Lead Software Developer

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

RBC’s homeX team is responsible for developing, enhancing and maintaining applications service mortgages for RBC customers. As a Lead Full Stack Software Developer operating within an Agile product team, your primary role will be designing, coding and delivering highest-quality software solutions. You will also be expected to play a key role in building modern applications to support business growth. We are looking for a highly motivated, top-notch software engineer who is a great team player constantly thinking about quality, maintainability, robustness, and simplicity in all generated code. To excel in this role providing technical direction, design expertise, and implementation of Angular and Java Spring Boot applications are all must haves. 

What will you do?

• Direct a diverse squad of technical, product, and design professionals to deliver products aligned with Agile principles and RBC’s Ways of Working.

• Uphold high standards for code quality and advocate for a "shift-left" approach to quality assurance.

• Establishing best coding practices to be shared across the journey

• Advocate and establish plans for the latest upgrades in the journey’s technology stack

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for your journey and your team

• Work in an Agile team environment which is fast-paced, fun and collaborative.

• Work directly with the Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure that deliverables meet the business’ needs.

• Understand, interpret business requirements into technical solutions.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 5 - 6 years of experience.

• Senior-level technical expertise in backend and/or frontend development, particularly with technologies like Java Springboot and/or Angular.

• Hands-on experience in modernizing legacy systems, including refactoring codebases and migrating to modern architectures or frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with Github, GitHub Actions, Jira, Confluence and Jenkins.

• Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written).

• Experience with using Gen AI developer productivity boost tools.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience with integrating backend services utilizing REST or GraphQL

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 and pension plan.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work, making a difference and lasting impact on communities.

• Enjoy a comfortable work environment with the option to dress casually.

• Network and build lasting relationships with developers from diverse backgrounds from across Canada and the world.

Job Skills

Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-09

Application Deadline:

2026-08-14

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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