Principal Engineer - GTB Data and Platforms

TD Bank Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Bank Group, a leader in North American financial services, is seeking a Senior Data and Platform Engineer for Global Transaction Banking. You will design and build the next generation GTB data platform, deliver scalable data and backend capabilities, and drive platform adoption across engineering teams.

The role requires strong Java/Python development, API design, and experience with Spark/Databricks, Kafka, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in data/platform engineering.
• Experience with data platforms, APIs, and scalable design.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and deliver scalable solutions for the Global Transaction Banking Data Platform.
• Provide technical leadership and establish reference architectures and roadmaps.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive platform adoption and ensure standards are met.
• Own platform documentation and ensure clarity across the engineering ecosystem.
• Maintain platform resilience and plan for failures in upstream/downstream systems.
• Estimate and plan engineering efforts to deliver scalable solutions.
• Foster collaboration across teams and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Identify technical debt and prioritize remediation strategies.
• Operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment and drive initiatives.

Skills

Java

Python

RESTful APIs

GraphQL APIs

Spring Boot

SQL

NoSQL databases

Data modeling

Big data

Kafka

Spark

Databricks

Cloud (Azure)

DevOps/CI-CD

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

7+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Oracle/SQL

MongoDB

Neo4j

Kubernetes/OpenShift

OpenShift

Job description

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 37.5 Line of Business: Technology Solutions Pay Details: $165,000 - $200,000 CAD This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance. TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description: Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is a key growth business within TDS that provides the opportunity to make an impact with top-tier organizations. We offer innovative solutions and treasury advisory services on large and complex liquidity, payments, and trade finance needs. Business constantly changes with macroeconomic conditions, unprecedented levels of innovation, interest rate environments, and foreign exchange movements. As a result, all GTB business lines continue to evolve to provide optimum trade finance, liquidity, and payment solutions to clients. Global Transaction Banking technology team focuses on delivering top-tier technology solutions to enable and grow the global GTB business. Summary TDS has embarked on a multi-year digital transformation of GTB to position the transaction bank as a leading North American multi-currency treasury provider, enabling significant business growth across the TDS franchise. This role presents an opportunity to design and develop the building of the next-generation of GTB's transaction banking capabilities to (i) extend a highly successful GTB business into the US; and (ii) to future-proof business with a platform that can evolve at minimal cost as client and industry needs & expectations continue to evolve. We are looking for a talented Data and Platform Engineer to join the team of Global Transaction Banking Data platform. You are a senior leader who thrives in the technology space. You enjoy designing and building systems. You can chart the course, establish direction and see implementation to completion. You are obsessed with client outcomes and drive technological solutions to achieve them.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and deliver scalable solutions for the Global Transaction Banking Data Platform, driving the evolution of modern data and platform engineering capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership in establishing reference architectures, engineering standards, and design patterns, while shaping long-term platform roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to drive platform adoption and ensure successful implementation that meets engineering and architectural standards.
• Own and continuously evolve platform documentation to reflect system changes, ensuring clarity and consistency across the engineering ecosystem.
• Maintain a strong focus on platform resilience and reliability, ensuring systems are designed to gracefully handle upstream and downstream failures.
• Estimate and plan engineering efforts required to deliver scalable and sustainable platform solutions.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships across engineering teams, product groups, and business stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively identify technical debt and define strategies to prioritize, manage, and eliminate it.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, driving initiatives independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Champion a high-performance engineering culture that promotes inclusion, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive adoption of Agile principles and foster a product-oriented, iterative engineering mindset.
• Promote a customer-centric platform approach, enabling enhanced client experiences through strong data and system capabilities.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on development experience in modern programming languages such as Java and Python
• Deep experience designing and building RESTful and GraphQL APIs using frameworks such as Spring Boot
• Extensive experience with relational (Oracle/SQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Neo4J)
• Strong expertise in data modeling, including graph-based data models
• Proven experience building and scaling big data platforms using technologies such as Apache Spark and Databricks
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and streaming platforms (Kafka, Solace, MQ, Confluent)
• Experience building stream processing systems (e.g., Apache Flink)
• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements, including security, scalability, performance, and optimization
• Experience working with large-scale distributed systems and modern backend architectures
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, ECS)
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of GenAI and LLMs, and their application in engineering and platform development
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong system design and analytical skills
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum methodologies)
• Proficiency in troubleshooting using tools such as Splunk, Kibana, Dynatrace, Datadog
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Experience working across multi-cloud environments, with preference for Microsoft Azure
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels

Education/Experience

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience Master’s degree preferred 7+ years of relevant experience Nice to have Cash Management/Transaction Banking experience

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TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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