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Job Description What is the Opportunity? As part of a major payment modernization initiative, Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a senior developer to actively to contribute to the evolution and modernization for our next-generation payment engine. This is a critical platform which will at the end of the multi-year roadmap, process over $140 trillion dollars of wire payments a year. You will be building critical components of a robust, scalable, and resilient backend system – creating high-performance, event-driven microservices using Java and Spring Boot. What You'll Do Develops and tests software solutions, frameworks, and tools of moderate complexity, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards. Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and implement solutions to resolve moderately complex issues and improve processes. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members, fostering skill development and ensuring adherence to best practices. Analyze system requirements and contributes to the creation of technical strategies, offering recommendations to enhance functionality and operational efficiency. Lead software development tasks or projects requiring advanced problem solving and decision making, navigating ambiguity. Drives decisions on issues requiring innovative thinking and technical expertise and providing recommendations that influence own team and across other work areas. Resolve software development related problems independently by identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions that enhance efficiency within scope of responsibility. Maintains and enhances relationships with internal teams and external contacts to deliver measurable business outcomes. Assess and analyze business and technical requirements to provide estimates on activities/tasks and establish detailed plans and timelines. Working within the DevOps pipeline to deliver services across multiple environments Identifying risks, dependencies, assumptions and constraints that could impede any deliverables. Code and test for functions of low to high complexity. Create, update and contribute to critical documentation relevant to the projects (TDD, Test Plans, Implementation Plans, etc.) as well as security and architecture requirements as defined by each project Effectively communicate and build rapport with team members, various IT partners, and business partners What You Need to Succeed Must Have: 2-5+ years of backend development experience Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot framework Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems Practical experience with reactive and event-based programming Proficiency with RESTful API design, Git, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) Strong experience with automated testing (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies Nice-to-Have: Experience with messaging systems like IBM MQ or Apache Kafka Knowledge of microservice resiliency patterns (circuit breakers, back pressure) Familiarity with Spec-Kit Familiarity with Docker, containerization (Kubernetes/OpenShift), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK stack) Knowledge of the banking or financial services domain, especially payment systems 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 Opportunities to do challenging work Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities Opportunities to building close relationships with clients #LI-POST #TECHPJ Job Skills Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Additional Job Details Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST 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: 2026-08-04 Application Deadline: 2026-09-05 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. Join our Talent Community
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Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com. 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.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
http://rbc.com/legalstuff.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/
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Job Description What is the Opportunity? As part of a major payment modernization initiative, Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a senior developer to actively to contribute to the evolution and modernization for our next-generation payment engine. This is a critical platform which will at the end of the multi-year roadmap, process over $140 trillion dollars of wire payments a year. You will be building critical components of a robust, scalable, and resilient backend system – creating high-performance, event-driven microservices using Java and Spring Boot. What You'll Do Develops and tests software solutions, frameworks, and tools of moderate complexity, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards. Collaborate with cross functional teams to design and implement solutions to resolve moderately complex issues and improve processes. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members, fostering skill development and ensuring adherence to best practices. Analyze system requirements and contributes to the creation of technical strategies, offering recommendations to enhance functionality and operational efficiency. Lead software development tasks or projects requiring advanced problem solving and decision making, navigating ambiguity. Drives decisions on issues requiring innovative thinking and technical expertise and providing recommendations that influence own team and across other work areas. Resolve software development related problems independently by identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions that enhance efficiency within scope of responsibility. Maintains and enhances relationships with internal teams and external contacts to deliver measurable business outcomes. Assess and analyze business and technical requirements to provide estimates on activities/tasks and establish detailed plans and timelines. Working within the DevOps pipeline to deliver services across multiple environments Identifying risks, dependencies, assumptions and constraints that could impede any deliverables. Code and test for functions of low to high complexity. Create, update and contribute to critical documentation relevant to the projects (TDD, Test Plans, Implementation Plans, etc.) as well as security and architecture requirements as defined by each project Effectively communicate and build rapport with team members, various IT partners, and business partners What You Need to Succeed Must Have: 2-5+ years of backend development experience Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot framework Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems Practical experience with reactive and event-based programming Proficiency with RESTful API design, Git, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) Strong experience with automated testing (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies Nice-to-Have: Experience with messaging systems like IBM MQ or Apache Kafka Knowledge of microservice resiliency patterns (circuit breakers, back pressure) Familiarity with Spec-Kit Familiarity with Docker, containerization (Kubernetes/OpenShift), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK stack) Knowledge of the banking or financial services domain, especially payment systems 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 Opportunities to do challenging work Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities Opportunities to building close relationships with clients #LI-POST #TECHPJ Job Skills Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Additional Job Details Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST 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: 2026-08-04 Application Deadline: 2026-09-05 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. Join our Talent Community
Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.
Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com. 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.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
http://rbc.com/legalstuff.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/