Royal Bank of Canada

Lead Full Stack Developer (Java/Python)

Royal Bank of Canada$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of backend development experience in Java or Python
  • Strong experience in REST API and microservices
  • Proficient in React and modern frontend development, including Micro-frontend architectures
  • Hands-on experience with Agentic AI concepts and LLM integrations
  • Familiarity with Gen-AI Development tools like GitHub Copilot
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as OpenShift and Kubernetes
  • Strong relational database knowledge, particularly with PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

  • Designs and develops advanced technical solutions aligned with business goals
  • Builds and implements Gen AI system frameworks, optimizing LLM outputs
  • Leads development teams, providing technical direction to junior developers
  • Collaborates with stakeholders to turn strategic objectives into technical solutions
  • Supports data ingestion with AI data scientists and manages technical documentation
  • Executes software development projects, applying problem-solving and strategic thinking
  • Fosters cross-functional collaboration to identify and implement innovative solutions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Support from leaders for personal development and growth opportunities
  • Opportunity to make a difference and create a lasting impact
  • Work within a dynamic and collaborative high-performing team
  • Access to a world-class training program in financial services
  • Challenging and meaningful work with opportunities for advancement.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Staff Engineer supporting the ADT - CODI program within Operations Technology, you will lead the technical design, development, and implementation of complex, multi-platform application software solutions, applying advanced expertise and knowledge to deliver innovative and strategic business outcomes. Leads software development projects of significant complexity, applying advanced expertise and knowledge to deliver impactful results.

What Will You Do?
• Designs, develops, and oversees the implementation of advanced technical solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and adherence to best practices, while managing the end-to-end technical delivery of projects.
• Build Gen AI system frameworks, Prompt Engineering, including designing and refining prompts to optimize LLM outputs, implementing Gen AI systems into production.
• Leads development teams in the delivery of capabilities, providing technical direction and guidance to junior developers and team members and ensuring the successful execution of complex assignments and projects
• Collaborates with business stakeholders and product owners to translate strategic objectives into actionable technical solutions, leveraging advanced knowledge to address unique and high impact challenges.
• You will be responsible for working closely with AI data scientists to support data ingestion and feature engineering, establishing industry best practices, maintaining and managing technical documentations.
• Executes on software development tasks or projects, requiring advanced problem solving, decision making and strategic thinking with some ambiguity.
• Drives decisions on complex issues to develop clear, actionable recommendations for management, ensuring alignment on processes, tools and services with impact across other areas.
• Leverages advanced and creative skills to resolve complex software development related problems, fostering cross functional collaboration to identify and implement innovative solutions.
• Leads and facilitates cross functional collaboration efforts, fostering strong internal relationships across the organization and external partnerships to achieve impactful business outcomes.

What Do You Need to Succeed?

Must Have:
• 7+ years of backend development experience in Java or Python
• Strong backend development experience in Java or Python, including REST API and microservices
• Strong experience with React and modern frontend development, including Micro-frontend (MFE) architectures and reusable UI components
• Hands-on experience or strong understanding of Agentic AI concepts, LLM integrations
• Understanding of prompt engineering and Gen-AI Development tools (GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Claude Code)
• Experience with Cloud platforms and technologies (OpenShift, Kubernetes, S3 Object Storage)
• Experience working with relational databases particularly PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization and performance tuning.

Nice-to Have:
• Experience with Spec-driven Development
• Experience in Camunda 8 development and customization
• Experience with Vector Databases
• Understanding of RAG architectures
• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses

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
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills
Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY 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:

2026-09-04

Application Deadline:

2026-09-25
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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