We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few   

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 

Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Head of the Application Services Chapter, the Senior Software Developer is an integrated role within the IT solutions delivery team. The Senior Software Developer is expected to participate in the full development lifecycle, starting with planning and estimating, developing, implementing, and deploying complex services, orchestrations, and integrations as required in a context of continuous integration and deployment. Working smoothly, in a fast-paced environment and in collaborative working mode will be the norm.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Maintenance and upgrade of existing components.

• Ensure that the team uses appropriate engineering practices, invests in continuous tooling or technical debt improvements, and that the system evolves to meet its needs and changing environment.

• Compliance with architecture, safety, and industry best practice standards by application/product

• Communication/collaboration with other teams and within the team

• Define and review programming codes to ensure that development standards are adhered to and compatible with software, analysis, and design, following "best practices" in documentation.

• Collaborate with the team to develop functional specifications to understand solutions and business complexities.

• Provide first-level technical support to resolve production issues and provide support according to established service levels.

• Develop, implement and deploy complex services, orchestrations and integrations following requirements and functional specifications in a context of continuous integration and deployment in all environments up to Production.

• Design, document, develop and implement appropriate technical solutions based on information architecture, taxonomic analysis and functional and non-functional requirements.

• Develop unit tests and ensure their proper execution.

• Ensure the repair of failures before the delivery of the software.

• Act as a representative of the FrontEnd team in the various initiatives, projects, evolutions, in order to maintain the sustainability of the operation of the software from an infrastructure and configuration point of view.

• Actively participate in daily Scrums

•Adapt to changing technology, learning and applying new methods to achieve organizational goals and follow best practices for the financial and IT industry.

• Control the quality and stability of the IT systems provided by following standard product lifecycle development (PLC) practices.

• Integrate the use of AI into its development activities to maximize productivity.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Desired studies and experiences

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent experience
• At least ten years of experience in development or information technology
• Experience in the banking industry is an asset
• Seven to ten years of experience as a Fullstack Developer

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with the Angular Framework
• Experience in .NET Core
• Knowledge of SQL Server, Entity Framework and Automappers
• Experience with various Build tools (e.g. Gulp, NodeJS, Yaml, etc.)
• Experience with software engineering approaches such as TDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD, Release Pipeline, and Azure DevOps.
• Demonstrate a high level of collaboration with developers, QA analysts, and product owners
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps
• Hands-on experience in Agile mode (Scrum, kanban, INVEST)
• Knowledge of RAML & Swagger an asset
• Experience with Splunk and Dynatrace an asset
• Experience with GitHub Copilot an asset
• Knowledge of various protocols such as REST, HTTP, MQ, AMQP, JSON, and SOA
• Knowledge of web and API security standards (OAuth, OIDC, SSL, CORS, JWT) an asset

Other skills sought:

• Takes responsibility for assigned work to advance action plans and resolutions
• Autonomy, sense of initiative and organization
• Analytical skills, documentation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability, and autonomy skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both official languages
• Ability to work in a matrix and changing environment
• Working knowledge of various aspects of the computer/web domain

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.