Senior Back-End Engineer, GenAI Core Platform

at  Questrade Financial Group

Questrade Financial Group (QFG), through its companies - Questrade, Inc., Questrade Wealth Management Inc., Community Trust Company, ThinkInsure, Zolo, and Flexiti, provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, insurance, real estate services, financial services and more. Questrade uses cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative products that give customers better, more affordable ways to take control of their money.
We are everything a traditional financial institution is not. At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of.
This is a place where you can explore, discover and learn with continuous growth. As a diverse and inclusive place to work, with a hybrid working environment you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits. If you share the same sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.

What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to community causes
• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

We’re looking for our next Senior Back-End Engineer. Could It Be You?
The Senior Back-End Engineer will be involved in the development of functionally rich applications and productization of our internally built GenAI core platform and data science models. The engineer will work through all stages of the Agile software development life cycle from inception to implementation and collaborate with cross functional teams including Data Scientists, QA and other software engineers in the implementation of back-end services. The ideal candidate for this role should be able to thrive in dynamic environments, have a strong work ethic, positive energy and the ability to innovate.

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• Developing, automating tests, debugging back-end services
• Reviewing peer code to ensure quality and correctness of solutions
• Enhancing and modifying existing applications as needed to add new features or improve user-experience
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting problems with existing applications
• Interacting with data scientists, developers, QA testers, product owners and others in order to understand requirements and scope of work
• Has expertise working on and supporting a complex hybrid (cloud and on-premises) infrastructure environment
• Playing active role in defining and implementing best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies
• Helping the team to estimate work efforts for user stories, including determining requirements, dependencies and risks
• Conducting research and developing proof of concepts
• Participating in and contribute to all Agile Scrum ceremonies
• Collecting system performance and metrics to enable monitoring and operation
• Designing and architecting components on solution level and system APIs
• Assist with the hiring of new members joining engineering teams
• Helping on the growth of other team members by providing guidance, feedback, code reviews and mentorship for less experienced team members

So are YOU our next Senior Back-End Engineer? You are if you…

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent experience
• Complete understanding of object-oriented programming and SOLID principles
• Solid understanding of different design patterns and when to apply them
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Python and ideally some experience .NET Core/C#.
• Experience building REST APIs and the OpenAPI Spec.
• Experience with relational and object-oriented databases, and how to consume, manipulate and optimize applications that deal with large datasets
• Experience with unit testing (xUnit, nUnit, Jasmine, Jest or similar)
• Experience with OIDC and OAuth2 standards and how to implement them
• Experience integrating services with third-party vendors
• Experience with real-time communication (Sockets, Firebase, gRPC)
• Knowledge of Agile (SCRUM/Kanban) development practices

Additional kudos if you have…

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
• A strong commitment to upgrading technical skills on an ongoing basis and a willingness to share their knowledge with others
• A relentless drive to get things done

Sounds like you? Click below to apply! #LI-DM1 #LI-Hybrid
At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.
Questrade Financial Group of companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review.
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs

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