Entry level junior developer Jobs in Halifax, NS

Job Description

What is the Opportunity? Compliance is a team within Global Functions Technology that deals with trading and employee surveillance, privacy, and risk governance. This position is within the Compliance Technology areas of GFT. The ideal candidate will be developing and implementing solutions and resolving complex issues in a variety of projects in the trade surveillance eco system. This role will act as a technical leader in Halifax and report to the Director of Data and Engineering for Compliance Technology.What will you do?

• Create system and application designs, software and technical architecture, in accordance with strategies and objectives.

• Providing expertise for the Compliance Technology team and other IT staff on a variety of issues in software designs, system architecture and solution-oriented technologies.

• Communicating with clients and analyses business requirements and processes; making recommendations and leading in shaping future plans in Compliance Technology.

• Overseeing project outcomes, including hardware and software design; ensuring that each project phase meets overall requirements.

• Become a SME in the trade surveillance application portfolio

What do you need to succeed? Must Have:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Java, REST APIs/Microservices, and Spring Framework (MVC, Security, JPA, Spring Boot).

• Development, testing and troubleshooting of large scale online and batch applications as well as RESTful API and interface specifications (Swagger, OpenAPI, SOAP).

• Proven experience as a technology lead applying best engineering practices for peer review of code, designs, specifications, and unit tests

• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and testing automation tools.

• Strong problem-solving and design skills, with a focus on clean coding practices and scalability.

• Ability to mentor and guide junior developers in technical and best practice areas.

• Solid Understanding of Agile.

• A passion for technology and a love of software development culture

Nice to Have:

• Capital Markets/Wealth management and/or regulatory experience

• Experience with object-oriented programming and microservice design patterns (e.g., load balancing, resiliency).

• Knowledge of data governance and security practices.

• Familiarity with kdb+.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools (Jenkins/Github Actions).

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

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

#LI-POST#TECHPJJob SkillsActive Learning, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Additional Job Details

Address:

120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City:

Bedford

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-05-06

Application Deadline:

2026-06-18Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveOur Employment OpportunitiesAt 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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