Software Engineer I (Java)

Job Description – What You'll Do

Global Technology & Solutions, Servicing Platform's team is looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to support our Retail Branch Service applications.

The primary accountabilities for this position are:

• Write high-quality, defect-free code; participate in peer code reviews and provide support during testing cycles and post-production deployments.

• Contribute to design and refinement discussions to deliver scalable, best-in-class solutions.

• Ensure applications adhere to secure coding standards and are free from common security vulnerabilities.

• Collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team, supporting and learning from other team members.

• Build, test, and validate applications rigorously to ensure reliability and performance.

• Adhere to TD brand, engineering, and coding standards, demonstrating consistent use of best practices.

• Participate in daily team meetings with business and technical partners to clarify requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Provide technical support during production deployments and defect triage activities.

• Translate business requirements and research findings into effective delivery solutions that meet performance objectives.

• Ensure delivery timelines and functional requirements are met, resulting in high-quality, defect-free outcomes. Proactively identify issues, improve processes, and communicate risks or impacts to stakeholders as needed.

• Contribute to project planning, effort estimation, and status reporting.

• Follow TD technology delivery practices, standards, and project management disciplines.

• Create and maintain quality code, ensure defect free programming consistent with standards; provide code maintenance and support during testing cycles and post-production deployment and participate in reviewing peer coding.

• Develop new features and perform unit/component tests for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards.

• Responsible for peer code reviews.

• Work with technology partners to ensure the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals.

• Analyze the technical requirements to recommend pragmatic and sound engineering specific solutions for own area, may be involved in coding/story estimates.

• Work with other stakeholders, internal technology partners to ensure engineering solutions meet technical direction, requirements, performance, time-to-market and innovation goals.

• Identifying and recommending development/testing solutions/tools in support of Feature/application objectives.

• Document and verify system components, applications, system infrastructure, security, integration, operability and engineering related architecture designs associated with a program or project.

• Participate in quality management reviews, in particular reviews of the designs, prototypes and other requirements work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements.

• Adhere to standard security coding practices to ensure application is free of most common coding vulnerabilities.

• Ensure technical decisions, technical risks and lessons learned are identified, clearly documented and enhancements are accordingly implemented.

• Understand relationships between work processes and the business and ensure awareness of costs related to own work.

• Deliver effective and efficient solutions that meet key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to development and quality standards.

• Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines - including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost.

• Be knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keep abreast of emerging trends for own functional area.

• Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary.

• Adhere to internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines.

• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/points of interest.

• Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge/expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit; Support knowledge-sharing across teams and with relevant stakeholders, ensuring knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed.

• Work collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality.

• Work collaboratively with the development team to define and validate appropriate user stories, acceptance criteria and definitions of done/ready.

• Keep current on emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.

• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.

• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.

• Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.

• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.

• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.