Tech Lead, Payments Platform & Cloud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Rewards program

Flexible vacation

Upskilling opportunities

Community engagement programs

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking a Lead Software Developer in Toronto to drive engineering excellence and lead a cross-functional Agile team. In this role, you will oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality payment and cash management solutions. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software development experience and expertise in Java and React JS. This position offers competitive rewards, flexible vacation, and numerous opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience delivering scalable, high-performance systems.
• 3+ years in a senior or lead developer capacity, providing technical leadership and mentoring.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Pub/Sub, EventHub, or equivalent streaming technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional Agile engineering team to design, build, deliver, and support high-quality payment solutions.
• Make architectural decisions and guide components integration.
• Mentor and coach developers, promoting growth and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Expert-level experience with Java (Java 8+)

Strong proficiency with React JS

Hands-on experience with JUnit

Strong understanding of event-driven architectures

Strong hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes

Experience with API Gateways

Tools

Git / Bitbucket

Maven / Gradle

Jenkins

Job description

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking a Lead Software Developer in Toronto to drive engineering excellence and lead a cross-functional Agile team. In this role, you will oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality payment and cash management solutions. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software development experience and expertise in Java and React JS. This position offers competitive rewards, flexible vacation, and numerous opportunities for professional growth.