Lead Software Engineer - Scotiabank, Toronto

The Opportunity

Explore Scotiabank careers as a Lead Software Engineer in Toronto. This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven, high-performing team committed to delivering impactful results in an inclusive and collaborative environment. If you are passionate about technology, thrive in leadership roles, and take pride in building scalable, high-quality solutions, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact on large-scale applications within Scotiabank.

Responsibilities

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in driving technical development and ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable solutions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, and implement scalable APIs and Microservices using cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform).
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex applications, ensuring high standards of quality, security, and compliance.
• Take ownership of technical solutions, ensuring proper design documentation and governance practices are followed.
• Analyze complex business requirements and translate them into robust, scalable technical solutions.
• Drive technical decision-making across Agile teams in collaboration with Solution Architects and senior stakeholders.
• Define and enforce coding standards, architectural guidelines, and testing frameworks.
• Partner with Delivery Leads to plan milestones, manage risks, and ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Apply industry best practices in design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise applications.
• Mentor and guide developers, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement within the team.
• Monitor system performance, proactively identify issues, and lead root cause analysis and resolution.
• Provide production support and ensure application stability and reliability.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Qualifications

To succeed in this Lead Software Engineer role at Scotiabank, candidates require strong technical expertise and proven experience in leading development teams. The ideal candidate will possess:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in application development using Java frameworks, with strong expertise in Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns.
• Proven experience in leading development teams and driving technical solutions for large-scale applications.
• Solid experience across the full SDLC: requirements analysis, design, development, testing, release, and cloud deployment.
• Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture, REST APIs, Spring Boot, and modern front-end frameworks such as Angular or React.
• Experience working with cloud-native technologies (GCP preferred) and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes (GKE).
• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, Maven, JFrog Artifactory, ArgoCD).
• Experience with caching technologies (Redis) and performance optimization.
• Good understanding of secure coding practices in regulated industries and tools such as Blackduck, Checkmarx, or Aquasec.
• Strong database experience, preferably with DB2 or similar relational databases.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior developers and lead by example in technical execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Additional experience that would be beneficial includes:

• Experience in banking or financial services domain.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture and messaging systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
• Experience with observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus).