Software Engineer I (Java Backend Developer)

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$69,700 - $98,400 CAD

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Job Description:

Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end solutions across backend (Java/Spring Boot, Python) and RESTful APIs.

• Architect and deliver scalable applications and services, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with technology partners and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet requirements, technical direction, and business goals.
• Develop new features, perform unit/component testing, and provide technical leadership in implementing and integrating backend and API solutions.
• Analyze requirements and propose pragmatic solutions, using sound engineering judgment and aligning to best practices and architecture standards.
• Ensure Azure cloud deployment, EDP pipeline usage, and automation tooling are seamlessly integrated into the development process.
• Provide technical support during incident management, assist with troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis across the stack.
• Document and verify system components, design technical specifications, and maintain detailed documentation for APIs, infrastructure, and business logic.
• Support innovation by quickly prototyping (POC) new technologies and frameworks when required.
• Adhere to enterprise frameworks and software engineering methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external policies, standards, and quality requirements.
• Participate in identifying and recommending automation, testing, and deployment solutions that drive efficiency and reusability.
• Actively seek opportunities for continuous improvement within engineering practices.
• Conduct meaningful technical analysis, provide actionable recommendations, and support effective decision-making.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure maintainability, security, and operational readiness of delivered solutions.
• Monitor service and productivity levels, implement performance improvements where opportunities exist.
• Manage resource requirements and assignment, ensuring project milestones are met and monitoring to keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk transactions / activities as necessary
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite
• Actively mentor and coach junior developers, share knowledge, and support a culture of growth and learning.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and innovative work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Keep current on emerging trends, technologies, and best practices, and encourage continuous learning across the team.
• Participate in personal development and cross-training, supporting performance management and team building.
• Demonstrate strong communication and documentation skills, and support knowledge transfer within and across teams.
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with backend frameworks (Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Spring, Springboot & Kafka ), languages (Java), and cloud (Microsoft Azure, EDP pipelines).
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks (Angular, React) and integration with backend APIs.
• Proficiency with build and automation tools (Maven, Pip), containerization (Docker), caching (REDIS), and Linux environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing RESTful APIs.
• Ability to quickly proof-of-concept (POC) new technologies and approaches.
• Experience designing and programming relational databases.
• Familiarity with OpenAI APIs and prompt flow is an asset.
• 5-7+ years of hands-on soft…