Software Developer Specialist – Real Time ACH Pipeline 

The Role 

We’re looking for a Software Developer Specialist to join our Real Time ACH Pipeline team at Nasdaq Verafin, reporting to the Director – Software Development. This team builds and operates the real‑time ACH analytics pipeline that enables financial institutions to detect and stop fraud before transactions are batched and sent. 

In this role, you’ll be hands‑on developing high‑scale, low‑latency analytics systems, pre‑computing critical evidence using modern cloud and data‑lake technologies. Your work will directly support Verafin’s Real‑Time ACH API and help protect customers from fraud, scams, and financial crime. 

You’ll fit right in if you’re a hands‑on problem solver who enjoys working with complex, distributed systems, collaborating across teams and time zones, and delivering reliable software that helps protect people from financial crime!

What You'll Do 

• Design and build real-time ACH analytics pipelines using modern cloud and data-lake technologies 

• Deliver high-quality, scalable software that powers fraud detection at enterprise scale 

• Partner with Cloud, Data Lakes, Analytics, and Product teams to align and deliver solutions 

• Investigate and resolve technical issues in distributed systems, including customer-impacting cases 

• Participate in code reviews and apply performance optimizations to improve analytics workflows 

What You'll Bring 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience 

• 5+ years of software development experience, including work with data lakes or large‑scale analytics systems. 

• Strong skills in object-oriented development, and AWS cloud services deployed with Terraform.  

• Proven ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in complex, cloud-based environments 

• Great communicator who works well in collaborative, fast-paced teams 

Nice to Have 

• Experience with Java, Terraform, Python, or Scala 

• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments and payments or fraud detection systems 

• Exposure to automated testing practices 

• Experience with SQL, and distributed data-processing technologies like EMR or Spark is a plus! 

This position can be located in St. John's or Toronto and offers the opportunity for a hybrid work environment at least 3 days a week in-office, subject to change, providing flexibility and accessibility for qualified candidates.