Royal Bank of Canada

Technical Team Lead

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years leading technical delivery teams in mid to large IT environments
  • 4+ years experience with backend or frontend languages (Java/Node, JavaScript)
  • Proficient in Java with Spring Boot
  • Experience with Azure and OpenShift cloud platforms, including Docker deployments
  • Strong communication skills for translating technical details to non-technical audiences
  • Understanding of software design best practices and design patterns

Responsibilities

  • Lead back-end service developers across multiple squads focused on mobile applications
  • Act as a trusted technical partner for product teams in feature development
  • Translate business needs into technical requirements and maintain story backlog
  • Assess technical complexity and collaborate on technical approaches with backend developers
  • Establish clear agreements with partner teams about technical dependencies and deliverables
  • Ensure quality and support for features in production, managing troubleshooting and monitoring
  • Champion the quality of code practices and foster a healthy team culture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Support from leaders in your development through coaching and opportunities
  • Ability to make a meaningful impact
  • Dynamic and high-performing team environment
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Access to challenging work opportunities
  • Progressive growth in responsibilities
  • Variety of job opportunities across different business areas and geographies
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

We are looking for an experienced Technical Leader and Staff Developer to join the Mobile Services team. Your expertise will lead the design, development and maintenance of Services developed with Java and Spring Boot on platforms such as OpenShift, Azure, and other Cloud Platforms, providing service integration, authentication & application session management as well HTTP Webview integration for mobile applications. As a technical team lead you'll be responsible to lead developers to making the right choices and guiding the product development to achieve performance, security and resiliency.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:
  • Lead a back-end service developers across 2-3 squads within a specific area of the mobile application. These squads are composed of android, ios and backend developers as well as product, and design team members to deliver products following Agile practices and RBC Ways of Working.
  • Be a trusted technical partner to your squad's Product team, helping to solution, size, prioritize, and guide product features development, product maintenance and evolution.
  • Be responsible for translating business into technical requirements and a well-defined story backlog.
  • Leverage expertise from backend developers to assess technical complexity and decide on best technical approach. Collaborate with development practice and architecture to ensure technical solution alignment.
  • Build relationships with other technology groups and manage technical dependencies. Ensure a clear working "contract" is established between your team and partner teams in terms of technical dependencies, timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables.
  • Be accountable for delivering and supporting features in production, ensuring quality controls are in place. Work with your team to harden, monitor, troubleshoot and resolve issues in production.
  • Be accountable for the quality of code delivered by your team, and reinforcing best practices related to testing and "shifting left".
  • Be responsible for your team health and work culture. Provide support and coaching for members of your team.
  • Champion a diverse and inclusive team culture


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO QUALIFY?
  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
  • 6+ years of experience leading technical delivery teams in mid to large IT organizations.
  • 4+ years of experience with a backend or frontend development language (Java/Node, JavaScript).
  • Proficient in Java development with Springboot
  • Experience with Azure, Openshift cloud platforms and containerized deployments with Docker
  • Excellent communication, including the ability to simplify technical details into human terms, and interact with non-technical parties such as product owners and business analysts.
  • Understanding of software design best practices, including design patterns


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
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies


Job Skills
Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Azure, Programming Languages, Red Hat OpenShift, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Spring Boot

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:

2026-05-28

Application Deadline:

2026-08-13
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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We believe in nurturing the potential of our employees through continuous learning and career development programs. At RBC, you will find endless opportunities to grow professionally through on-the-job experiences, formal training programs, and leadership development initiatives. Our commitment to innovation means we are constantly seeking out new ideas and perspectives, making RBC a perfect place for those who aim to lead and innovate.

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