Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get
creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.
How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers
that break through the status quo. So, if you’re passionate about redefining the
future of banking—while having fun—this could be your next big opportunity.
Our company continues to grow, and today we serve more than 670,000 people
across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, 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 [https://www.eqbank.ca/]) one of the top banks in Canada on
the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
Equitable Interview Process
As we continue to scale our team, candidates selected for our comprehensive
interview process may be considered for a different level — either higher or
lower — based on their interview performance. This equitable hiring approach
allows us to ensure that talented individuals from a variety of industries are
set up for long-term success within EQB’s dynamic, growing environment. Our goal
is to support candidates in building lasting careers, rather than relying solely
on perceived experience. The hiring committee will thoughtfully assess each
candidate’s skills and potential, and adjust the level of the role as needed to
create the best possible fit.
The Work
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 Software Developer Lead is an exciting role
at Equitable which is accountable to lead and manage Pod delivery. Our vision is
that the Lead and their Pod should be empowered and autonomous to drive
production changes, with broader support from shared services teams such as Dev
Ops & Release Management, Infrastructure, and Security.
The Software Developer Lead will be partnered with a Product Owner and Project
Manager to drive the team to complete Discovery & Planning (initiation, scoping
and planning), design & build Sprints, solution testing/hardening, releases to
production, and ongoing build-measure-learn releases. As the Lead for the Pod,
the Software Developer Lead will work with the team to set the approach for how
the team will deliver code, including tailoring the Bank’s methodology and
artefacts. The Lead will work with the core leads to provide status updates
based on delivery progress, velocity/trends, quality, RAID, and impediments.
The incumbent will ensure that the solution being delivered is cohesive and
meets intended business value across the collaborative team of BAs, Developers,
QA / Automated QA and external Technology partners as required. In addition to
project delivery, the Lead Software Developer and Pod team will also manage,
plan and deliver backlog enhancements and fixes as ongoing releases for the
aligned business portfolio.
While not a direct manager, using their experience, the Software Developer Lead
will be required to train, guide, coach and/or mentor those in the Pod.
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The core parts of your role would be to:
- Plan and Manage the technology delivery of one or more projects/ new products
- Partner with Project Managers and Product Owners to lead the Pod team to
identify scope, user experiences and prioritize delivery via MVP/Release
plan. Tailor delivery approach as required.
- Co-facilitate Agile ceremonies (with Scrum Managers), including story-point
estimation, story elaboration, sprint grooming, task assignment & management
to completion, retrospectives, etc.
- Coordinate with shared service teams, such as Dev Ops, Infrastructure, &
Security to release changes to production
- Collaborate with Technology Directors & Architecture to establish the
high-level architecture and components of the solution
- Measure build progress, velocities, trends and quality to provide delivery
status updates
- Identify and resolve impediments / RAID across Technology teams
- Drive continuous improvements within the Pod delivery and support overarching
improvements towards the technology delivery methodology, tools and processes
Let’s Talk About You
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in the financial services industry and good
knowledge of personal and commercial banking digital products
- Solid programming skills and experience troubleshooting applications (Spring
based), including working with debuggers, flow analyzers and configuration
tools.
- Experience with Services Oriented Architecture and RESTful Architecture, web
services
- Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical
degree or equivalent experience is required
- Familiar with Atlassian tools, including JIRA workflow
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Hands-on problem solving skills to remove technical impediments and manage
closure of RAID
- Ability to organize and coordinate senior resources with cross-functional
skillsets as a holistic group with close collaboration and cooperation
- Experience working in a highly collaborative and customer-centric environment
Additional desirable skills include:
- Experience or familiarity with Open APIs, Technical Product Management,
MicroService / Enterprise Service Bus architecture, cloud IaaS / PaaS, and
mobile platforms
- Expertise with Confluence and JIRA
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What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
?? Competitive discretionary bonus
? Market leading RRSP match program
?? Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
?? Employee Share Purchase Plan
???? Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
?? Generous vacation policy and personal days
?? Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
?? Annual professional development allowance and a comprehensive Career
Development program
?? 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 Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street,
Toronto, ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger
and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyone’s diverse
experiences and perspectives. In tandem with that commitment, we support and
encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path, but personally as
well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment
for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you
can bring your best self to the application process and beyond. All candidates
considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and
credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying,
an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and
qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
