- The expected base salary range for this position is $80/Hr - $90/Hr, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.
- The Company offers a total rewards package in accordance with all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws and requirements. Benefit eligibility and offerings vary based on role, employment status, and work location.
- For contractor positions, benefits are limited to those entitlements and protections required by applicable law, which may include (as applicable) vacation pay, public holidays, leaves of absence, and other legally mandated benefits or payments.
- We may use AI-enabled and/or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
- These tools are used to enhance consistency and efficiency.
- All hiring decisions involve human review and are not based solely on automated processing.

Senior Java Backend Developer - Canada Markets

Job Overview:

- We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Backend Developer to join a high-performing technology team supporting critical Canada Markets platforms, including Equities, Fixed Income, and Mortgages.
- The successful candidate will design, develop, modernize, and support scalable enterprise applications while contributing to platform upgrades, technical debt reduction, production stability, and continuous improvement.
- This role requires strong hands-on development experience, a solid understanding of modern software engineering practices, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders in a regulated Capital Markets environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications across Canada Markets platforms.
- Build scalable and reliable backend solutions using Java and modern backend technologies.
- Develop and integrate REST APIs, microservices,



and enterprise integration patterns.
- Contribute to application modernization initiatives, including JDK and library upgrades and cloud adoption.
- Identify and remediate technical debt, security vulnerabilities, and legacy application issues.
- Support production applications, troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, and drive issues through resolution.
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Business Stakeholders, Infrastructure teams, and Application Support teams to ensure reliable delivery.
- Participate in performance tuning, system optimization, and application stability improvements.
- Contribute to automation of operational processes and improvements to development and release workflows.
- Follow secure coding practices and organizational standards for risk, audit, and compliance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across development, testing, deployment, and production support processes.
- Leverage modern development tools, including AI-assisted development technologies and observability/monitoring frameworks.

Required Technical Experience:

- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience in enterprise environments.
- Strong programming experience with Java or similar backend technologies.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and integration patterns.
- Experience with Git and modern version-control practices.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and structured software delivery environments.
- Experience with automated testing and quality-focused development practices.




- Hands-on experience with application upgrades, code remediation, and technical debt reduction.
- Understanding of secure coding principles and vulnerability remediation.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving production issues.

Capital Markets Experience:

- Experience working with Capital Markets applications or platforms.

Exposure to one or more of the following areas:

- Equities
- Fixed Income
- Mortgages
- Regulatory-driven systems
- Experience working within regulated financial services environments.
- Understanding of risk, audit, security, and compliance expectations.

Modernization & Cloud:

Experience or exposure to:

- Platform modernization initiatives.
- JDK and third-party library upgrades.
- Cloud adoption and application modernization.
- AWS or Azure.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Performance tuning and system optimization.
- Observability, application monitoring, and production health frameworks.

Collaboration & Soft Skills:

- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Excellent ownership mindset with a focus on delivering stable, reliable solutions.
- Ability to independently investigate technical problems and drive issues to resolution.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Comfortable working with technical teams, business stakeholders, Project Managers, Infrastructure, and Production Support teams.
- Ability to work effectively in a rapid-paced, enterprise environment with strict delivery timelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience supporting large-scale financial services or banking applications.
- Experience with application modernization and legacy platform transformation.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools.
- Experience improving CI/CD and software release processes.
- Experience implementing operational automation.
- Familiarity with enterprise observability and monitoring solutions.

📌 Java Developer - Capital Markets (Toronto)
🏢 Collabera
📍 Toronto