Lead Full Stack Developer

Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Flexible benefits

Commissions

Stock options

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a software engineering lead to guide a team of developers in delivering full-stack solutions. You will provide technical direction, coordinate daily work, and drive design of cross-platform systems.

The role emphasizes scalable cloud-native apps, REST APIs, and data integration with modern tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and React. Strong collaboration with architects and business partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12+ years in C# (.NET Core), Visual Studio, XML, and Restful-API/Kafka & event-driven integration capabilities.
• 7+ years of experience in design and implementing cloud-based architecture using Azure services like Functions, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, KeyVault, and Repos.
• Develop and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-based applications using Azure services with REST API, system design and data mapping.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, and Azure Security Center.
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to team members and coordinate daily activities within a Scrum team.
• Lead design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems.
• Write high-quality code with automated tests and validation in a YBYO model.
• Manage complex engineering activities for performance tuning, deployment, and production support.
• Collaborate with business partners, architects, and teams to identify complex tech and business needs.

Skills

C#/.NET Core

RESTful APIs

Kafka & event-driven

Azure cloud

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Design patterns

SQL/No-SQL (Snowflake/Oracle)

ELK & Dynatrace

React

AI tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor

Azure Security Center

Snowflake

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a top-notch software engineering lead who is a working lead that provides functional guidance and coordinates the daily activities of individual contributors or working teams. The Lead also is an advanced senior professional with wide range of experience who uses various concepts and in-depth evaluation to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

The Lead Full Stack Developer develops and leads team members in developing both front-end and back-end solutions. Designs, develops, updates/maintains solutions and provides technical guidance to other Team Members. At this level the main challenge is to support junior Team Members to identify causes and implement solutions to complex business problems in a multifunctional project, assessing and communicating issues of technology impact on the business. The colleague in this position would be comfortable with the following activities: Evaluates application software packages and makes recommendations to senior management. Lead & participates with other colleagues in new product reviews, tests, and pilots. Collects & in-depth analyzes business requirements for large projects. Performs in-depth feasibility studies, translates complex requirements into an appropriate design.

What will you do?

• Provides technical guidance to members of the team.
• May coordinate the daily activities of a team. Assign tasks, work as part of Scrum team, set priorities. Serves as first point of contact with individual contributors before escalating to management.
• Help lead in the design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems.
• Write great quality code with a drive for automated testing and validation based on the You Build You Own (YBYO) model.
• Perform complex engineering activities for performance tuning, monitoring, deployment and production support.
• Research, influence and implement vendor dependency to simplify the architecture.
• Implement, maintain and update CI/CD pipelines on a cloud environment.
• Collaborate with business partners, architects and other groups to identify complex technical and functional needs of systems based on priority.
• Collaborate with multiple, enterprise-wide distributed performing teams to deliver new capabilities in business applications.
• Design and develop APIs for Omni-channel clients.
• Build APIs and UIs to help make use of large data sets, infrastructure and user experience.
• Owns the full lifecycle for web software development, from ideas to production.
• Provides programming expertise and business analysis skills within broad business area, usually as a senior member of a project team, in analyzing, designing, modifying, and developing business applications.
• Creates and educates on programming specifications from which programs will be written, and designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs.
• Create and review programming documentations and recommend changes in development, maintenance and application standards.
• Analyzes and develops logical database designs, data models and relational data definitions across multiple computing environments (e.g., host based, distributed systems, client server, etc.)

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Minimum of 12+ years in C# (.NET Core), Visual Studio, Apache Web Services, XML, and Restful-API/Kafka & event-driven integration capabilities.
• 7+ years of experience in design and implementing cloud-based architecture using Azure services like Services Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Event Hub, Azure Redis, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, KeyVault, Azure Repos.
• Develop and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient cloud-based applications using Azure services. Strong background in REST API, system design and application integration, including data mapping between source and target systems.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, and Azure Security Center
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience with various Design Patterns (MVC, MVVM, etc.), SOA and other Architectural concepts.
• Must have development experiences in Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps,
• This engineer will need to be very proficient in managing large sets of data, including excellent proficiency with ANSI-SQL querying structured and unstructured data sources (Snowflake, Oracle, SQL, No-SQL).
• Experience with ELK, Dynatrace and other logging capabilities.
• Experience in React, Elastic Search, Snowflake, GEN AI tools, Automated testing tools,

Nice to have

• Understanding of financial industry message formats, including ISO 20022, PAIN, BAI, EDI, CSV, XML.

• 1 – 5 years of coding in Python.
• Background in Banking systems.
• Certification in Microsoft Azure, such as Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

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.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.

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Job Skills

Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-11-09

Application Deadline: 2026-12-31

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

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