medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran service, religion, creed, sex, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other trait protected by applicable law.