Senior Back End Developer - RBC Developer Portal
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Job Description
What is the opportunity?
The Digital API & Dev-Ops team is building a developer portal that will be used by all RBC developers (Internal AND external) to build their production grade apps. This tool help developers meet the high level of quality and security we expect at RBC by making that the easiest and resistance-free path for building their software.
In this role you will assist the development efforts of the portal using your back-end expertise to build automation that will be helping teams build and deploy their products. We follow cloud native patterns and encourage best practices when it comes to writing clean professional code.
We work in a cross functional team, with opportunities to learn new skills and experiment with the latest technologies. We provide the flexibility in work and understand the strength in working together. We support a growth mindset and treat each other with respect. Join our team to write high quality code to create impactful products!
As the Senior Back End Developer, you'll work as part of a small, autonomous, agile team to deliver both internal and external applications. We are looking for top notch software engineers who are great team players and obsessive about the quality of their code and delivered service. You'll have the opportunity to grow and expand your capabilities within the RBC development community as learning and knowledge sharing will be second nature while applying your technical know-how to ensure that RBC is on the leading edge of development practices.
Backed by the might of our teams, you'll have the tools and resources needed to achieve extraordinary results that render a significant impact extending beyond the boundaries of traditional engineering roles. If you're a strong leader with proven experience evaluating industry best-of-class technical approaches—we have a spot for you on our team.
What will you do?
You will be creating new services and developer-facing applications using the latest technologies which will shape the future of banking for RBC
Collaborate with other developers on the team to model and design new API interfaces
Develop and support highly scalable, high performance APIs within an Agile development team
Ensure high code quality through automated unit and functional testing
Automate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery
Design and develop code structures to promote reusability across many applications
Work within an agile product team comprised of technical, product and business team members to deliver exceptional products.
Lead and mentor other developers to elevate the entire team's skillset and mindset. Coach others on the team and practice peer-programming.
Stay open-minded and look beyond your stack to solve complex problems
You will actively seek out knowledge about new technologies and how they can be used to solve current and foreseeable challenges
Excellent communication including the ability to distill technical details into human terms
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
+2 years experience with Golang
+2 years experience developing distributed cloud applications (Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Openshift, Docker)
Hands on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting RESTful API and interface specifications (Swagger, RAML, SOAP)
Experience working with DevOps pipelines (Git, Maven, Jenkins), continuous integration/delivery, automated testing (unit, functional, performance)
Experience working with security gateways and protocols (JWT, Oauth2.0, SSL Certificates)
Experience working within professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing
Experience with code merging and branching methodologies using Git and code release process.
Working knowledge of web-based application architectures and frameworks (including Angular or AngularJS) and the way it integrates with services.
Leverage Open Source technology and contribute to open source where possible
Experience supporting production-level software (Splunk, Dynatrace).
Solid experience with abstraction and applying it to learning new languages
Ability to simplify complex problems and communicate them in plain language
Nice-to-have:
Object Oriented coding practices, including strong design patterns knowledge, refactoring, clean code.
Experience working with Kafka, MySQL, Non-relational databases, Caching
Experience working with BPMN tools like Camunda, Pega, or others
Experience in BDD and TDD methodologies
Working experience in one or more of:
Algorithm design and optimization
Large-scale systems
Parallel or distributed systems
RDBMS and/or modern scale-out repositories (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
Experience building message driven architectures (Kafka)
Micro-service design and implementation (load balancing, discovery, resiliency)
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
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work
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Job Skills
Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Additional Job Details
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