What is the opportunity?

We are seeking a Developer & IT Specialist (Quant Developer, Software Developer, DevOps Engineer and QA Automation Analyst) to join the RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM). If you are passionate to learn about software development & delivery practices, please read on.

We have four streams for the coop program:

Quant Developer

- Design and develop horizontally scalable Python-based solutions in RBC’s private cloud, leveraging tools like Dask, Airflow, and JupyterHub.
- Build robust data pipelines and services to process and analyze large-scale time series data, ensuring low-latency performance and reliability.
- Create interactive dashboards and APIs to visualize complex financial data, supporting research and portfolio management workflows.
- Collaborate with quant researchers, portfolio managers, and engineers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Optimize system architecture for cloud deployment, focusing on resilience, security, and cost efficiency.
- Contribute to the full development lifecycle, from prototyping in Jupyter notebooks to production deployment and monitoring.
- Stay ahead of industry trends in quantitative finance and cloud-native technologies to drive continuous innovation.

Software Developer

- Participate in all parts of software development lifecycle – design, implementation, and rollout of production systems
- Create and review technical design documents, understand how the design will be used in the code development process, and facilitate meetings to design, troubleshoot, and enhancements development
- Analyze trade related business requirements and translate them to technical specifications
- Estimate activities/tasks required to perform design, coding, and unit testing

- Support Applications and respond to inquires and incidents reported by the business and users, especially during the time when offshore team is not available (Canadian business hours)

- Investigate bugs, track them in JIRA and fix bugs.
- Start developing larger features for projects by working with Senior Engineers

DevOps Engineer

- Designing, modifying, developing,



writing and implementing software programming applications for target system using agile methods.
- Acquiring client requirements; resolving workflow problems through automation optimization.
- Writing source codes for new applications, and/or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications.
- Utilizing automated testing tools to perform the testing and maintenance.

QA Automation Analyst

- Work closely with project team members in a highly collaborative environment.
- Analyze requirements, create test strategy, prepare test documentation and execute test
- Design and develop and automated test scripts
- Interpret and report test results
- Use automation tools to automate and execute test cases

What do you need to succeed?

Technical skills:

Must-have:

- Have a strong quantitative background, a degree in math/statistics/computer science/engineering would be a plus
- Strong programming knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Python, C# , HTML, CSS, React JS/ Angular, TypeScript
- Proficiency with SQL Server, Relational Databases
- Basic understanding of development methodologies, best practices, and a general understanding of application architectures.
- Java 8+ and Spring Framework (Spring Boot)
- Experience with Web technologies such as HTML, HTTP, Java script and CSS
- Experience working with DevOps pipelines (Git, Maven, Jenkins), continuous integration/delivery, automated testing (unit, functional, performance)
- Experience working within professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing.

Nice to have:

- Understanding of Web FE development frameworks and libraries such as Angular and React

Soft skills:

- Great communication skills.



Team player with the ability to work with a diverse group and offshore team
- Basic understanding of development methodologies, best practices, and a general understanding of application architectures.
- Must be a self-starter, with robust analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functional areas
- Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)

Job Skills

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal InitiativeAdditional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOCity:

TorontoCountry:

CanadaWork hours/week:

37.5Employment Type:

Full timePlatform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENTJob Type:

Student/Coop (Fixed Term)Pay Type:

SalariedPosted Date:

2026-08-06Application Deadline:

2026-08-11Note: 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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📌 2026 Global Asset Management, Fall Developer & IT Specialist (4-8 months) (Toronto)
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