Job Description
What is Amplify?
RBC Amplify is an intensive summer innovation program that helps you put your skills to the test while building a product that could disrupt our company and beyond. If you’re a bright mind with fresh ideas, top of your class, own the hackathon circuit and are passionate about innovation, we want you!
Please note the application deadline is Sunday, October 4th at 11:59pm EST
What is the opportunity?
As a Data Engineer you will collaborate, innovate, ideate and build in a flexible, start-up environment.
You will tackle real RBC business challenges as a member of a cross-functional team of specialists (think: business, data, and programming) by developing a product that you pitch to stakeholders at the end of the summer.
Over the course of the program, you will have access to subject matter experts, coaches, mentors, as well as technical and professional training and resources to bring your idea to life.
What will you do? Discover. Research. Build. Pitch
Immerse yourself in a business challenge with an intense focus on collaboration to develop an innovative product.
You will be challenged to step outside your comfort zone while applying your teamwork, critical thinking, communication and leadership skills to help your team succeed in ambiguity.
You will be expected to design, create and deliver a fully functional prototype to RBC that solves a real business need.
Design, troubleshoot and develop your product.
Work with subject matter experts, mentors, executive sponsors (technology and business) to build your solution.
Engage in continuous learning through various training opportunities including design thinking, agile development, and other tools.
Executive presentations, developing strategy and communications for your project.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have
Must be currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution, graduating between August 2027 and June 2028 (College, Undergrad, Master's or PhD).
Understanding of programming languages, databases, platforms, frameworks, design techniques and tools, code management tooling, and/or web technologies.
Experience with data transformation, engineering, cleaning, and mining
Experience with application of modern data science techniques.
Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written).
Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
Ability to challenge the status quo and think outside the box to develop solutions.
AND one or more of the following:
Experience with machine learning algorithms, computational mathematics, bioinformatics or artificial intelligence.
Experience with large language models, natural language processing, topic modelling, or data clustering.
Experience with service-based architectures and API development (Rest, GraphQL, etc.)
Experience with databases, storage and data visualization tools.
Nice to have
Experience with hackathons.
Expressed interest or previous experience in the financial industry or FinTech.
Practical experience in web or mobile development.
Experience in agile or design thinking methodologies or frameworks.
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
A unique summer experience with the chance to develop a career at RBC.
Engage with leaders across RBC who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities.
Team up with students from diverse backgrounds and build lasting professional relationships.
Be a part of a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team.
Contribute to real projects that can make a difference and have a lasting impact at RBC.
Tons of opportunity to grow specific skills for your future.
An all-around fun, innovative, and comfortable work environment.
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Our Employment Opportunities
At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution and graduating between August 2027 and June 2028
- Understanding of programming languages, databases, platforms, frameworks, design techniques and tools, code management tooling, and/or web technologies
- Experience with data transformation, data engineering, data cleaning, and data mining
- Experience applying modern data science techniques
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative and analytical thinking with self-direction in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions
- Experience with machine learning algorithms, computational mathematics, bioinformatics, or artificial intelligence
- Experience with large language models, natural language processing, topic modeling, or data clustering
- Experience with service-based architectures and API development, including REST or GraphQL
- Experience with databases, storage, and data visualization tools
- Experience with hackathons
- Interest in or previous experience with financial services or FinTech
- Practical experience in web or mobile development
- Experience with agile or design thinking methodologies or frameworks
RBC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RBC and has not been reviewed or approved by RBC.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as robust, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage, with day-one eligibility in some U.S. roles. Mental-health support and virtual care offerings are also emphasized as meaningful parts of the package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and savings support is described as a structured part of total rewards, including 401(k) matching in the U.S. and enhanced defined-contribution pension contributions in Canada. Additional savings vehicles and employer contributions are presented as adding material value beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are highlighted through paid parental/caregiver leave in certain U.S. roles and expanded support for fertility, surrogacy, and adoption in Canada. Backup care and related family supports are also presented as strengthening overall benefits attractiveness.
RBC Insights
What We Do
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 88,000+ 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 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.
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