Senior Full Stack Developer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to enhance their PayEdge technology platform. The role involves developing services with a focus on performance, maintainability, and code quality. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of experience in various programming languages, and strong problem-solving skills. The position offers a dynamic work environment with a commitment to diversity and professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program in financial services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with PHP, Laravel and SQL.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Angular, Java, REST APIs/Microservices, and Spring Framework.
• Ability to work in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop new services and enhance client-facing applications.
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues.

Skills

PHP

Java

Angular

MySQL

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Laravel

Spring Boot

Jenkins

GitHub

Job description

Overview

Join our innovative PayEdge Technology team at RBC, where we're revolutionizing accounts payable for businesses. We're seeking two talented Senior Full Stack Developers to help design, develop, and maintain our secure and high-performing digital platform. As a key player, you'll contribute to every stage of the software development life cycle, focusing on quality, maintainability, performance, and reliability. If you're a team-oriented developer with a strong technical foundation, excellent problem-solving skills, and proficiency in languages like Java, PHP, and frameworks such as Angular, Spring Boot, and Laravel, let's build the future of payments together.

Responsibilities

• Be part of an Agile development team comprised of technical, product and business members to develop new services and enhance PayEdge client-facing applications following the best practices and using the latest technologies

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for front-end (PHP/Angular) and back-end (PHP/Spring Boot) applications. Ensure high code quality through automated unit and functional testing

• Modernize and refactor legacy systems to align with current technologies and architectural best practices

• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve production issues while driving application stability and performance through proactive enhancements and optimizations

• Develop, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, and ensuring data integrity

• Debug production performance issues across services and levels of the stack and provide primary operational support

• Automate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market and enabling continuous delivery

• Perform production support role, including off-hours support (participating in an on-call rotation)

What you need to succeed

Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years of experience with PHP, Laravel and SQL

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Angular, Java, REST APIs/Microservices, and Spring Framework (MVC, Security, JPA, Spring Boot)

• 5+ years of experience working with RDBMS, e.g. MySQL, MSSQL, NoSQL, e.g. MongoDB, ELK and data streaming technologies (Kafka)

• 5+ years of experience with front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, Vault, Security scanning tools, etc.)

• Ability to work in an Agile environment

• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on clean coding practices and scalability

• Good communication and collaboration abilities

• A passion for technology and a love of software development culture

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with major architectural styles, such as Microservices, Reactor Event-driven systems

• Knowledge of modern front-end design trends and technologies

• Strong knowledge of Microservices architecture and API integration

• Deep understanding of API gateway and security protocols (JWT, OAuth, SSL Certificates)

• Experience developing and troubleshooting distributed cloud applications (Azure AKS)

• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and testing automation tools

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and the ability to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

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

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY 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: 2025-08-12

Application Deadline: 2025-09-15

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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