Software Developer

Position Title: Software Developer
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Estimated Duration: 2 months

Story Behind the Need
Business group: Canadian Digital Banking Engineering – Credit Cards – Provide microservices to mobile and web; deal with day-to-day payments, EMTs, bill payments, wallet provisioning
Project: Migrate Databases from SQL to Mongo enhance the services to connect with MongoDB.
Candidate Value Proposition:
Not only will this candidate gain experience at a big 5 bank, but they will be working daily with some of the most disruptive and emerging technologies, making real impact at the bank and its deliverables. The ideal candidate will be part of a collaborative software engineering team working on Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, NoSQL, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes

Typical Day in Role:

• Quickly analyze the available data and find the root cause of the problem during production issues.
• Suggest improvements to supported applications and systems as needed
• Suggest improvements to supported applications and systems as needed
• Translate ideas into technical and business realities, and to map technology to business problems.
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• Candidate will be passionate about driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in quality craftsmanship that delights users

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• Experience in MongoDB and Microsoft SQL Server
• 8+ years of experience in software development and supporting complex large-scale customer facing platforms
• 8+ years of experience in building public and internal REST APIs
• 4+ years of experience as a Java developer with a preference for Java 8/Spring, web-based information technology principles, and system integration methodologies and standards.
• Strong experience with APM tools, such as Dynatrace, Splunk, etc. – 2 recent projects

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Strong experience using Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Launch Darkly, etc. – 2 recent projects
• FI / Digital banking experience is preferred but not required
• Well-rounded knowledge of Agile principles and the flexibility to adapt your experience to new and evolving environments
• Knowledge of a variety of frameworks (server side, browser side, desktop etc.) as well as high aptitude for diving in and picking up new things

Soft Skills Required:

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are essential
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to distil technical details into simple terms; the ability to influence decision-making across stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex initiatives
• Natural Problem Solver
• The role requires leadership skills, hands-on technical experience, and a can-do approach towards environment automation/management and continuous improvement for efficiency and cost effectiveness
• Must be reliable, proactive, results-oriented, customer-focused and attentive to details.
• Must be flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment, make quick and sound decisions under pressure
• Strong organizational skills, excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Education:

• Bachelor's or equivalent in computer science or related field is preferred

Best VS. Average Candidate:
The best candidate is someone with MongoDB experience.