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Being a traditional bank just isnt our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform whats possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada''s Challenger BankTM, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Bank''s wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people''s lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform ( eqbank.ca ) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World''s Best Banks list since 2021. Equitable has transformed to a hybrid-agile delivery methodology with cross-functional Pods dedicated to launching new products, features, and ongoing business value for portfolios. The Senior Software Engineer at Equitable Bank plays a pivotal role in our cutting-edge digital initiatives. Key responsibilities involve crafting, building, and supporting RESTful/SOAP APIs and ETL solutions tailored for our dynamic web and mobile online channels. In addition to technical prowess, the incumbent will share their expertise through guiding and mentoring fellow software developers. Within the Agile Product Pods, each holds the responsibility of delivering value by optimizing performance against the product metrics within its domain. These Pods immerse themselves in understanding user needs, consistently prioritizing tasks to address the most valuable aspects promptly. Clear accountability metrics ensure that these decisions align seamlessly with overarching business priorities. This necessitates a continuous responsiveness to market shifts, evolving user requirements, technological advancements, business imperatives, emerging opportunities, and customer feedback. Assess and clarify user experience and requirements (10%) Support experience design, functional requirements and digital product definition by providing technical solutions Analyze and provide feedback to evolve creative designs and functional requirements to define a customer centric solution Contribute to technical/non-functional requirements Define an integrated, RESTful/SOAP API or ETL solution design with support from front-end and back-end system teams Participate in daily delivery SCRUMs to ensure Sprint delivery progression and resolution of issues Conduct unit testing on developed code, with automated testing where relevant Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture designs and technical documentation Application Support (10%) Technical Leadership (10%) Provide technical expertise to make code design and implementation decisions Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical field ~7+ years of experience in J2EE/JEE software delivery or software development, including multiple frameworks such as Hibernate, Spring MVC, Spring Security, SAML, OAuth, OIC ~2+ years of hands-on experience building RESTful/SOAP API solutions ~ Experience with configuration, deployment and testing of enterprise software applications ~ Experience with SQL Server database, SQL and T-SQL ~ Previous working experience with Mule ESB or MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is a definitive plus ~ Experience with bug tracking and collaboration software: Experience with Unit Testing frameworks and tools (Junit, MUnit or TestNG) and source control software (CVS, SVN, Git or similar) ~ Experience working in the financial industry and knowledge of banking products is a definite asset ~ Self-starter who can take a concept and drive it through to the design and implementation ~ What we offer [For full-time permanent roles] Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits Generous vacation policy and personal days Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Banks additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON. Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion.