TD Bank

Principal Engineer - GTB Data and Platforms

TD Bank$165K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in data architecture or similar role.
  • Strong coding skills in Java and Python.
  • Hands-on experience with RESTful/GraphQL APIs and frameworks like Spring Boot.
  • Extensive knowledge of Oracle/SQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Neo4J.
  • Proficient in big data platforms like Apache Spark or Databricks.
  • Experience with Event-Driven Architectures, including Kafka and Solace.
  • Good understanding of containerization technologies and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

  • Define and develop architecture for the Global Transaction Banking Data platform.
  • Provide thought leadership on reference architecture and roadmaps.
  • Influence stakeholders to ensure successful platform implementation.
  • Maintain up-to-date architecture documentation as the application evolves.
  • Focus on system reliability and ensure effective handling of system failures.
  • Estimate work effort for architectural solutions.
  • Build relationships with peers across business lines and departments.

Benefits

  • Participate in a multi-year digital transformation project.
  • Opportunity to influence the architecture of next-gen transaction banking capabilities.
  • Collaborative work culture focusing on inclusiveness and high performance.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry practices.
Full Job Description
Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
Technology Solutions

Pay Details:
$165,000 - $200,000 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is a key growth business within TDS that provides the opportunity to make an impact with top-tier organizations. We offer innovative solutions and treasury advisory services on large and complex liquidity, payments, and trade finance needs. Business constantly changes with macroeconomic conditions, unprecedented levels of innovation, interest rate environments, and foreign exchange movements. As a result, all GTB business lines continue to evolve to provide optimum trade finance, liquidity, and payment solutions to clients.

Global Transaction Banking technology team focuses on delivering top-tier technology solutions to enable and grow the global GTB business.

Summary

TDS has embarked on a multi-year digital transformation of GTB to position the transaction bank as a leading North American multi-currency treasury provider, enabling significant business growth across the TDS franchise.

This role presents an opportunity to design and develop the building of the next-generation of GTB's transaction banking capabilities to (i) extend a highly successful GTB business into the US; and (ii) to future-proof business with a platform that can evolve at minimal cost as client and industry needs & expectations continue to evolve.

We are looking for a talented Data and Platform Engineer to join the team of Global Transaction Banking Data platform.

You are a senior leader who thrives in the technology space. You enjoy designing and building systems. You can chart the course, establish direction and see implementation to completion. You are obsessed with client outcomes and drive technological solutions to achieve them.

Responsibilities

  • Define, design, and deliver scalable solutions for the Global Transaction Banking Data Platform, driving the evolution of modern data and platform engineering capabilities.
  • Provide technical leadership in establishing reference architectures, engineering standards, and design patterns, while shaping long-term platform roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to drive platform adoption and ensure successful implementation that meets engineering and architectural standards.
  • Own and continuously evolve platform documentation to reflect system changes, ensuring clarity and consistency across the engineering ecosystem.
  • Maintain a strong focus on platform resilience and reliability, ensuring systems are designed to gracefully handle upstream and downstream failures.
  • Estimate and plan engineering efforts required to deliver scalable and sustainable platform solutions.
  • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships across engineering teams, product groups, and business stakeholders.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proactively identify technical debt and define strategies to prioritize, manage, and eliminate it.
  • Operate with a high degree of autonomy, driving initiatives independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Champion a high-performance engineering culture that promotes inclusion, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive adoption of Agile principles and foster a product-oriented, iterative engineering mindset.
  • Promote a customer-centric platform approach, enabling enhanced client experiences through strong data and system capabilities.

Required Skills

A successful candidate will possess:
  • Strong hands-on development experience in modern programming languages such as Java and Python
  • Deep experience designing and building RESTful and GraphQL APIs using frameworks such as Spring Boot
  • Extensive experience with relational (Oracle/SQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Neo4J)
  • Strong expertise in data modeling, including graph-based data models
  • Proven experience building and scaling big data platforms using technologies such as Apache Spark and Databricks
  • Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and streaming platforms (Kafka, Solace, MQ, Confluent)
  • Experience building stream processing systems (e.g., Apache Flink)
  • Strong understanding of non-functional requirements, including security, scalability, performance, and optimization
  • Experience working with large-scale distributed systems and modern backend architectures
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, ECS)
  • Working knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
  • Understanding of GenAI and LLMs, and their application in engineering and platform development
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Strong system design and analytical skills
  • Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum methodologies)
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting using tools such as Splunk, Kibana, Dynatrace, Datadog
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Experience working across multi-cloud environments, with preference for Microsoft Azure
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels


Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience


  • Master's degree preferred


  • 7+ years of relevant experience


Nice to have

  • Cash Management/Transaction Banking experience


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Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans Objet

About TD Bank

TD Securities offers a range of advisory and capital market services to its clients. The company's range of services includes research, investment banking, capital markets, and global transaction banking. Research consists of commodity and equity research. Investment banking consists of mergers, acquisitions, industry expertise, and credit origination. Global transaction banking consists of trade finance, cash management, and correspondent banking. TD Securities was founded in 1855 and is based in Ontario.

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