Lead Software Engineer - FinOps

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join RBC's Cloud team as part of the FinOps Team, responsible for enhancing financial reporting through automation. Collaborate with finance and engineering to optimize cloud spend, ensuring data accuracy and transparency. This role requires strong programming skills in Python and JavaScript, along with expertise in public cloud technologies like AWS and Azure. You will contribute to best practices in financial operations and have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment that values inclusivity and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible work/life balance options

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

World-class training program in financial services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of development experience in Python & JavaScript.
• Strong experience developing & utilizing APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement custom chargeback logic for cloud cost allocation.
• Build automation to support financial reporting and cloud metrics.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

API Development

Communication

Financial Operations

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

AWS Lambda

Azure Databricks

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The RBC Cloud team is undertaking multiple complex enterprise-wide initiatives as part of RBC’s ongoing Cloud journey.In this role, and as part of the FinOps Team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining automated solutions that enhance financial reporting for the Cloud Program, while supporting key functions such as chargeback, cost optimization, and delivering insights into application usage, customer adoption, and overall cloud spend efficiency.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Design and implement custom chargeback and showback logic to enable accurate cloud cost allocation across business units

• Build and maintain automation to support financial reporting, usage tracking, and cloud metrics dashboards.

• Partner with finance, engineering, and product teams to provide transparency into cloud spend and identify optimization opportunities.

• Develop and support data pipelines and tooling to analyze application usage, customer adoption, and service consumption trends.

• Ensure accuracy and consistency of cloud financial data across reporting platforms and stakeholder deliverables.

• Contribute to FinOps best practices and drive continuous improvement in cost governance and operational efficiency.

• Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.

• Ability to determine the information and communication needs of the stakeholders and project.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have:

• 5+ years of development experience in Python & JavaScript in complex programs with high frequency of requests and multiple priorities.

• Strong experience developing & utilizing API’s.

• Expert experience with public cloud technologies like AWS, Azure or GCP.

• Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication skills along with strong presentation skills.

• Strong organizational, project management and time management capabilities.

• A strong understanding of technology and/or financial services industry.

Nice-to-have:

• A strong understanding of finances, chargeback allocations, budgeting and cost optimizations.

• Experience with AWS Lambda, Azure Databricks, Cosmos DB/NoSQL DB.

• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. Details to be discussed with Hiring Manager.

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

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), API Development, AWS Lambda, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platform, Communication, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Google Cloud Platform, JavaScript API, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Databricks, Performance Measurement, Process Management, Python Automation, Python Software Development, Software Systems

Additional Job Details

Address:

330 FRONT 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:

2025-05-12

Application Deadline:

2025-06-02

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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