Intermediate Software Developer

Propel Holdings; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Excellent culture

Competitive salary

Comprehensive vacation package

Group health and dental benefits

RRSP program

Parental support

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Job summary

Propel Holdings, a Toronto-based fintech, seeks a seasoned software developer to build and modernize core lending and customer workflow systems. You will design, implement, test, and maintain changes across business-critical platforms while solving production issues and ensuring data integrity.

You will collaborate with product, QA, support, and DevOps to ship features, review code, and improve software quality in a fast-paced, AI-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Business, Math, Statistics, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of hands-on experience as a software developer (Java + Spring Boot + Hibernate/JPA + REST)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, especially around API behavior, service integrations, and database-backed applications.
• Comfort working with SQL and diagnosing data-related issues in live business workflows.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, understand legacy code, and make safe incremental improvements.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners.
• Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) is an asset.
• Ability to integrate or adopt AI tools in day-to-day tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain application changes across business-critical platforms and core lending and customer workflow systems.
• Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, including defects involving application behavior, internal service calls, database records, and data consistency.
• Partner with product, QA, support, and DevOps to ship features, validate fixes, and support releases safely.
• Continuously improving the quality of software through reviews and refactoring.
• Actively participate in meetings, offer insights and feedback while considering diverse perspectives
• Collaborate with cross functional teams in a respectful and constructive manner
• Take ownership of end-to-end projects and drive it to completion in a timely manner
• Take accountability for the quality of your work and actions. Address challenges proactively and honestly
• Demonstrate high standards of honesty and transparency in all interactions and actions
• Adhere to ethical guidelines and ensure the security, privacy, and compliance of our software solutions

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate/JPA

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Propel (TSX: PRL) is the fintech company building a new world of financial opportunity by facilitating access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions. Through its AI-driven platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. Our revolutionary fintech platform has already helped consumers access over one million loans and lines of credit and over one billion dollars in credit. To build a new world of opportunity we bring together the brightest talent to help us build opportunities. We are entrepreneurs and believe in measuring success through results and growing within; talent and hard work never goes unnoticed. At Propel, we are here to change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together. We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, who foster curiosity and growth in our employees. Our culture is why we have been so successful and why our employees choose Propel to build their careers. It is also why we are one of North America’s fastest growing companies and a Best Place to Work. Join us as we change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.

About You

You thrive in a vibrant, entrepreneurial organization where your ideas are valued. You are motivated by goals, a self-starter, and enjoy wearing multiple hats in a fast-growing fintech environment. This role focuses on building and supporting business-critical platform functionality, troubleshooting production and data issues, and helping modernize core systems used in lending and customer workflows. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in established codebases, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering reliable changes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain application changes across business-critical platforms and core lending and customer workflow systems.
• Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, including defects involving application behavior, internal service calls, database records, and data consistency.
• Partner with product, QA, support, and DevOps to ship features, validate fixes, and support releases safely.
• Continuously improving the quality of software through reviews and refactoring.
• Actively participate in meetings, offer insights and feedback while considering diverse perspectives
• Collaborate with cross functional teams in a respectful and constructive manner
• Take ownership of end-to-end projects and drive it to completion in a timely manner
• Take accountability for the quality of your work and actions. Address challenges proactively and honestly
• Demonstrate high standards of honesty and transparency in all interactions and actions
• Adhere to ethical guidelines and ensure the security, privacy, and compliance of our software solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Business, Math, Statistics, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of hands-on experience as a software developer (Java + Spring Boot + Hibernate/JPA + REST)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, especially around API behavior, service integrations, and database-backed applications
• Comfort working with SQL and diagnosing data-related issues in live business workflows.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, understand legacy code, and make safe incremental improvements
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners
• Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) is an asset
• Ability to integrate or adopt AI tools in day-to-day tasks

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Amazon Web Service (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience/Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and workflows
• Exposure to web security
• Any hands-on experience building full-stack applications (React/Angular or similar front end technologies)
• Experience working on enterprise level financial applications

Benefits To Joining Propel

• Growth and opportunity – we pride ourselves on promoting from within
• Incredible company culture
• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Comprehensive vacation package
• Group health and dental benefits
• Group RRSP program
• Support for new parents
• Diverse and inclusive workplace

Salary Range

$90,000 – $115,000

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

Final compensation is determined by market conditions, location, and the candidate’s experience, skills, and education. This role may also be eligible for performance-based incentive programs and total compensation may include variable incentives, such as bonuses and commissions.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Propel welcomes and encourages applications from all groups, including Indigenous peoples, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and those with intersectional identities. Should you require accommodation throughout any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please specify your requirements when submitting your application and we will work with you to meet your needs.

AI Disclosure

We use AI to assist in reviewing applications and assessing candidates. These tools support our recruitment team, however, all hiring decisions are made by our trained hiring managers and recruitment professionals, not AI.