Senior Software Developer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching and learning opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

RBC in Toronto is seeking a senior software engineer to drive modernization of portfolio management and client reporting apps. You will develop Angular frontends and Java/Spring Boot backends, while embracing AI-assisted workflows, secure APIs, and CI/CD practices.

You will design RESTful and GraphQL services, containerize with Docker/Kubernetes, and participate in Agile delivery within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years professional software development experience building web applications and backend services; proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and full-stack solutions (MEAN or similar stacks).
• Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with Kafka and Redis.
• Experience containerizing apps in Docker/Kubernetes; OpenShift preferred.
• Familiarity with API specs (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• OAuth2/JWT/OIDC and certificate management.
• CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and release management.
• Experience integrating AI assistants into development workflows.
• Hands-on AI model experience and agent frameworks is a plus.
• Strong communication and Agile teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Translate product priorities into executable work and contribute to modernization efforts.
• Architect, implement, test, and operate Angular frontends and Java/Spring Boot backends.
• Deliver production-ready code with automated tests and reliable deployments.
• Collaborate with security, risk, and governance on compliant AI usage.
• Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs and microservices.
• Create runbooks, health checks, and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Angular

Java Spring Boot

Node.js

REST APIs

GraphQL

Kafka

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth2/JWT/OIDC

CI/CD

AI integration

Agile

Communication

Tools

OpenShift

CI/CD tooling

Grafana/Observability

Job description

Job Description

• Technical Strategy & Platform Modernization — Contribute to technical planning and delivery for the portfolio management and client reporting applications: translate product priorities into executable work, identify modernization opportunities, balance delivery velocity with maintainability, and collaborate with architects and platform teams to align solutions with enterprise standards.
• Full Stack Development & Delivery — Architect, implement, test, and operate advisor-facing Angular frontends and backend services using Java/Spring Boot and Node.js; deliver production-ready code, automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end), and reliable deployments.
• AI-Enabled Engineering — Use and contribute to AI-assisted workflows (LLMs, code-assist tools, prompt templates, CI checks) to accelerate requirements synthesis, scaffolding, code reviews, automated test generation, and documentation while ensuring human validation, security, and traceability.
• Identify and socialize reusable AI capabilities (domain skills, plugins, prompts, workflows, guardrails); obtain technical leadership alignment and drive adoption for secure, consistent delivery.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities to improve software quality, accelerate delivery, and modernize legacy platforms.
• Ensure alignment to established governance and best practices for responsible AI adoption, ensuring compliance with enterprise security, risk management, and software engineering standards.
• API & Integration Design — Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices, and integrations with messaging (e.g., Kafka) and caching (e.g., Redis), ensuring contract-driven development and backward compatibility.
• Modernization & Cloud-Native Practices — Containerize and deploy services with Docker and Kubernetes; implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps practices, and platform best practices.
• Observability & Performance — Instrument services for logging, metrics, and distributed tracing; analyze and tune performance to meet SLA and user experience targets.
• Security & Compliance — Apply secure coding standards, implement authentication/authorization (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT), and collaborate with security and risk teams to ensure compliance.
• Collaboration & Agile Delivery — Work within an Agile product team to plan, estimate, manage dependencies and risks, and deliver incremental value with regular feedback loops.
• Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing — Coach and mentor peers, share patterns and playbooks, and help raise team engineering standards and productivity.
• Operational Readiness — Create runbooks, health checks, and automated alerts; participate in on‑call rotations and support production incidents to ensure operational excellence.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 8+ years professional software development experience building web applications and backend services.and .NET (backend) experience; proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 8+ years professional software development experience building web applications and backend services; proven experience delivering in Agile teams and shipping production software.
• Hands‑on experience with Node.js and developing full‑stack solutions (MEAN or similar stacks).
• Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with message‑based systems (Kafka) and in‑memory stores (Redis).
• Experience containerizing and running apps in cloud platforms and PaaS (Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes preferred).
• Familiarity with API specifications and tooling (OpenAPI/Swagger); experience troubleshooting and testing APIs.
• Practical experience with authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth2.0, JWT, OIDC) and certificate management.
• Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and release management.
• Practical experience integrating AI assistants into development workflows.
• Hands‑on experience using AI models or integrating ML/AI capabilities into applications.
• Strong communication skills and experience working in Agile teams.
• Strong Angular (frontend) and Java Spring Boot
• Practical experience designing, building, and operating agentic AI frameworks for developer tooling or product features, including orchestrating LLM‑driven agents, tool invocation, planner/actor patterns, and retrieval‑augmented workflows. You should have implemented end‑to‑end agent pipelines (prompting, tool integration, state management, retries/fallbacks), instrumentation (logging, observability, and audit trails of agent actions), and safety/validation layers (input/output sanitization, guardrails, approval gates, and model evaluation).
• Experience with agent frameworks or libraries, integrating external tools/APIs, and embedding agent CI/CD, cost controls, and governance into development lifecycles is required.

Nice-to-Have

• End‑to‑end UI automation testing (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, Playwright).
• Experience with reactive, event‑driven, or message‑oriented architectures.
• Deep experience in microservice design patterns (circuit breakers, resiliency, discovery, observability).
• UX sensibility and experience collaborating closely with design teams.
• Proven ability to build AI‑powered tools and prototypes independently (personal projects, hackathons, GitHub).
• Strong track record of AI‑assistant development demonstrated by personal projects or hackathon results.
• Familiarity with SaaS monitoring and analytics tools (Dynatrace, Google Analytics, Firebase, LaunchDarkly, WalkMe).

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.
• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail‑Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

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: 2026-09-15

Application Deadline: 2026-10-02

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.