Senior Applications Developer

Our Client, a Commercial Banking company, is looking for a Senior Applications Developer for their Toronto, ON/Hybrid  location.
 
Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain backend applications using Go (Golang)
• Take ownership of development deliverables from requirements analysis through testing and production deployment.
• Understand the existing application architecture, business domain, dependencies, and supporting systems.
• Provide hands-on support throughout development, integration testing, user acceptance testing, implementation, and production release activities.
• Independently lead smaller projects or application initiatives.
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and development guidance to team members.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive unit test suites using Test-Driven Development practices.
• Apply clean code principles and established software development best practices.
• Promote consistent coding, testing, and quality standards across the development team.
• Use static code analysis and security scanning tools to identify and address code quality, security, and vulnerability concerns.
• Collaborate with development, testing, security, and delivery stakeholders.
• Demonstrate awareness of and interest in AI-assisted and AI-driven software development tools and practices.

• 6-8 years of overall software development experience.
• Minimum two to three years of hands-on Go (Golang) development experience.
• Strong backend application development experience.
• Experience providing technical direction, mentorship, or guidance to development team members.
• Strong working knowledge of Test-Driven Development.
• Experience writing and maintaining comprehensive unit test suites.
• Experience with static code analysis and security or vulnerability scanning tools, including Snyk and SonarQube.
• Nice to Have:
• Awareness of and genuine interest in AI-assisted or AI-driven development tools and practices
• Exposure to payment applications, foreign exchange platforms, or Capital Markets technology environments would be beneficial but is not mandatory
• Soft Skills:
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to drive deliverables from inception through production implementation.
• Proactive and self-directed approach to problem-solving.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to understand complex existing systems and supporting business domains.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative approach when working with development, testing, security, and delivery stakeholders.
• Strong attention to code quality, testing standards, and development best practices.
• Ability to balance hands-on development responsibilities with team leadership and guidance.

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities