Location: Toronto, ON (Downtown Financial District)

Work Model: Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week

Employment Type: Contract Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Developer to join a high-performing team delivering enterprise-scale applications. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, including coordinating offshore development teams, conducting code reviews, ensuring quality standards, and driving day-to-day delivery. The ideal candidate is a strong full-stack developer with expertise in Java and Angular, a passion for agile delivery, and experience mentoring or leading distributed development teams.

Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java and Angular

- Lead and coordinate daily activities of offshore development resources
- Conduct code reviews and enforce development best practices
- Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability across releases
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to deliver business requirements




- Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Identify and resolve technical issues, risks, and delivery roadblocks
- Mentor developers and provide technical guidance to team members Required Qualifications - 7+ years of software development experience
- Robust hands-on experience with Java and modern Angular
- Experience leading development teams or mentoring developers
- Proven ability to coordinate and manage offshore or distributed teams
- Strong understanding of software design principles, code quality, and testing practices
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Nice to Have - Experience within large enterprise or financial services environments
- Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- CI/CD and DevOps experience Additional Information - Ability to work onsite in the downtown Toronto financial district 2 days per week

📌 Lead Developer (Java/Angular) (Toronto)
🏢 emergiTEL
📍 Toronto