Role Overview
Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Lead Full Stack Developer. This is a full-time role in Toronto, Ontario. Part of Royal Bank of Canada's Frontend hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
Lead the digital modernization of RBC's Internal Audit platform, AuditSphere, as a technical leader within Global Functions Technology (GFT). You will direct a team of full stack developers through a comprehensive digital modernization initiative, leveraging both technical skills and strategic program delivery expertise to drive innovation across the platform.
What will you do?
Team Leadership & Strategic Delivery:
- Direct and mentor a team of full stack developer, fostering technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving
- Establish and oversee technical architecture and design principles to ensure scalable, future-proof solutions
- Demonstrate proficiency in managing cross-team code integration and GitHub workflows within a monorepo architecture, with proven experience resolving merge conflicts to support concurrent project deliverables
Technical Architecture & Development:
- Oversee delivery implementations leveraging modern frameworks and technologies
- Maintain rigorous standards for code quality, system performance, scalability, and user responsiveness
- Drive continuous improvement through design reviews, code reviews, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing
Innovation & Organizational Impact:
- Integrate artificial intelligence and generative AI tooling into the development workflows to accelerate productivity
- Collaborate effectively across Internal Audit stakeholders and development teams to deliver digital features, enhancements, and resolutions
- Play key role in post-implementation retrospectives to iterate and improve the delivery processes
- Champion best practices in platform capabilities, security, and performance optimization
What do you need to succeed?
Must haves:
- 5+ years in a development team leadership or technical oversight role. Ideally with experience in large end-to-end implementation programs.
- 3+ years proficiency with front-end UI frameworks (Vue, React or Angular) and Node.js
- 5+ years of database design expertise (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL)
- Proven expertise in API architecture, cloud-native development (Azure/OCP/Docker), and build of CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on proficiency with AI-driven development tools (CoPilot, Windsurf)
Nice to haves:
- Python development experience
- Financial Services or Banking background
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 comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits and competitive compensation
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
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Job Skills
Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications
Additional Job Details
Address:
20 KING ST W:TORONTO
City:
Toronto
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
37.5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2026-03-27
Application Deadline:
2026-05-23
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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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RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Lead Full Stack Developer position at Royal Bank of Canada?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Royal Bank of Canada. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Lead Full Stack Developer position at Royal Bank of Canada located?
This position is based in Toronto, Ontario. Royal Bank of Canada has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Lead Full Stack Developer at Royal Bank of Canada earn?
Royal Bank of Canada has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Lead Full Stack Developer role at Royal Bank of Canada posted?
This role was posted on April 2, 2026 (67 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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