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Associate Director, Lead Full Stack Software Developer (Capital Markets)

RBC Capital

RBC Capital

Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Mar 11, 2026

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?


The Global Equities Technology team is undertaking multiple initiatives to transform our Front Office platform, adding comprehensive support for Delta One products. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of complex trading workflows and platform engineering, where your contributions will directly impact the desk's ability to trade, manage risk, and scale operations.

You will have the opportunity to drive end-to-end delivery of new features and enhancements, from initial design through production release. You will shape technical architecture, balancing immediate business needs with long-term platform evolution. The role provides exposure to the full spectrum of senior developer work: engaging directly with front office users and business stakeholders to understand requirements, leading technical design sessions, mentoring team members, conducting code reviews, and contributing to production support and incident response. You will have visibility into live trading systems and the chance to optimize performance, remediate technical debt, and influence engineering standards across a large codebase.


WHAT WILL YOU DO?

  • Work with a large, global team of developers in building and maintaining high-quality, scalable software solutions for the RBC Capital Markets Equity Derivatives business

  • Migrating legacy systems to modern architectures (microservices, cloud, containerization)

  • Work closely with sales, traders and quants in defining requirements, aligning deliverables, and continually refining code for quality

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

  • Contribute support and knowledge towards a transition to better DevOps tools, practices and metrics

  • Establish strong working relationships across business and functional units and platforms to build influence and impact with key business partners

  • Collaborate with groups to ensure to define and achieve deliverables and ensure initiatives are effectively integrated into RBC procedures and processes

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?


Must have:

  • Strong programming experience Java (17+), Python and Angular/AngularJS/React

  • Undergraduate degree or higher in a computer engineering or computer science discipline

  • 7+ years of development experience

  • Passion for technology and large-scale software design with low latency or high throughput system design and optimization

  • Experience with equity derivatives, swaps, and options

  • Dedication to high-quality, clear, and well-tested code

  • Deadline-driven, detailed and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously

  • Strong interpersonal skills.


Nice-to-have:

  • Experience in Risk Systems and / or Pricing Model Integration

  • Understanding of Front Office trading workflows, risk management and lifecycle processing

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

Apache Kafka, Architectural Design, C++ Programming Language, Capital Markets, C Sharp (Programming Language), Equity Derivatives, Equity Swaps, Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Java, Microservices Architecture, Oracle, Python (Programming Language), Python Software Development, Software Design, Software Development, Solace, Structured Query Language (SQL), Web Development

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-03-10

Application Deadline:

2026-03-31

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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