Lead Software Engineer Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

Is this role right for you?

In this role, you will:

Lead a cross-functional Agile engineering team to design, build, deliver, and support high‑quality payment and cash management solutions.

Define and maintain technical strategy, coding standards, system design patterns, and best practices across the team.

Make architectural decisions and guide components, integration, and data architecture design.

Participate in strategic planning, roadmap creation, and solution evaluation (including buy vs. build recommendations).

Champion continuous improvement, code reusability, automation, and engineering productivity.

Oversee full SDLC delivery: requirements, design, coding, testing, deployment, and production operations.

Ensure scalability, resiliency, security, and performance across all services and applications.

Collaborate closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and senior management to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Guide the team during production incidents, providing root cause analysis and rapid resolution.

Implement Dev Ops best practices and improve CI/CD pipelines for faster, safer deployments.

Mentor and coach developers, promoting growth, skill development, and knowledge sharing.

Facilitate technical design discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.

Foster a culture that embodies Scotiabank’s values, inclusion, and high performance.

Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to drive alignment.

Ensure adherence to all regulatory, compliance, AML/ATF, and operational risk procedures.

Embed risk culture into technical decision-making and daily execution.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

8+ years of professional software development experience delivering scalable, high-performance systems.

3+ years in a senior or lead developer capacity, providing technical leadership and mentoring.

Proven experience delivering enterprise-grade solutions under tight timelines.

Expert-level experience with Java (Java 8+), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, RESTful services, microservices design, and distributed systems.

Strong understanding of event-driven architectures, asynchronous patterns, domain-driven design (DDD), and clean architecture.

Hands-on experience with JUnit, Mockito, integration testing, and performance testing.

Strong proficiency with React JS, Next JS, React Hooks, TypeScript, ES6+, and modern UI patterns.

Experience building scalable, responsive, and accessible front-end applications.

5+ years’ experience with cloud platforms, ideally Azure or Google Cloud Platform: AKS / GKE, Cloud Functions / Functions-as-a-Service, Event Grid / Pub/Sub, Managed databases (SQL/No

SQL), Cloud monitoring & logging platforms

Strong hands-on experience with:
Git / Bitbucket, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Git Ops, CI/CD pipelines, Maven / Gradle, Docker & Kubernetes, Artifactory / Nexus

Experience with Kafka, Pub/Sub, Event Hub, or equivalent streaming technologies.

Familiarity with relational and No

SQL databases (Postgre

SQL, Mongo

DB, Fire store, etc.).

Experience with API Gateways, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), or sidecar patterns is an asset.

Exposure to payments, cash management, or financial services systems is an asset.

Knowledge of security protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS) and threat modeling is an asset.

What's in it for you?

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.

Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.


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