Technical Lead

RBC; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Calgary is seeking a talented lead developer to manage a team and oversee a portfolio of applications. This role emphasizes delivering enterprise solutions and requires strong programming skills in Microsoft .NET technologies. Ideal candidates will have experience in both relational and NoSQL databases, plus a drive for continuous improvement. Join a dynamic, high-performing team that values collaboration and impact in the financial sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Leaders who support development

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Qualifications

• Strong programming experience in multi-tier applications based on Microsoft .NET technology stack.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with .NET server-side technologies and creating responsive client-server web applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of developers to meet business SLAs.
• Create robust, reusable software.
• Design & implement common patterns and components.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Core MVC/Web API

Entity Framework Core

REST APIs

Asynchronous Programming

SQL Server

NoSQL databases

Agile Methodology

Active Learning

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description

Join the Global Credit and Lending Technology team as we continuously deliver new products to modernize operational business processes by delivering enterprise grade solutions. We are seeking a talented and adaptable lead developer to maintain an existing portfolio of applications and deliver new business capabilities to our credit business in Capital Markets. Day to day, your work runs the full SDLC scope, from requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deploying to production and providing knowledge transfer to support teams. You will be working in a fast-paced environment, juggling competing priorities, and will be communicating directly with business stakeholders to understand the use cases and ensuring your solution is fit for purpose.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Manage a team of developers, overseeing workload distribution, career development and team performance to meet business SLAs
• Create robust, reusable software that can be depended on by other teams and customers
• Assess, research and analyze business and system needs, exploring alternative options to recommend technology solutions and designs that meet sponsor needs while considering component re-usability, data sharing, end user experience, performance and security
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive project progress and benefits
• Create prototypes that can be rapidly shared with clients or consumers
• Design & implement common patterns, services, components and frameworks
• Leverage best-practices in continuous build, integration and delivery to improve quality and velocity
• Manage and drive application change and modernization

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have:

• Strong programming experience in multi-tier applications based on Microsoft .NET technology stack including C#, ASP.NET Core MVC/Web API, Entity Framework Core, SignalR, Webforms, Web Services, REST API’s, Asynchronous Programming
• Experience with relational database programming (e.g. SQL Server, Sybase), NoSQL databases and data stores
• Experience with .NET based server-side technologies and creating/consuming from a REST backend to create responsive client-server web applications
• Strong experience working within and managing professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing in an agile environment
• Self-motivated – driven to get results, takes initiative and needs minimum oversight

Nice-to-have

• Experience containerizing and deploying applications with Docker/Kubernetes
• Experience building DevOps pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus, etc) and observing good DevSecOps practices
• Experience with middleware, queues and streaming technologies like MQ, Kafka, etc
• Experience with AI tools for development (e.g. Co-pilot)
• Capital Markets experience is a strong plus

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.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Note

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

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Additional Job Details

Address: 335 8 AVE SW:CALGARY

City: Calgary

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-12-19

Application Deadline: 2026-01-09

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

Job Skills

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