Lead Engineer

Work Location:

New York, New York, United States of America

Hours:

0

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Detail:

$155,000 - $195,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. 

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications:

The Asset Liquidity and Funding Analytics team is looking to on-board strong software Lead Engineer to extend the strategic Liquidity and Funding platform at TD Securities. The team is in Toronto, Dublin and New York.

The ideal candidate would be a self-starting, motivated and high-performing individual who looks forward to being a strong contributor in a dynamic technology organization at a major bank. This complex role is on a team of highly talented technologists delivering solutions to the global markets business, providing front to back funding and liquidity metrics across a spectrum of capital market products.

The successful candidate will be responsible to design and deliver comprehensive end-to-end detailed solution with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS). You'll be exposed to stretch assignments as you take on large-scale, complex and/or enterprise-wide projects. This is an opportunity to influence strategic technology solutions on the cutting edge.

Development Opportunities:

This challenging role provides the candidate with the following career growth opportunities:

• Contribute to the technical direction the future versions of our liquidity platform
• Develop a deep understanding of securities liquidity and funding functions across different asset classes
• Work in a dynamic environment with direct engagement to global stakeholder

Technical Skills:

• 5+ years of Java experience, with a strong understanding of JVM internals
• Experience of the Spring stack and experience in microservice development using Spring Boot
• Experience of Big Data technologies  (Hadoop, Spark, or similar)
• Experience in designing and integrating with REST API endpoints
• Experience with RDBMS, demonstrable fluency in SQL
• Experience of Git, CI/CD toolset (Maven / Gradle), Jenkins, working within an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of system design and scalability
• Familiarity with application monitoring solutions and KPIs
• Strong understanding of clean coding practices
• Knowledge of the following would be a plus: 
  • Experience of messaging technologies (preferably Kafka)
  • Azure (preferable) or AWS, Google Cloud
  • Angular, React

Non-Technical Skills

• Experience in collaborating efficiently within a global team
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced environment, and supportive of flexible goals aligned with business priorities
• Knowledge of capital markets products is a plus

The Engineer II develops and maintains technical solutions that adhere to engineering and architectural design principles while meeting business requirements. Provides technical expertise with a focus on efficiency, reliability, scalability, and security; includes planning, evaluating, recommending, designing, operationalizing, and supporting solutions in compliance with enterprise and industry standards.

Depth & Scope:

• Expert knowledge of specific domain or range of engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes and procedures, as well as organization issues
• Expert knowledge of TD applications, systems, networks, innovation, design activities, best practices, business / organization, Bank standards, and may fulfill a governance role
• Expert knowledge and experience in own discipline; integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities
• Acts as a key contributor in a complex and critical environment
• May provide leadership to teams or projects; shares expertise
• Applies in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and non-standard situations

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor or Graduate degree Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering)
• 7 + years relevant experience

Customer Accountabilities:

• Understands and supports the Bank's Customer Service Strategy
• Considers the impact of decisions on the well-being of TD, its Customers and stakeholders
• Provides the highest level of Customer service when dealing with internal partners, vendors or our Customers - WOW at every opportunity
• Model quality service delivery at every interaction
• Leads and contributes to the ongoing improvement of the partner / Customer experience

Employee and Team Accountabilities:

• Be engaged in advancing and sustaining a unique, inclusive culture that reflects TD's diversity agenda, and create an extraordinary employee experience
• Participates fully as a member of the team and contribute to a positive work environment
• May provide leadership, training, and guidance to other team members
• Ensures ongoing communication with the team on the status / progress of projects and issues / points of interest
• Actively shares information and knowledge, and proactively learn from the expertise of others

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel – Occasional
• International Travel – Never
• Performing sedentary work – Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
• Sitting – Continuous
• Standing – Occasional
• Walking – Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
• Squatting – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Kneeling – Never
• Crawling – Never
• Climbing – Never
• Reaching overhead – Never
• Reaching forward – Occasional
• Pushing – Never
• Pulling – Never
• Twisting – Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more
 

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, email the TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at [email protected]. Include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.