Senior Java Developer, TD Securities

United States Digital Space LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Securities is seeking an experienced Java Developer in Toronto to help build the next generation of risk computation platforms. You will work on microservices, streaming, and on-demand pricing to support trading and risk management in a global finance context.

The role emphasizes scalable architecture, collaboration with global teams, and DevOps practices. A strong background in JVM, Spring, Kafka, and cloud services is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Java experience with strong JVM fundamentals.
• Proficiency with the Spring stack and microservice development via Spring Boot.
• Experience designing/consuming REST APIs and gRPC endpoints.
• Experience with messaging (Kafka) and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Strong Python data stack knowledge (NumPy, Pandas, Scipy, PyTorch).
• NoSQL, Hadoop, Redis, Big Data streaming (Kafka/Flink) and SQL RDBMS expertise.
• Git, CI/CD toolchain (Maven/Gradle), Jenkins; Agile software development.
• Desirable: Scala, Angular/React, Excel integration, ELK, TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop risk applications using microservices, caching, and streaming to enable hundreds of billions of computations daily.
• Architect and deliver on-demand pricing and risk tooling for trading and sales teams.
• Deliver large-scale P&L and risk projects aligned with growth and regulatory requirements.
• Build tooling to increase team efficiency and streamline development processes.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

REST APIs

gRPC endpoints

Kafka

Cloud: Azure/AWS/GCP

Python data stack

SQL

CI/CD

Jenkins

Tools

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

Redis

SQL

Job description

Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line of Business

Technology Solutions

Pay Details

$125,000 - $156,000 CADThis 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

TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients who choose us for our knowledge and experience in six key areas of finance: Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Institutional Equities, Private Equity, Precious Metals and Foreign Exchange & Money Market. Our services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures, and executing daily trading and investment needs.

With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. 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.

We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community‑minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Team Description

The Counterparty Credit Risk group at TD Securities is seeking experienced Java Developers to build the next generation of risk computation platforms. The core mission of the applications we build is to help the firm quantify, understand, and reduce our external total exposure in case of adverse market conditions. We operate within a modern and complex area of finance, operating with sophisticated computational models, supporting billions of calculations daily and leveraging Big Data storage for analytics and data distribution.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop our risk applications in line with microservices patterns, distributed caching, and stream processing with a view to scale to hundreds of billions of computations daily
• Architect and develop efficient on‑demand pricing solutions
• Deliver large scale P&L and risk impacting projects for the trading and sales function, in line with business growth opportunities and regulatory drives
• Develop tooling and processes to enhance the efficiency of the team

The successful candidate should also demonstrate a strong affinity with the following

• Work collaboratively with technical and non‑technical teams at TD to solve business and technology challenges
• Provide technical leadership to the group and beyond, adopt a scalability and stability‑first approach to design and implementation
• Adopt a client‑centric approach in support of our business growth models
• Leverage industry standard DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, TDD and build tools

Development Opportunities

This challenging role provides the candidate with the following career growth opportunities:

• Contribute to the technical direction the future versions of our risk platform
• Develop a deep understanding of securities pricing and risk across different asset classes
• Work in a dynamic environment with direct engagement to global stakeholders

Technical Skills

• 8+ years of Java experience, with a strong understanding of JVM internals
• Experience of the Spring stack and experience in microservice development using Spring Boot
• Experience in designing and integrating with REST APIs, gRPC endpoints
• Experience of messaging technologies (preferably Kafka)
• Experience of Azure (preferable) or AWS, Google Cloud
• In‑depth understanding of the Python software development stacks, ecosystems, frameworks and tools such as Numpy, Scipy, Pandas, Dask, spaCy, NLTK, sci‑kit‑learn and PyTorch
• Experience of NoSQL databases, Hadoop, distributed caching (Redis preferable), Big Data streaming technologies (Flink, Kafka Streams, Spring Cloud Stream), experience with RDBMS packages, demonstrable fluency in SQL
• Experience of git, CI/CD toolset (Maven / Gradle), Jenkins, working within an Agile environment
• Knowledge of the following would be a plus: Scala, Angular, React, Excel integration, ELK, TypeScript

Non-Technical Skills

• Experience in collaborating efficiently within a global team
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrable experience working in a fast‑paced environment, and supportive of flexible goals aligned with business priorities
• Knowledge of derivatives pricing and capital markets is a plus

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Who We Are

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.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well‑being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well‑being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

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