Title:  Senior Software Engineer - AI

Requisition ID: 240594

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

Contributes to the overall adoption of AI tools for Payments Engineering by championing and coaching other engineers on the adoption of these tools. Participate in initiatives by developing and documenting code that is executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.   

The Team

Global High Value Payments Technology builds, manages, and supports the technology ecosystem that processes high value payments for the Bank.

Is this role right for you? 

• Champion the use of AI tools to accelerate and improve the whole SDLC process.
• Work in-tandem with other developers to use AI related technologies to:
  • Conduct Code Reviews (Ie. Static analysis with context: Scan JavaCompute nodes, ESQL, Message Maps, XSLT, and ACE flows and suggest simplifications, error handling, and logging improvements.)
  • Write Code (i.e Generate starter JavaCompute classes, ESQL function templates, Generate ACE bar build commands, MQ configurations, OpenShift deployment YAMLs.)
  • Document Code: Auto-generate Javadoc or inline comments explaining field-level transformations.
  • Optimize Code (i.e Spot unnecessary loops, repeated DB calls, redundant message parsing.)
  • Generate Test cases. (i.e Create Unit tests for Playwright scripts for UI tools that wrap FTM dashboards.)
  • Improve Knowledge & Onboarding: (i.e. Create knowledge so developers can ask questions like “what does this function do”, or “summarize change log summarization”.
• Design, develop, and maintain integration flows using Java or IBM Integration Bus (IIB).
• Document and test new software applications.
• Research, investigate and fix a wide range of technical issues.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams on the components to meet the performance requirements.
• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.
• Develop applications that meet the needs of stakeholders while focusing on continually reducing technical debt.
• Collaborate to provide estimation and break down of work to enable small and frequent releases to production.
• Actively participates in customer discovery and solution discovery sessions.
• Participate in developing, testing, debugging, reviewing, merging, integrating, versioning, promoting, code through environments and version control.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales
• Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-today business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Work with a team of approx. 10-20 cross functional individuals.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Recognized degree in engineering, computer science, math or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in software development in integration technologies (IBM IIB, ACE, MQ, OpenShift).
• Extensive experience in JAVA related technologies and frameworks.
• Minimum one year of experience with AI/ML tools and LLMs for developer productivity (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT API, IBM Watson, or custom AI pipelines).
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar UI test automation frameworks.
• Familiar with open-source DevOps tools (Bitbucket/GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gradle, Docker)

What's in it for you? 

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans. 
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements. 
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.   
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one. 
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community egagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons and much more!

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.