Java Developer

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting company is seeking an experienced Java Developer to join their Retail Lending Technologies team in Toronto, Ontario. The role involves coding, debugging, and maintaining applications within the banking sector. Ideal candidates should have over 10 years of experience in Java development and technologies related to web services and CI/CD. This position supports a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical working experience in systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, and debugging.
• 10+ years of experience as a Java developer.
• Experience with Core Java, Servlet, JDBC, JavaScript, Spring Boot, and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, and other web technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Bit Bucket, GIT, Gradle, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform coding, unit testing, debugging, documenting and implementing applications.
• Participate in planning of development efforts for projects.
• Maintain and enhance existing applications.
• Participate in code reviews and implementation efforts.
• Analyze production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Assist in system analysis, design, and documentation.

Skills

Core Java (Version 8 or higher)

Java Servlet

JDBC

JavaScript

Spring Boot

HTML

CSS

jQuery

Bootstrap

AngularJS

UNIX shell scripting

Web Services and Restful APIs

Microservices

SQL & relational databases

Bit Bucket

GIT

Gradle

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Location Address: 2201 Eglinton Ave East Ecosystem 3 (2201EE-Ecosystem 3). Hybrid: 3 days/week in-office (with potential increase to 4 days in future). Anchor days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Contract Duration: 03/02/2026 to 11/29/2026. Possibility of extension: Yes, based on performance and business needs. Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week.

Project: The Retail Lending Technologies team supports the enhancement, development, and maintenance of corporate applications and banking systems within Canadian Banking. Retail Lending systems are Critical Information Assets of the bank that support Automotive Lending, Branch Direct Lending and Credit Insurance products and Business Lines. As a member of a full stack team, duties performed will include implementation and operational support.

The applicant should possess excellent problem-solving skills, who can technically troubleshoot issues/problems independently and provide solutions. The applicant must possess the ability to work with technology focused peers, Business Clients, and Operations Teams on multiple projects concurrently. For this role the candidate should ideally have worked on agile and waterfall projects in the past and be capable of thriving in a fast paced, challenging work environment and demonstrate initiative and eagerness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Perform coding, unit testing, debugging, documenting and implementing of applications and scripts.
• Participate in estimation and planning of development efforts required for various projects and enhancements.
• Maintain, support and enhance existing applications.
• Participate in regular code reviews for release activities.
• Lead the implementation efforts for implementations of code to production.
• Participate in production issue analysis and perform root cause analysis for production issues and implementation issues.
• Assist the product owners and business analysts in discovering the current system behavior and provide recommendations on improving the current system.
• Provide system analysis, object-oriented design / programming, technical documentation, and support for existing applications and systems.
• Provide recommendations on best practices and enhancements that are in line with the bank’s technology road map.
• Work with project team to refine technical requirements and provide technical design and guidance based on industry best practices.

Must have skills

1. At least 10 years of technical working experience in systems analysis, design, development, unit testing, and debugging.
2. 10+ years of experience as Java developer
3. Must have technical working experience with Core Java (Version 8 or higher)/Java Servlet/JDBC/JavaScript; Spring Boot (Spring MVC, Spring Security and Spring Data Repositories)
4. Recent hands on experience with HTML; CSS; jQuery, Bootstrap, AngularJS, UNIX shell scripting; Web Services and Restful APIs, Microservices, SQL & relational databases
5. 5+ years of recent experience with the use of Bit Bucket, GIT, Gradle, Jira, Confluence or a similar tool(s) for building CI/CD pipelines.
6. Technical working experience in an agile environment.

Nice to have

1. 2-3 years of working experience in the banking/financial services industry.
2. Technical working knowledge of WebServices, XML/SOAP/REST, IBM Websphere Application Server (WAS); Eclipse IDE; IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD); SoapUI; WinSCP; PuTTY SCP; Secure Shell (SSH).
3. Technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud or Google Cloud is an asset.
4. Technical knowledge of Splunk, Dynatrace, or Stackdriver is an asset.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related discipline.

Best VS. Average Candidate

Best candidate will be an experienced Java developer with recent experience with banking and FI industry. In addition to all the must have and nice to have skill set mention, previous experience with GCP is highly preferred.