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Senior/Lead API Developer
@ Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON · Calgary, AB · Vancouver, BC
Overview
Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Senior/Lead API Developer in Toronto to design, develop and oversee scalable APIs for digital products and to lead modernization of legacy APIs. The role includes mentoring junior developers and working with architects, Product Owners and QA teams in an Agile setting. The posting states a salary, 37.5 hours per week, and flexible work/life balance options.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build secure, scalable APIs
- Lead modernization of legacy APIs
- Mentor junior developers and set best practices
- Create and maintain API documentation
- Collaborate with Scrum master and QA on stories and test scripts
Requirements summary:
- 3-5 years of API development experience
- Proficiency in .NET, Node.js, Java, Python or Go
- Expertise in RESTful API design and microservices
- Knowledge of OAuth, JWT and API security
- Experience with GitHub
- Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Paid training |
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Royal Bank of Canada
Stock listing: TSX:RY · NYSE:RY · Source checked: 2026-11-02
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Full company description
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 200 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5, CA
- 1 Place Ville-Marie, Montreal, QC H3B 1Z3, CA
- 2 Park St, Sydney, NSW 2000, AU
- 100 Bishopsgate, London, England EC2N 4AA, GB
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- Business categories
- Wealth Management
- Commercial Lending
- Finance
- Banking
- Payments
- Asset Management
- Insurance
- Lending
- Financial Services
- Financial Exchanges
- Other recorded names
- Royal Bank of Canada
- RBC
- Specialties
- finance
- banking
- investing
- insurance
- financial planning
- wealth management
- and capital markets
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- Reported total investment
- 22,251,000
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Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | financebankinginvestinginsurancefinancial planningwealth managementand capital markets |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,077 |
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Job Description
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
We are seeking a Senior/Lead API Developer to design, develop, and oversee the creation of robust, scalable APIs for our digital products and services; as well as leading the modernization and standardization efforts for our legacy APIs. This role combines technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and mentorship of junior developers.
This position works closely with Product Owners, Architects, Agile Scrum Master, and QA teams to drive the creation, modernization and reuse of APIs across the enterprise.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Collaborate with Enterprise API and Security architects to design secure, robust, flexible and scalable APIs.
- Identify technical debt for legacy APIs and establish remediation plans for them.
- Proactively research, present, and make recommendations regarding new features.
- Establish procedures for addressing security vulnerabilities for all our API code repositories, ensuring a clear separation of concerns between risk/vulnerability and feature work.
- Create/Maintain API documentation and adhere to development and security standards.
- Establish and document development best practices and mentor junior developers to drive their adoption.
- Understand Data Classification and Data Retention schedules and ensure their consistent application across all our APIs.
- Collaborate with Scrum Master to create, refine, prioritize and assign development stories for the team.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with QA and UAT test teams to drive the creation of test scripts
- Function as an API Development SME and trusted advisor, collaborating with API practitioners across the organization.
- Function as the primary liaison between the API Enablement team and different analysts, project managers and other integration partners for delivery of APIs as part of our Managed Services Engagement process.
- When needed, work with our Support and Operations team to provide Level 3 support (L3) for production issues related to APIs.
- Ability to handle a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Core competencies needed are technical expertise, problem solving, leadership, communication & collaboration, strategic thinking, quality orientation and adaptability
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
Must haves:
- Strong experience in software development with 3-5 years’ experience in API development.
- Proficiency in at least one of the backend languages (.Net, Node.js, Java, Python, Go, etc.)
- Experience with API frameworks and tools (Spring Boot, Express, Fast API, etc.)
- Strong expertise in Restful API design and development.
- Strong expertise with Microservices architecture
- Knowledge of API security best practices and authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, etc.)
- Experience with GitHub version control system.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring technical teams
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
- MuleSoft / DataWeave experience.
- Experience in the Financial Services sector.
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, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- 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 ApplicationsAdditional Job Details
Address:
180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOCity:
TorontoCountry:
CanadaWork hours/week:
37.5Employment Type:
Full timePlatform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSJob Type:
RegularPay Type:
SalariedPosted Date:
2026-11-12Application Deadline:
2026-12-04Note: 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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