Software Developer

Job Summary

Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR & BMCC, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration.

We believe that innovation should drive all that we do, in challenging assumptions and being big and bold with our ideas. We support our people in developing the technical, business, and professional skills needed to be successful. You will work with partners from across the company, participate in networking events, and have access to a wide variety of supports including mentorship. You will work directly with leaders who believe in celebrating successes and sharing learnings with other teams to promote progress.

The selected candidate will be working in a fast-paced environment in the Brand, Marketing, Communications and Citizenship (BMCC) Technology team supporting digital.

Job Description

What will you do?

1. Deliver technical solutions through software development - to primarily agile-based projects – that adhere and align to standardized coding practices at RBC.
2. Lead the development of providing an array of solutions that align with business initiatives, requirements – including, but not limited to, applications, scripts, pipelines, jobs, and more.
3. Passionate about staying on top of good coding practices such as peer code reviews, pair programming, pull request management, git rebasing, code merging, git branching.
4. Participate & contribute to all Agile ceremonies and initiatives from initiation to final release, closely working with Quality Engineers, Business Analysts, Operations & Support, Product Owners and Scrum Masters – including sprint planning, daily stand ups, product demos & retrospectives.
5. Accountable for making decisions in conjunction with other managers, peers, and leaders, and staying on top of the proposed path forward; having an open line of communication and ensuring that communication is emphasized on all relevant channels.
6. Being a proactive person of communication, particularly with written and oral communication; ensuring that there are documents for all kinds (i.e., design documents, Runbook/Playbook documents, coding documents), opening meeting invites for quick discussions, etc.
7. Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team.
8. Maintain an open line of communication, particularly with Satellite offices, adjacent team members and an openness to share frequent updates, as needed.
9. A sense of design and architecture – discussing with Architects on proposed designs, covering all scenarios and potential limitations, a willingness to change and discuss with leaders, before moving on towards the implementation of the solution.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

1. 2+ years experience in professional, production-grade software development, or 2+ equivalent years of relevant experience working on highly-scalable, moderately complex technical projects.
2. Experience with one of the following programming languages: Javascript, Node.js.
3. Exposure to any modern technical framework such as Next.js, React, Angular, Apache Airflow.
4. Strong experience working in an Agile environment, working with project teams to deliver small to largely complex projects.
5. Comfortable with presenting prototypes, enhancements and facilitating questions with insightful responses to a varying range of audiences (i.e., business sponsors, product owners, adjacent technical teams, etc.) during agile ceremonies, ad-hoc and/or when needed.
6. Excels in working on multiple initiatives concurrently, with a good understanding of project timelines and priorities.
7. Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally to articulate, measure and solve issues.

Nice-to-have

1. Working with big data warehouses and ETL pipelines is an asset.
2. Some theoretical or practical knowledge of Cloud technologies, including (but not limited to) Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS.
3. Has a passion for autonomy, solving problems, designing & architecting solutions at scale, with a sincere willingness to learn and teach from peers and other teams.
4. Interested in diving into unknown and potentially disruptive technologies and topics like Generative AI, synthetic data & building for the future.

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.

1. A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
2. Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
3. Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
4. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
5. A world-class training program in financial services.

Job Skills

Active Learning, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Additional Job Details

Address: 120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City: BEDFORD

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2024-11-12

Application Deadline: 2025-01-31

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

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