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.
Purpose of Job
EQ Bank is building a best-in-class agile product organization to put customers
at the heart of everything we do as we build the future of banking in Canada.
Cross-functional pods are empowered to own their own domains and metrics and
focus deeply on how to serve and delight their users by leveraging research,
insights, data, experimentation, customer feedback, best practices, and
technical excellence - all with an emphasis on time-to-value. We care about
solving customer problems, cross-functional collaboration, balancing real-time
opportunities with longer term vision, and building the right thing(s), the
right way(s). We are reimagining banking - come be a part of it!
Reporting to the Associate Director, Software Engineering, you will help drive
forwards the evolution our experience platform into a modern, state-of-the-art
micro-frontend architecture using foundational Azure Cloud, DevOps, API, and
PaaS services to deliver dozens of production releases per month. You will work
closely with a cross-functional team through all areas of Agile Software
Development and will partner closely with Digital Banking Business and Product
teams to prioritize and deliver outcome driven solutions. This will include
enabling MVP approaches and faster learning towards our customer goals and
objectives.
As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer you will be responsible for designing,
developing, and supporting our web. You will work closely with cross-functional
teams to assess and clarify user experience and requirements, and provide
technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge sharing with other software
engineers. You will also support experience design, functional requirements, and
digital product definition by providing technical solutions, and analyze and
provide feedback to evolve creative designs and functional requirements to
define a customer-centric solution. Additionally, you will contribute to
technical and non-functional requirements, and define an integrated solution
design with support from front-end and back-end system teams
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The Work!
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performant user
experiences on the web
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers,
designers, and QA, to define and implement innovative solutions for the
product direction, visuals, and experience.
- Architect and implement robust and scalable solutions across platforms,
ensuring code quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best
practices to continuously improve development processes across platforms.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior developers, fostering a
culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration within the experience platform
development teams.
- Conduct code reviews and contribute to the establishment and enforcement of
coding standards to maintainhigh-quality codebase.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to web and native
application development and performance.
- Work closely with product managers to understand business requirements and
translate them into technical specifications.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate the frontend applications
with server-side components and third-party services.
- Participate in the entire application lifecycle, from concept and design to
testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Optimize our frontend solutions for performance, scalability, and usability,
ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks to identify
opportunities for improving the development process.
- Contribute to the development of technical documentation and knowledge
sharing within the engineering team
Knowledge/Skill Requirements
- 5+ years of Web & API Development experience working in cross-functional,
agile teams deliver and support web & API applications.
- 3+ years of experience in Frontend experience in JavaScript/SpringBoot, CSS
and HTML & Framework experience in Angular.js [http://angular.js/], Flutter,
or React Native is a plus.
- 3+ years of experience in Java API Integration Experience integrating
frontend applications with RESTful APIs and other web services & Knowledge of
GraphQL and WebSocket is a plus.
- Preferred experience in Architecture and Design with a strong understanding
of web and application architecture and design patterns.
- Proficiency with version control systems, such as Github.
- Testing and Debugging: Strong skills in writing unit tests and conducting
automated testing.
- Proficient in debugging and performance optimization for web & mobile
applications.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools tautomate the development,
testing, and deployment process.
- Security: Understanding of web security best practices, Knowledge of secure
coding principles and encryption techniques.
- Database Knowledge: Familiarity with mobile database systems, both local and
remote
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INDE
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!
