Junior Software Engineer - Scotiabank, Toronto

The opportunity

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture at Scotiabank. As an industry leader for Payment's technology and innovation, Scotiabank has a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for customers while protecting their interests and goals. This modernization program aims to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community. This role contributes to the overall success of Global Payments Technology in Canada and globally by ensuring individual goals and business strategies are met.

Your impact

In your day-to-day work, you will help execute team objectives while following governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. Your responsibilities include:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code under guidance.
• Help document software features and perform reviews with team members.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and debugging.
• Learn and adapt to our CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment practices.
• Follow guidance from senior team members and leads.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Who we're looking for

To thrive in these Scotiabank careers, you should bring a strong foundation in software development along with a collaborative mindset. The qualifications for this position include:

• Familiarity with at least one programming language such as Java, JavaScript, Python
• Basic understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Understanding of CI/CD and version control (Git)
• Interest in cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Eager to learn and grow in a collaborative environment.

Why you'll love it here

You'll join a team focused on building cloud platforms as products, enabling delivery teams across the enterprise rather than acting as a centralized gatekeeper or operating within a narrow delivery focus. This role offers exposure to a wide range of technologies, problem domains, and stakeholders.

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship: We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations: We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days, and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement: No matter where you choose to work from, we offer opportunities for community engagement and belonging with our various programs.