Lead Software Developer - Java

Job Description

The Opportunity

This Senior Developer/Business Analyst role within Quantitative and Technology Services (QTS), consists of developing, improving and supporting strategic applications within the RAMPP (Risk, Analytics, Modelling, Pricing & Processing) organization. The individual will work with best-in-class technologies to deliver solutions to consume large quantities of data and present key metrics & statistics to Capital Markets business clients. In addition, they will tackle complex problems, providing robust, efficient and strategic solutions that have lasting impact on the RAMPP organization and Capital Markets businesses alike. This individual will work closely with Capital Markets trading teams to define project requirements, coordinate testing efforts and provide support on implementations where needed. This candidate possesses excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills

What will you do?

• Code, test, debug, implement and support real-time risk and PnL applications that cater to a wide range of business units within the Capital Markets space.
• Develop end to end technology solutions and end user analytics dashboards in collaboration with internal technology teams and stakeholders alike.
• Analyze, debug and resolve production issues related to, but not limited to data flows, application performance, system latency and infrastructure/network outages.
• Regularly collaborate with Capital Markets Trading and Quant teams through all stages of the software development lifecycle to illicit and implement business requirements, owning projects from inception to completion.
• Carry out data analysis & schema designs for EOD and intraday risk data captures.
• Proactively identify operational risks/control deficiencies & opportunities for automation within the business to increase productivity and reduce dependency on end-user computing.
• Leverage Data Science, statistical analysis and visualizations techniques to create meaningful insights for Trading, Quants and Risk Management teams.
• Suggest improvements to application user interface. Collaborate with UI development team and/or implement the changes to Front End code.’ Demonstrate project implementations to key stakeholders, including high-level executives, senior management and wider QTS technology teams.
• Utilize state-of-the-art Gen-AI tools to realize efficiencies in day-to-day practices and general work life

What do you need to Succeed?

Must have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Java 17+ needed with working knowledge of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, threading & concurrency; Java 17/RxJava is highly desirable
• Experience in Python; Django framework is highly desirable
• Working experience in Front End development languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, etc.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Apache Ignite, Solace, Hadoop ecosystem, Maven, Unix, Spring/Spring Boot & other development tools

Nice-to-have:

• Experience working in the Financial industry
• Quick learner with aptitude to pick up new technologies and business knowledge
• Highly motivated with the capability to work independently and effectively, but with willingness and a great attitude for collaboration
• Agile, Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling such as JIRA, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

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 competitive total rewards plan
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

• Active Learning
• Agile Methodology
• Application Integrations
• Detail-Oriented
• Enterprise Application Delivery
• Group Problem Solving
• Programming Languages
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• SQL Database Queries

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOCity: TorontoCountry: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: CAPITAL MARKETSJob Type: RegularPay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2026-07-01Application Deadline: 2026-11-30Note: 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.