Team Lead, Software Engineering

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 Team Lead, Software Engineering. Could It Be You?

The ideal candidate for this position is experienced in designing and developing high performing and scalable applications that meet the business requirements. This position will be involved in small to large scale projects through all stages of the software development life cycle from requirements gathering to implementation. This person will lead and co-ordinate teams of information systems engineers as well as collaborate with the user interface team, back-end and front-end developers, and database architects to design and develop functionally rich, robust, user friendly web applications as defined by business requirements.

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• Lead the design, develop and implementation of micro front-ends and microservices with the team
• Architecture analysis and documentation of the software specifications for both the client-facing and internal web applications.
• Actively involved in designing new application features and functionality, writing API's, scalability and maintainability improvements.
• Support and expertise for a multi-tier environment; evaluation (with recommendations) for any additional infrastructure or software required to support the web application.
• Meet and interact with user interface team, database architects, back-end and front-end developers as needed to elicit, define, analyze and document requirements for new applications.
• Define both functional and technical requirements to facilitate design, development, testing, implementation and ongoing support.
• Assist and support other team members on multiple projects.
• Provide support and enhancements to existing production applications in a timely and accurate manner.
• Play an active role in defining and implementing best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with the documented software processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of software products.
• Support the a Team Lead in technical decisions and development estimates
• Ensure quality & reliability of code from the intermediate developers by conducting a smoke testing and code reviews
• Participate in the project architecture exercise, and assumes responsibility for ongoing data architecture for the project
• Propose and sometimes decide on technologies used
• Propose and finalize the database design in collaboration with the DBA
• Ensure consistency of design elements and interactive behaviors within individual pages/forms/components and across entire projects
• Conduct researches and proof of concepts for different projects
• Share knowledge, lessons learned with team members
• Extend application features and functionality in response to technology usage trends, new product offerings or the introduction of new scalability and maintainability requirements.
• Apply significant knowledge of industry trends and web developments to help Questrade to improve and build innovative products.

IN ADDITION

• To be responsible for leading and overseeing external software development teams.
• Assess, troubleshoot, document and develop projects and monitor the quality of engineering work produced by external software engineers.
• Control quality of application development, define control methodologies and follow implementation.
• Plan, design and coordinate software development activities and mitigate the technical risks throughout the software development lifecycle.

So are YOU our next Team Lead, Software Engineering? You are if you have…

• Degree, diploma or equivalent directly related work experience
• Minimum 6 years of experience in web-based technologies
• Strong understanding of object-oriented (OOP) development
• Experience with unit testing frameworks
• Strong skills at performance application tuning
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent time-management and organizational abilities that facilitate structured teamwork.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Highly developed communication, presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills
• Experience and/or personal interest in the financial industry an asset
• Ability to analyze information and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to adapt and change based on new business requirements and environment.
• BS or Master's degree in related fields or combination of education and experience in an IT related discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, and Systems Engineering).
• 6+ years of software development experience.
• Strong experience with Javascript, Typescript, HTML, SCSS
• Strong experience with NodeJS development
• Experience with different NodeJS common libraries and Frameworks: ExpressJS, NestJS, Fastify
• Good experience with development of web applications
• Good experience with modern Front-end frameworks (E.g.: Angular, React, VueJS) is a plus.
• Experience with .NET core is a plus
• Good experience with Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Strong knowledge of SOLID principles
• Experience with all aspects of the system implementation process of system design, configuration, customization, integration, testing and support including, but not limited to, gathering requirements, designing the future state solution, the development objects related to their process scope, as well as supporting testing and post implementation support.
• Knowledge of Web Services, standards and ability to suggest, criticize and formulate solutions in a multi-vendor and architecture committee meetings.
• Good understanding of integration design patterns & best practices
• In depth experience using Agile, Scrum and iterative development practices
• Experience with Microservice Architecture
• Familiarity with the The Twelve-Factor App
• Extensive experience applying Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts including REST-ful and SOAP-based services
• Designed and developed enterprise services using REST based APIs
• Has strong experience in the Application Integration Architecture, Solution Design, and Development using Microservices architecture
• Have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills and the ability to interact with all level of stakeholders, support personnel, and clients
• Strong documentation, analytical and problem-solving skills

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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.