HSBC

Senior Full Stack Engineer - Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Platform Engineer

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Toronto, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery across build, test, release, and run for platform products and services.
  • Set technology strategy and improve reliability, release cadence, engineering standards, and technical-debt remediation across development pods.
  • Design services for performance, resilience, observability, recoverability, and operational readiness.
  • Execute safe, predictable releases and manage release execution, change management, and operational acceptance.
  • Run incident response, problem management, post-incident reviews, retrospectives, and production support rituals.
  • Manage risk, vulnerabilities, governance, regulatory controls, and cybersecurity requirements.
  • Prioritize outcomes with Technology Owners, Product Owners, Information Technology Security Officers, and other stakeholders.
  • Mentor colleagues through pairing, documentation, knowledge sharing, and adoption of platform capabilities.
  • Manage multiple development teams and communicate objectives, key results, progress, and impact.

Requirements

  • Strong full-stack development and operations experience across build, test, release, and run, including continuous delivery practices.
  • Hands-on ability to code and deploy to production in at least two programming languages, such as Java, JavaScript, Clojure, and Python.
  • Relational database experience, preferably with PostgreSQL.
  • Working knowledge of Unix, infrastructure, and operating across Unix and Windows environments.
  • Experience designing and consuming HTTP application programming interfaces, including REST APIs.
  • Proven technical leadership through raising engineering standards, coaching, and improving team ways of working.
  • Strong production support capability involving observability, incident management, problem management, and service reliability improvement.
  • Experience managing multiple development teams and partnering directly with Product Owners.
  • Strong stakeholder management and judgment when balancing time, risk, and quality.
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity and regulatory requirements involving data privacy, consent, and data residency.

Benefits

  • Tailored professional development opportunities to build skills for current and future work.
  • Competitive total rewards package with fixed and variable pay, including discretionary annual awards.
  • Competitive and flexible benefits supporting health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.
  • Toronto-based role; applicants must already be legally authorized to work in Canada.

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About HSBC

10,000+ employees

HSBC is a global bank that provides retail, commercial and investment banking, payments, and wealth management to individuals, SMEs, and multinationals. It earns fees, interest income, and trading revenues through branches and digital platforms across major markets. Headquartered in London, it serves over 40 million customers in 58 countries and is listed in London, Hong Kong, New York, and Bermuda.

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