Java Engineering Lead, Senior Manager - Hybrid - Toronto

Who you are:

• You’ve got a positive energy. You are optimistic about the future and determined to get there

• You appreciate open and direct communication. You are both – an active communicator and an eager listener.

• You can switch context & pivot on the fly. This group is a horizontal organization and regulations are constantly changing. What you worked on yesterday may not be what you work on today.

• You want to be part of a winning team. We build & grow with one another and you’re a person who doesn’t shy away from being pushed out of your comfort zone.

• You are often cited as inspiration for the engineers and even senior engineers feel that they can learn something from you. 

• You have a “can do” attitude. We engineer & create high-quality software. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you but rather empowers you to take 100% ownership.

What will you do?

• Lead team(s) of passionate engineers supporting multiple systems who take pride in customer satisfaction and ownership

• Set up and maintain processes that empower to move the team quickly

• Be hands-on in technical architecture and reviews, are a strong believer in servant leadership and don’t shy away from rolling up the sleeves.

• Independently own and drive multiple critical work streams, this includes vision/direction setting, overseeing the overall planning and execution toward clear objectives with measurable key results.

• Establish and drive adoption of design and coding best practices within your team

• Liaise with senior stakeholders across the Risk, Finance and Front Office business organizations, and external Market Regulators to assemble execute projects across Capital spectrum. 

• Mentor and guide professional development of analysts & engineers on your team, and continuously improve software engineering practices

• Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence

• Collaborate with and across team to design, build and deliver high quality software meeting and exceeding client needs

Basic Requirements

• You are ahands-on engineering manager with 10+ years of industry experience and 5+ years of engineering management.

• Develop enterprise-grade applications using Java 8/JEE (and higher), No SQL, Spring, among other tools

• A track record of managing and mentoring junior and senior engineers, preferably located across multiple time zones

• Experience attracting and hiring top talents, including engineering leaders and software engineers

• Proficient at working with large and complex code bases

• Ability to be metrics / data driven and have a bias for action and result delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financialindustry specifically in Credit Risk & Market Risk Capital domains.

• Technologies and tools: Java, Web / Restful service development, Angular, JSON, Python, SQL, Build tools

• Develop enterprise-grade applications using Java 8/JEE (and higher), No SQL, Spring, among other tools

• Experience in event-driven design of Microservices and 12-factor app development standards

• Experience building modern enterprise applications and deploying to public or private clouds including AWS

• Experience in Distributed cache systems like Apache Ignite; App developer w/ experience in writing distributable jobs in Spark

• Experience in Spring Framework and Cloud Computingfor both batch and real-time high volume data processing

• Experience in understanding complex SQLs and exposure to Database Design Concepts including Data Modeling, Logical/Conceptual Design