VIE Full Stack Developer

Responsibilities

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, Societe Generale employs over 138,000 members of staff in 62 countries and supports daily 29 million clients. The aim of Global Business Service Unit (GBSU) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBSU differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.

The VIE will work as part of the "Canada Innovation" team. It is an innovation lab (or incubator) with the objective of leading the regional community Inno'Sens, creating POCs (Proof Of Concepts) and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) for various bank players when applicable.

Canada Innovation has a wide range of expertise, including automation, process improvement, advisory and software development. Its mission is to deliver solutions with a reduced time to market, while using modern technologies and processes to be scalable and sustainable, and being in touch with the American eco-system (startups, fintech, etc.).

Tasks and responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain tools to enforce automatization processes and digitalization
2. Gather and analyze business requirements by communicating with users
3. Participate in the organization of events (Hackathon, Lunch&Learn, etc) to promote innovation within the Americas
4. Be a key member for the onboarding and upskill of new joiners
5. Follow and enforce the implementation of the Agile Methodology within the team
6. Maintain a good team spirit and sense of belonging
7. Provide support on day-to-day operations supporting Defect, Problem, and Crisis processes

Due to the VIE eligibility criteria, a questionnaire will be provided. Please make sure to answer all the questions for an efficient analysis of your application.

Profile required

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master's degree from a Business/Engineering School or University
• Experience in IT project management (Agile/Scrum) or as a Product Owner (PO)

Language skills:

• Very good oral and written communication in French and English

Technical, operational & soft skills:

• Very strong autonomy, time management and ownership of his work
• Good leadership skills, adaptability and task prioritization in a dynamic environment
• Good analytical/problem-solving skills (Design Thinking, ...)
• Strong interest and at least one experience in AI (ML, GenAI, DeepLearning, ...)
• Good knowledge in Web development languages (Java, ReactJS, Python, SQL, ...)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes)

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Montreal is to begin in March 2025, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 24 months.

In case a visa is necessary, please make sure your passport is valid up to 6 months after the end of the VIE contract to not delay your departure.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France's eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

Why join us

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

Business insight

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
Whether you're joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.