Lead Software Engineer - RBCx (Ownr)

​About RBCx

RBCx pursues big, bold ideas and leverages RBC’s extensive experience, networks, and capital to help shape what’s next. Our four pillars – Banking, Capital, Platform, and Ventures – combine to support tech businesses of all sizes and stages, making us the go-to backer of Canadian innovation. Our people are our most valuable assets, so we invest deeply in ensuring RBCx isn’t just a place to work but a place to belong.

About Ownr

At Ownr, we have helped thousands of Canadians establish their businesses. As we redefine the entrepreneurship landscape, we take pride in simplifying what it takes to be a business owner. We're on a mission to become the leading platform for entrepreneurship in Canada, and it takes an entire team to build something big. So join our team and discover how we can help entrepreneurs realize their dreams.

You’ll play a big part in building our platform's next evolution as we provide extensive new capabilities to business owners, working alongside a close-knit group of fun and ambitious engineers, product managers, and designers. As part of a growing team, you will have daily opportunities to lead and mentor other developers, exercising your skills as a well-rounded cross-functional contributor and technical leader in an enterprise environment.

What will you do?

• You’ll have visibility into and influence over all parts of the technology stack and enjoy a high degree of autonomy in your work.

• You’ll have a clear view of the product roadmap, the business’s long-term vision, and the opportunity to contribute to how we can achieve both of them.

• You’ll work with an extremely committed team of colleagues constantly challenging each other.

• You’ll contribute to planning, designing, developing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining significant portions of the software that support our users, including the system infrastructure.

• You’ll have the chance to provide and receive feedback from your peers, get coaching from more experienced engineers, and provide coaching to other developers within the team and the broader organization.

• You’ll use modern tooling throughout, whether that’s something currently part of our stack or something new that you assess needs to be added to reliably deliver the desired user experience. A snapshot of what’s currently in use:

  • Web client: React, Styled Components

  • Web server: NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Express

  • DB: PostgreSQL

  • Infrastructure: Heroku and AWS (services include RabbitMQ, Redis, s3, etc.)

  • CI/CD: CircleCI and Github Actions

  • Testing frameworks: Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• 6+ years of solid hands-on programming experience, with a sizable portion in JavaScript, React, CSS, and Postgres.

• Experience leading development teams, mentoring junior developers, and working with non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience writing automated tests, from unit tests to end-to-end tests, and have some knowledge of JavaScript-based testing frameworks.

• Experience with source control (e.g. Git + Github) and modern software delivery techniques and tools, including pull requests.

• Experience with DevOps best practices and some experience in setting up and configuring cloud computing infrastructure.

• Experience in developing for Cloud Agnostic Architecture

Nice to have:

• Experience working with various development workflows and methodologies, with an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of different ways of working

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a computer or software design-related program.

• Experience working with Heroku or AWS

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best and work together to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. Here is what you can expect if you join our team:

• Work in an agile, collaborative, and high-performing team

• The opportunity to do challenging work and take on progressively larger responsibilities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Leaders who support your development through regular coaching

• The opportunity to interface with senior-level executives from many different parts of the organization

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses, and flexible benefits

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