Senior Full Stack Java / API Developer

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Company matching (pension & profit‑shs

Generous vacation

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java / API Developer to design and deploy high-performance backend services for critical banking applications. The role emphasizes secure API development, microservices architecture, and cloud-native solutions.

You will implement OAuth2, use APIGEE for API gateway integration, and work with Kafka for real-time data streams while ensuring security and compliance across environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing microservices-based architectures.
• Strong background in secure API development and compliance for banking applications.
• Cloud-native development experience including Azure/Azure PCF.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and design scalable microservices solutions.
• Prepare high-level designs, API specs and security review proposals.
• Participate in security assessments and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Ensure secure coding standards are followed.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, DevOps, QA and Operations.
• Coordinate API spec approvals and security signoffs.
• Maintain technical docs in Confluence.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and debugging skills.

Skills

OpenJDK 24

Spring Boot 3.4.x

OAuth2

RESTful APIs

Confluent Kafka

Tools

APIGEE API Gateway

Azure Key Vault

CI/CD (CloudBees Jenkins)

Azure Cloud/PCF

Job description

Senior Full Stack Java / API Developer

The Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with strong experience in microservices architecture, secure API development and cloud-native applications. The role involves designing, developing and deploying high performance, secure and scalable backend services that support critical banking applications while meeting security and compliance standards.

What will we expect from you?

• Analyze business and technical requirements and design scalable microservices based solutions.
• Prepare and present high-level design documents, API Specifications and architectural proposals for technical and security reviews.
• Participate in application security assessments, penetration testing activities and remediate vulnerabilities identified through security scanning tools.
• Ensure compliance with secure coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Architecture, Security, DevOps, QA and Operations to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Coordinate with supporting teams to obtain API specification approvals and application security signoffs.
• Maintain technical documentation in Confluence.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.

What You Will Bring to Succeed

• Design, develop and maintain microservices using OpenJDK 24, Spring Boot 3.4.5 and above.
• Build secure Restful APIs and integrate with enterprise systems using APIGEE API Gateway.
• Implement OAuth2 based authentication and authorization in line with banking security standards.
• Develop event‑driven solutions using Confluent Kafka for real‑time data processing and system integration.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates and secrets using Azure Key Vault to ensure secure communication across services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Cloudbees Jenkins, supporting automated builds, testing and deployments.
• Deploy and manage applications on Azure Cloud / PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) environments.

Technical Stack required

OpenJDK 24, Microsoft SQL, Confluent Kafka, Spring Boot 3.4.x and higher, JPA, Open API/Swagger, Postman, Azure Cloud PCF, IntelliJ, OAuth2, ServiceNow, JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, Splunk and Dynatrace.

The Workplace

• We are technology partners who help the business transform how our employees around the world work.
• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success.
• You’ll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
• We foster an environment of innovation and continuous learning.
• We care about our people, allowing them to design how they work to deliver amazing results.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a performance bonus, company matching programs (on pension & profit sharing), and generous vacation.

At Scotiabank, inclusion is part of the way we do business. This opportunity is open in accordance with Law 21.015. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.