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As a Lead Software Engineer on the Advice Centre Engineering Team, you will architect and lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications and backend services that enable real-time audio streaming, transcription, and AI-powered summarization. You’ll drive RBC’s broader AI strategy by championing technical excellence and mentoring engineering teams to deliver solutions that enhance advisor efficiency and transform how our advisors interact with clients. This is a strategic technical leadership role where you’ll guide innovative audio and AI capabilities from concept through production at scale, setting technical direction, fostering best practices, and working across modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure to build resilient, scalable systems that deliver measurable business impact.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Lead technical strategy and architecture for multi-tier architecture applications that handle real-time audio processing and transcription at enterprise scale, establishing patterns and best practices across the team

Design and oversee backend services and frontend applications that seamlessly integrate audio streaming, real-time transcription, and generative AI-powered summarization capabilities

Mentor and guide software engineers in the team, conducting code reviews, fostering technical excellence, and developing engineering talent

Drive agile execution across sprints, leading technical prioritization, balancing requirements, aligning deliverables with business objectives, and removing technical blockers

Champion modern development practices including AI coding tools (Copilot, Windsurf, Claude), code quality standards, and productivity acceleration techniques

Design resilient, observable, and scalable systems from the ground up,



establishing monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks to ensure production reliability across all services

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including product, architecture, and platform teams to align technical decisions with organizational strategy

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
Must-have:
Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional software development experience (7+ years with 3+ in senior/lead capacity)

Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

Advanced proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks (React), with extensive hands‑on experience building desktop applications using Electron.js

Proven experience architecting systems using AWS Transcribe Streaming, including WebSocket integration, audio encoding formats (PCM/Opus), and streaming response handling

Expert knowledge of authentication patterns including OAuth 2.0/OIDC and secure token management

Advanced understanding of Electron security best practices including context isolation, preload scripts, Content Security Policy, and secure inter-process communication

Extensive experience with backend frameworks (Koa) and testing frameworks (Jest, k6) for building and validating production-grade applications at scale

Master-level proficiency in stream processing, including audio buffer management, backpressure handling, memory optimization, and performance tuning

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex multi-tier applications, desktop systems, and WebSocket connections; mentoring others to do the same

Familiarity with modern development, deployment practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns

Nice-to-have:
Experience with WebEx API/SDK for enhanced communication platform integration and architectural planning

Advanced knowledge of audio processing techniques including noise reduction, echo cancellation, and audio normalization

Familiarity with Windows audio APIs such as WASAPI for advanced system-level audio capture

Experience with Electron packaging, code signing, auto‑updates, and installer creation using tools like electron-builder; ability to guide team adoption

Experience load testing real‑time systems using tools like k6 with WebSocket scenarios and performance optimization strategies

Advanced AWS deployment and architecture experience across services including EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, managed transcription services,



and cost optimization

Backend development experience with Java Spring Boot or similar frameworks; ability to architect polyglot solutions

Expert knowledge of monitoring concepts (logs, metrics, traces, telemetry) and observability tools (Dynatrace, Elastic Stack, Prometheus, Grafana)

Experience with technical hiring, team scaling, and building high‑performing engineering organizations

What’s in it for you?
At RBC, we thrive on the challenge to be our best, embrace progressive thinking to keep growing, and work together to deliver trusted advice that helps our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference, and achieving mutual success.

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, performance bonuses, flexible benefits, and stock options where applicable

Professional Development with leaders who actively support your growth through coaching, mentorship, and learning opportunities

Work-Life Balance with engaging team events, wellness programs, and a comfortable work environment with flexible dress code

Impactful Work within a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team where you can make a lasting difference

Career Growth with opportunities to tackle challenging problems and expand your expertise across the development community

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Additional Job Details
Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Posted Date:

2026-06-29

Application Deadline:

2026-09-28

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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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