Full Stack Developer, AI

Job Description What is the opportunity? Are you a talented, creative, and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join us! Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration. We believe that innovation should drive all that we do, in challenging assumptions and being big and bold with our ideas. We support our people in developing the technical, business and professional skills needed to be successful. You will work with partners from across the company, participate in networking events, and have access to a wide variety of supports including mentorship. You will work directly with leaders who believe in celebrating successes and sharing learnings with other teams to promote progress. The HR Technology team is responsible for optimizing and modernizing the systems and tools that support HR functions. These functions include recruitment, learning, performance, operations and talent data management. In HR Tech, we aim to improve the overall employee experience, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, using modern and emerging technologies. What will you do? • Develop and maintain full-stack solutions across a diverse tech stack (Java, Python, Node.js, Angular, Spring Boot), contributing to both front-end and back-end features while continuously learning and adapting to evolving technologies. • Build and support data engineering pipelines integrating cloud platforms (Snowflake, OpenShift, AWS) with automation, databases, and workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Ansible, Stone Branch) to deliver reliable, scalable data flows. • Own CI/CD and DevOps practices by designing and maintaining pipelines using GitHub Actions and Helios, managing containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift, and upholding code quality through automated testing frameworks. • Apply AI tools effectively across the SDLC, from design and development through testing and deployment, to support better decision-making and higher quality outcomes. • Solve complex, cross-functional technical problems independently by identifying inefficiencies and taking innovative ideas from proof-of-concept all the way through to production-ready solutions. • Participate in walkthroughs, design reviews, and technical discussions, contributing to specifications and producing clear technical design documentation. • Collaborate with business partners, BAs, and technical teams through meetings and presentations, translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders to drive informed decisions. • Stay current with best practices and provide recommendations that influence decisions beyond your immediate work area, maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver measurable business outcomes. What do you need to succeed? Must-have • 5+ years of software development experience with languages such as Java, Python and JavaScript, with a strong foundation in SQL and a willingness to contribute across a diverse tech stack including Angular, Node.js, Kotlin, and Spring Boot. • Proven experience delivering full-stack and data engineering solutions on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OpenShift, or similar), comfortable working across VMs and Linux-based environments, with solid skills in database design, automation, and integrating distributed systems. • Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and quality assurance through automated testing frameworks, with strong version contr