Senior Software Developer Mobile

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Toronto is searching for a software developer focused on backend-for-frontend APIs. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally to enhance the bank's mobile applications. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience and is proficient in NodeJS, TypeScript, and API design. Scotiabank promises a supportive atmosphere, competitive rewards, and numerous opportunities for continuous learning and community engagement.

Benefits

Competitive Rewards including bonuses

Flexible vacation and personal days

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working on large scale projects.
• Ability to collaborate closely with other developers and teams.
• Takes initiative to identify and resolve production issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with backend API and mobile app developers.
• Design high-performance REST APIs.
• Review code and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Clear communication

Collaboration

Leadership on complex tasks

Mentorship

Self-motivation

Education

Computer Science or equivalent degree

JSNSD or JSNAD certifications

Tools

NodeJS

TypeScript

OpenAPI/Swagger

Postman

MS SQL or Mongo DB

Dynatrace

Splunk

Fortify

Blackduck

Aqua

ArgoCD

GCP

Job description

Overview

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Requisition ID: 247591

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

This position will be focused on software development for backend-for-frontend (BFF) APIs, integration with downstreams and third-party services

Is this role right for you?

Responsibilities

• You will collaborate closely with a team of backend API developers, Android and iOS app developers, business system analysts, and architects to work on both new features and incremental improvements to the bank’s flagship mobile apps.
• You have exceptional understanding of our programming language(s) and tools: NodeJS, TypeScript, OpenAPI/Swagger and Postman.
• You have professional experience in designing high throughput, high performance REST APIs.
• Adheres to and demonstrates coding conventions, best practices, and helps to maintain the architecture of the project.
• Able to understand issues with integration of APIs with frontend mobile/web applications and downstream applications.
• Takes the lead in reviewing others’ code, actively contributing suggestions and catching potential issues for their assigned project or scrum.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines to build and deploy applications across environments, including Production.
• Experience with debugging production issues using Dynatrace and Splunk or similar monitoring/observability tools.
• Takes initiative to help identify, triage and resolve production (and other critical) issues.
• Very involved in feature refinement to clarifying requirements and flag potential issues.
• Work closely with a tech lead/team lead, sharing responsibilities within the scrum team
• 5+ years of experience working on large scale projects.

Qualifications

• Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
• Clear, articulate written and oral communicator.
• Communicates and collaborates well across all team channels (email, MS Teams, in-person and/or online meetings), including cross-platform collaboration with other teams.
• Delivers high-quality work in a timely fashion, almost always meeting deadlines.
• Able to take the lead on complex tasks with minimal guidance. Sees the work through and is accountable from the planning stages to full completion.
• Able and willing to mentor junior developers.
• Self-motivated; shows initiative in taking on tasks and making suggestions
• Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering degree or equivalent.
• JSNSD or JSNAD certifications.
• Experience in MS SQL or Mongo DB
• Knowledge of Lerna or similar monorepos
• Knowledge of DevSecOps using tools like Fortify, Blackduck, Aqua etc.,
• Knowledge of ArgoCD and/or GCP

What’s in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship-We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations- We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskillingthrough online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewardsprogram including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement- no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.