Senior Software Engineer

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Toronto, Ontario. This role is vital for driving impactful solutions to complex business challenges in a dynamic delivery setting. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of software development experience, with strong expertise in microservices architectures. Responsibilities include participating in technical design sessions, ensuring application quality through automated testing, and resolving bugs in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise with microservices architectures and design patterns.
• Proficient with debugging and profiling distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-departmental technical design sessions.
• Collaborate with other engineers for best practices.
• Ensure application quality through automated testing.
• Resolve defects during production and post-release.
• Improve system efficiency and flexibility.

Skills

Microservices architectures

Agile development

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Post-secondary degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Lambda

DynamoDB

API Gateway

IAM

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team. The Senior Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving impactful solutions for intricate business challenges within a dynamic and high-energy delivery setting,

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-departmental technical design sessions to identify/document technical solutions
• Collaborate with other engineers to share best practices and knowledge of emerging technologies.
• Function as a trusted advisor with a consultative mindset in interactions with stakeholders.
• Ensure the quality of the applications by using various types of automated testing methods in a continuous integration environment
• Resolve defects/bugs during pre-production, production, and post-release patches
• Drive continual improvement to the efficiency and flexibility of the systems while keeping a high bar for customer trust, performance, and availability

Need to Have

• Post-secondary degree in computer science, software engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Deep expertise with microservices architectures and design patterns
• Experience using tools including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, IAM, etc.
• Proficient with debugging and profiling distributed systems
• Agile and test-driven development mindset
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for learning and staying updated with emerging technologies
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Server-less development/deployment and containerization a definite plus
• Experience with Azure Functions or AWS Lambdas within microservice architecture