Software Engineer (Java) – Global Banking & Markets Engineering

About the role

Join Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets Engineering team as a Software Engineer focused on Java development. You will help build and enhance capital markets products and analytics platforms, working closely with business partners and cross‑functional engineering leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with end users and business teams to gather requirements, conduct gap analysis, and define specifications.
• Partner with Architecture to design and integrate solutions.
• Develop, test, and deploy production‑quality code for new and existing applications.
• Design and implement database schemas for relational and non‑relational stores.
• Create and automate functional, non‑functional, regression, and performance test sets.
• Write deployment scripts and use the Accelerator pipeline for code promotion.
• Support applications in production and resolve complex ad‑hoc queries.
• Refactor legacy code, coach end users, and participate in Scrum ceremonies as needed.

Required profile

• 4+ years of experience developing large‑scale applications with complex integration.
• Proficiency in at least two object‑oriented languages, primarily Java.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL) and non‑relational databases.
• 2+ years of writing and executing SQL scripts.
• Strong UNIX/Solaris/Linux shell‑scripting skills.
• Hands‑on experience in Agile environments and Test‑Driven Development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Required skills

• Java
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• SQL
• UNIX Shell scripting
• Linux
• Sun Solaris
• Agile methodology
• Test‑Driven Development
• Scrum
• Relational databases
• Non‑relational databases