Director, Software Development (JAVA)

What is the opportunity?

We are looking for a Director, Software Development (Java) to anticipate technical challenges, assess business requirements, and lead a team in designing, building, and maintaining a mission-critical application. This role requires technical expertise in Java and AngularJS, combined with the ability to foster collaboration, coach team members, and direct the technical evolution of the platform.

As a technical leader, you will establish best practices aligned with RBC Standing Orders, Policies and Guidelines, determine architectural direction in collaboration with RBC Architectural Roadmap, and implement strategies that drive scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability. You will work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of developers, providing technical guidance and direction on project execution.

• Implement design patterns, clean code principles, and best practices to ensure maintainable software; coach team members by conducting code reviews, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices; foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, encouraging continuous learning

• Anticipate scalability, performance, and security challenges before they become bottlenecks.

• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the existing codebase, identifying opportunities for refactoring and modernization; determine the most effective tools, frameworks, and technologies for future development

• Build high-quality, scalable software solutions in Java (Spring Boot) and AngularJS; direct efforts to maintain and improve the AngularJS front-end, ensuring a seamless user experience; determine a potential migration strategy from AngularJS to modern front-end frameworks; assess back-end performance and implement optimizations in Spring Boot, Hibernate, and SQL queries

• Direct efforts to resolve technical blockers and ensure smooth project execution

• Establish architectural guidelines and coding standards to maintain a high-quality codebase

• Determine the appropriate balance between short-term fixes and long-term strategic improvements; direct technical decision-making to align with business goals and system scalability

• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment efficiency; assess and recommend improvements in cloud deployment and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes); establish monitoring, logging, and performance tuning strategies for production stability

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:

• Strong experience in java, particularly with frameworks in spring and jpa/hibernate for data persistence

• Solid understanding of Solace, REST APIs, microservices architecture and best practices for scalable java applications

• Experience in maintaining and enhancing AngularJS applications; familiarity with migrating or modernizing AngularJS codebases is a plus given AngularJS's end-of-life status

• Proven experience leading a team of developers, conducting code reviews, and ensuring code quality

• Ability to guide team members in technical decisions and foster a collaborative environment

• Strong understanding of system design, design patterns and architectural best practices; experience in balancing technical debt with new feature development

• Experience with build tools like Maven, CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins) and deployment automation; familiarity with monitoring tools, logging frameworks and debugging complex issues in production environments

Nice To Have:

• Domain experience: Capital Markets > Equity Derivatives > Structured Products

• Angular/React/Vue.js experience for potential frontend modernization

• Experience in migrating legacy codebases (especially from AngularJS to newer framework)

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) for scalable deployment

• Knowledge of database performance tuning and SQL optimization

• Strong grasp of test automation framework for both unit and integration testing

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 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

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

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