Posted 24 days ago
Sr. FullStack Developer x2
@ Hays
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Hays is recruiting two senior full stack developers on a 6-month contract in Toronto for a financial services client. The work covers Agile delivery of on-premises and cloud-native applications across Java, React and AWS. The role is hybrid with three days onsite per week, and compensation is up to $70 per hour.
Pay:
$50–$70 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver front-end and back-end application features
- Build and deploy applications on AWS
- Write unit, integration, system, performance and load tests
- Take part in Agile sprint ceremonies and peer code reviews
- Build and optimize SQL queries with PostgreSQL
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field
- 5+ years of enterprise software engineering
- 5+ years with Java, Spring, Hibernate and Node.js
- 3+ years deploying applications on AWS
- Strong React, TypeScript and Redux skills
- Experience in Agile delivery environments
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Engineering |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 248 |
Senior Full Stack Developer
Job Type: Contract (6 Months) Location: Toronto, ON Work Model: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite per Week) Compensation: Up to $70/hour
About the Opportunity
Our client is seeking experienced Senior Full Stack Developers to join a high-performing Agile team delivering both on-premises and cloud-native applications within the financial services sector.
This role is ideal for highly collaborative engineers who enjoy working across the full technology stack and are comfortable contributing beyond a single specialization. Successful candidates will play a key role in building new features, enhancing platform capabilities, improving engineering practices, and supporting the ongoing evolution of enterprise applications.
What You'll Do
Software Development
- Design, develop, and deliver new application features across both front-end and back-end components.
- Build scalable and maintainable solutions using:
- Java
- Kotlin
- Spring Framework
- Hibernate
- Node.js
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Contribute to the development of cloud-native and enterprise applications.
Agile Delivery
- Actively participate in:
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Stand-Ups
- Sprint Reviews
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Sprint Execution Activities
- Collaborate closely with developers, testers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
Cloud & DevOps
- Develop and deploy applications within AWS environments.
- Manage cloud resources responsibly with a focus on security, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
- Work with services including:
- AWS ECS
- Fargate
- S3
- API Gateway
- IAM
- CloudFormation
- CloudWatch
- Lambda
- Support deployment automation and cloud-native development practices.
Quality & Engineering Excellence
- Participate in peer code reviews and maintain high engineering standards.
- Design and implement:
- Unit Tests
- Integration Tests
- System Tests
- Performance Tests
- Load Tests
- Contribute to debugging, optimization, refactoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Database Development
- Work with relational databases and data models.
- Build and optimize SQL queries and database interactions.
- Support application development using PostgreSQL and related database technologies.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Required Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise applications and backend services.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with:
- Java
- Spring
- Hibernate
- Node.js
- Strong experience with:
- React
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Redux
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
Cloud & Infrastructure
- 3+ years of experience developing and deploying applications on AWS.
- Strong understanding of:
- CloudFormation
- CloudWatch
- IAM
- ECS
- Fargate
- S3
- Networking
- Lambda
Databases
- Strong SQL skills.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Basic PL/SQL knowledge.
Additional Skills
- Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
- Comfortable working with Python.
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including:
- Debugging
- Performance Tuning
- Code Management
- Branching Strategies
- Refactoring
- Design Patterns
Nice to Have
- Kotlin experience.
- Elasticsearch or NoSQL database experience.
- Experience building highly scalable cloud-native applications.
- Financial services industry experience.
What You'll Get in Return
- Opportunity to work on modern cloud-native applications within a leading financial services environment.
- Exposure to AWS-based enterprise platforms and modern software engineering practices.
- Collaborative Agile team environment.
- Hybrid work arrangement in Toronto.
- Competitive contract rates.
What You Need to Do Now
If you're interested in this opportunity, please apply with your updated resume.
If this role isn't quite right for you but you're exploring new opportunities within software development, cloud engineering, or full-stack development, we'd be happy to have a confidential conversation regarding your career goals.
This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.
AI may be used to screen, assess or select applicants for the position.
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