Software Engineer, Global Payments Engineering

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible vacation

Personal days

Sick days

Benefits starting day one

Job summary

Scotiabank is seeking a Software Engineer in Global Payments Engineering to contribute to modernization of payments technology in Canada and beyond. You will join a high‑performing team delivering scalable frontend MFEs and robust backend services while aligning with risk and regulatory requirements.

You will work across ReactJS, NodeJS, Spring Boot, and cloud environments (GCP/Azure), with emphasis on automation, testing, and collaborative delivery in a dynamic, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with ReactJS frontend development and NodeJS backend services.
• Experience with Spring Boot backend services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Champion a customer‑focused culture and deepen client relationships.
• Build scalable MFEs in ReactJS and BFFs in NodeJS for frontend.
• Write clean, well documented code with minimal guidance.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and debugging.
• Deploy and monitor apps in GCP and Azure environments.
• Contribute to design decisions and process improvements.

Skills

ReactJS

NodeJS

Spring Boot

CI/CD

Git

Agile

Cloud (GCP/Azure)

Testing & Debugging

Code Reviews

Job description

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Title: Software Engineer, Global Payments Engineering

Requisition ID: 267268

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

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for Payment’s technology and innovation. We have a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for our customers, focusing on ensuring we protect their interests and goals. The result of this leads to modernization programs which aim to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community.

The Role

Contributes to the overall success of the Global Payments Technology in Canada and globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensure all activities conducted are following governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

What You’ll Do:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Build scalable and maintainable MFEs in ReactJS and BFFs in NodeJS. (Frontend)
• Write clean, maintainable, and well documented with minimal guidance.
• Help document software features and perform reviews with team members.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and debugging.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Contribute to design decisions and propose improvements
• Deploy and monitor apps and services in GCP and Azure environments
• Follow guidance from senior team members and leads
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

What You’ll Bring:

• Working knowledge of ReactJS, NodeJS related stack for frontend development (Frontend)
• Working knowledge of Spring Boot related tech stack for building backend services (Backend)
• Strong understanding of software development best practices, testing, and debugging
• Good understanding of CI/CD, version control (Git), and git workflows
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies and how it applies to software development
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Eager to learn and grow in a collaborative environment.

Why This Role Is for You

• You want to lead a large-scale modernization program that is transforming how payments are executed in Canada.
• You’re motivated by solving complex, real-world problems in a highly visible and mission-critical environment.
• You bring a strong technical mindset, but prefer to lead, guide, and enable teams rather than focus solely on hands‑on development.
• You thrive in environments that require both structure and adaptability, where priorities evolve and thoughtful decision‑making is key.
• You value impact, ownership, and continuous growth, and want to play a key role in shaping the future of payments technology.

What's in it for you?

• You’ll join a team focused on building cloud platforms as products, enabling delivery teams across the enterprise rather than acting as a centralized gatekeeper or operating within a narrow delivery focus. This role offers exposure to a wide range of technologies, problem domains, and stakeholders.
• 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.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program 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.

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.