Senior Full Stack Developer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto seeks a skilled IT professional to join their Financial crimes – AML IT team. This role involves designing and coding application programs, ensuring system efficiency, and deploying applications to cloud platforms. Candidates should have experience in backend and frontend frameworks such as Java and Vue, along with excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits with opportunities for growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in at least one backend framework.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 4+ years in at least one frontend framework.
• Experience deploying applications to a cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and code application programs, perform testing.
• Review and modify programming systems.
• Ensure efficiency of existing application systems.
• Conduct analyses of organizational needs.

Skills

Java

NodeJS

Vue

React

Kubernetes

DevOps

SQL

NoSQL

Education

BSc in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

Sonar

Job description

Overview

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Are you a talented, creative and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join us!

Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration.

The Financial crimes – AML IT team is undertaking multiple complex regulatory initiatives as part of RBC’s Financial compliance requirements. In this role you will be responsible for strategically planning and managing successful implementation of the above mentioned. The role will coordinate, develop, lead, communicate and execute activities to ensure objectives are accomplished on time.

What will you do?

• Designing and coding application programs; performing testing for developed applications.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and modifying programming systems, including encoding, testing, debugging and installing for a large-scale system.
• Ensuring the operating efficiency of existing application systems. Maintaining records for the documentation of systems development and revisions.
• Conducting analyses of organizational needs and goals for the development and implementation of application systems.
• Present technical topics at regular meetings. Specifically, describing any new projects, the challenges on those projects, and the approaches taken to implement solutions
• Working with more junior developers in creating prototype applications for stakeholders
• Evaluate new processes and assess whether they will be a good addition to the tech stack
• Code review, security review and remediation of critical vulnerabilities

What do you need to succeed? Must-have’s

• BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent with 4-6 years of experience in at least one backend framework such as Java (Spring, Spring Boot, etc) NodeJS (Express, etc).
• Excellent communication skills.
• 4+ years of experience in at least one frontend framework such as Vue, React, NextJS, Angular, etc
• Experience deploying applications to a cloud platform (Kubernetes, OCP, Azure, etc).
• Knowledge of DevOps concepts and tools (git, GitHub Actions, Sonar, etc).
• Knowledge of databases (SQL or NoSQL) and knowledge of data storage, transformation and manipulation.

Nice-to-have

• Experience supporting applications in a productions environment.
• Experience working with Generative AI systems.
• Experience supporting and maintaining APIs.

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

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: RBC CENTRE, 155 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: 2026-02-02

Application Deadline: 2026-02-28

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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