Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Build end-to-end features across Next.js, Node.js/Express, and Python/FastAPI services.
• Implement real-time data flows using WebSockets, Socket.IO, Kafka consumers, and server-sent events.
• Develop interactive charts, grids, dashboards, widget layouts, and a conversational AI assistant.
• Maintain shared packages within a Turborepo monorepo.
• Integrate capital markets data infrastructure, including KDB+/Q and time-series pipelines.
• Build and optimize the authenticated backend-for-frontend proxy layer.
• Implement Redis and RTK Query caching, rate limiting, tag invalidation, and optimistic updates.
• Develop AI/LLM features using retrieval-augmented generation and streamed responses.
• Support Kubernetes deployments, Helm, autoscaling, reverse proxy routing, and observability.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and product teams.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience with significant full-stack development experience.
• Expert-level TypeScript proficiency in large, strictly typed codebases.
• Deep React and Next.js experience, including App Router, Server Components, middleware, API routes, and SSR/ISR.
• Strong Node.js and Express skills covering REST APIs, middleware, and asynchronous data pipelines.
• Experience with Redux Toolkit, RTK Query, real-time systems, MongoDB, Redis, and monorepo tools.
• Experience with secure authentication and authorization, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Strong communication skills for explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Capital markets or financial services experience with equities trading workflow knowledge.
• Python/FastAPI experience for AI or machine learning service layers.
• KDB+/Q or time-series database experience.
• AI/LLM integration experience, including RAG, prompt engineering, and streaming inference.
• Highcharts, D3, or similar financial data visualization experience.
• ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, Solace, or similar messaging and observability experience.

Work Location

• The posting lists RBC Centre, 155 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Canada.

Schedule

• The stated work schedule is 37.5 hours per week.

Compensation

• The position is salaried and includes competitive compensation, bonuses, flexible benefits, commissions, and stock where applicable.

Benefits

• The employer offers a comprehensive total rewards program, development support, flexible work-life balance options, and a collaborative team environment.

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