Job Specifications
We are partnering with a Top 5 Bank that is looking to bring on a new engineers for their growing teams across North America! This is a Contract position local to Toronto - 2 Days in Downtown Toronto.
You will join a small, highly collaborative team with significant ownership across architecture, product, and delivery. If you enjoy shaping engineering practices, choosing modern tooling, and working with a collaborative Team this is for you! Seniority can be from 3-10+ years as they are hiring for many teams.
Required Skills & Experience
3-10+ years building production backends, with strong proficiency in Java, and Spring
Designing and implementing REST APIs, JSON, Microservices, authentication, and secure data flows
PostgreSQL schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
Caching with Redis, data sync strategies, and offline-tolerant patterns
Cloud deployment experience and operational ownership, Azure, CI/CD, monitoring, and alerts
Strong systems design, integration with third-party services, and product analytics instrumentation
Clear written communication, Git hygiene, and a pragmatic approach to shipping quality code
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience establishing longer-term cloud infrastructure and operations beyond Heroku
Real-time collaboration features, websockets, and state sync patterns
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field from a reputable institution (considered a strong asset)
Interest in productivity systems and a low-ego, solution-focused mindset
Must have experience in Enterprise level Financial institutions.
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
Backend development with Java & Spring
Web Services (Soap, JSON, or Rest)
Microservices and API development
Agile or Cloud environments (Azure/OCP or equivalent)
Daily Responsibilities
Hands-on development and code reviews, 70%
Architecture and technical design, 15%
Cross-functional collaboration with design and product, 10%
Operational duties, deployments, and observability, 5%
The Offer
You Will Receive The Following Benefits
Competitive hourly rate
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Posted By: Owen Rampersad
About the Company
Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software...
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