Responsibilities
- Build and own end-to-end features across Next.js, Node.js/Express, and Python/FastAPI services.
- Design real-time data flows using WebSockets, Socket.IO, Kafka consumers, and Server-Sent Events.
- Develop interactive charts, data grids, dashboards, drag-and-drop layouts, and a conversational AI assistant.
- Architect and maintain shared frontend, charting, grid, type, store, UI, and utility packages in a Turborepo monorepo.
- Integrate KDB+/Q, time-series data pipelines, enterprise messaging, and capital markets data infrastructure.
- Build and optimize the BFF proxy layer, including authentication-validated routing, token injection, and service proxying.
- Implement Redis and RTK Query caching, session storage, rate limiting, tag invalidation, and optimistic updates.
- Build RAG pipelines, prompt-driven features, contextual orchestration, and streamed AI responses.
- Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes using Helm, reverse proxy routing, autoscaling, and observability tooling.
- Collaborate with quants, traders, portfolio managers, and product teams to translate desk workflows into platform features.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with significant full-stack development experience.
- Expert-level TypeScript proficiency and experience with large, strictly typed codebases.
- Deep experience with React and Next.js, including App Router, Server Components, middleware, API routes, SSR, and ISR.
- Strong Node.js backend skills with expertise in Express, REST API design, middleware, and asynchronous data pipelines.
- Experience managing application state with Redux Toolkit and RTK Query, including cache tags, optimistic updates, and code-splitting slices.
- Experience designing real-time systems with WebSockets, Socket.IO, Server-Sent Events, or similar architectures.
- Proficiency with MongoDB, Mongoose ODM, Redis, caching patterns, and pub/sub implementations.
- Experience with monorepo tools such as Turborepo, Nx, or Lerna.
- Experience implementing authentication and authorization using OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, LDAP/AD, session management, and NextAuth.js.
- Experience containerizing applications with Docker and deploying to Kubernetes using Helm charts, pod scaling, health checks, and deployment strategies.
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- Capital markets or financial services experience and knowledge of equities trading workflows are preferred.
- Python/FastAPI experience, KDB+/Q or time-series database experience, and AI/LLM integration experience are preferred.
- Experience with RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, streaming inference, Claude, GPT, Highcharts, D3, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, and Solace is preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards program including bonuses and flexible benefits, with competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
- Leaders who support professional development through coaching and management opportunities.
- Flexible work/life balance options.
- Collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team environment.
- Opportunity to make a difference and create lasting impact.
- Full-time regular salaried position based in Toronto, Canada, with 37.5 work hours per week.
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About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/