Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)
ScotiabankToronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted December 15, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: 'for every future', we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services.
Job Description
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. As a Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack), you will be responsible for leading the development of several in-house developed applications and vendor solutions associated with post-trade processing for the Institutional Global Equities and Derivatives lines of business.
Requirements
- Over 5 years developing enterprise applications in multiple modern languages (Java, Angular, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap), including microservices architecture and design patterns.
- More than 5 years working with Linux/Unix systems and scripting.
- 10+ years of SQL or query language expertise and database design.
- Skilled with DevOps tools (Kubernetes, Rancher, build/deploy pipelines).
- Knowledge of Messaging Bus technologies (Kafka, MQ, FIX, JMS, Solace).
- Experience with institutional equities workflows and direct interaction with front office and operations.
- Familiarity with automation and scheduling tools (Airflow, Tidal, Nifi).
- Led development teams.
- Lead and manage Agile SCRUM standups.
- Strong grasp of design patterns and best practices.
- Effective communicator with technical and non-technical audiences, including executives.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (pension & profit sharing), generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.