Senior Java Full Stack Developer

Job summary

Lead the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable enterprise applications, owning development strategy, estimates, planning, quality, and delivery outcomes. Coordinate with clients and cross-functional teams, resolve escalations, track project status, and mentor engineers while promoting collaboration and innovation.

Job details

Position Description This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our downtown Toronto and/or Client office at a minimum 2 -3 days per week subject to change at any time. This strategic role will support CGI's continued growth within the account. The Senior Java Full Stack Developer will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and high performing enterprise applications while balancing stakeholder expectations and customer requirements. The role requires strong hands on full stack expertise across Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Node.js, RESTful APIs, Docker, Microsoft Azure, databases, microservices, and cloud deployment. The successful candidate will work closely with product, architecture, quality assurance, DevOps, business stakeholders, and engineering teams. They will help define the development strategy, support and mentor team members, ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, and deliver high quality applications within agreed schedules and effort estimates. Your future duties and responsibilities Review requirements, specifications, design documentation, and other deliverables and compile estimates for the overall development effort. Take a leading role in release and sprint planning, validating estimates, resource requirements, and required skill sets. Review, analyze, interpret, and finalize development requirements for new or modified products and application components. Own the overall development strategy, including development processes, tools, and delivery methodology. Ensure delivery within agreed effort estimates, schedules, quality standards, and milestones. Monitor the application of software development practices, concepts, and principles throughout the software development lifecycle. Address escalations from consultants and senior consultants, resolving issues or escalating them to the Account Manager or Project Manager as appropriate. Coordinate resources to ensure deliverables meet the highest quality standards. Collate input for project status reports, forecasts, and delivery tracking against the plan. Serve as a key client contact for the delivery of software development services within the role's remit. Mentor and assist Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers in areas where they can further develop. Encourage innovation, initiative, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across the team and stakeholder groups. Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 7+ years of experience in software development, including significant full stack development experience. Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot for enterprise application development. Proven experience building scalable web applications using React. Hands on experience with back end technologies such as Node.js and Python. Strong experience designing and building APIs and microservices. Strong knowledge of SQL, relational databases, schema design, and query optimization. Experience deploying and supporting applications in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Experience with version control tools such as Git. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices. Solid understanding of application security, authentication, authorization, and secure coding principles. Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non technical stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Experience with TypeScript and modern front end architecture patterns. Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized deployment models. Experience with event driven architecture, messaging systems, or asynchronous processing. Knowledge of API gateways, observability, logging, and monitoring tools. Exposure to enterprise scale environments with high availability and security requirements. Experience working in Agile delivery teams. Background in banking, financial services, or other regulated industries. Experience mentoring developers and contributing to technical leadership. KEY COMPETENCIES: Ability to build and own an overall development strategy. Team leadership and multiple team leadership skills. Estimation and costing of development efforts. Senior level client facing and stakeholder management skills. Ability to solve complex problems, assess risks, and facilitate change. Broad understanding of the software development lifecycle and the use of key delivery metrics. Ability to mentor engineering team members and promote innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. CERTIFICATIONS: Cloud certification at the associate level Azure AWS Cloud Professional Scrum Master CSM SEMC CWASP CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $95,000–$145,000. This role is an existing vacancy. Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

What you’ll do

Lead the design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable enterprise applications, owning development strategy, estimates, planning, quality, and delivery outcomes. Coordinate with clients and cross-functional teams, resolve escalations, track project status, and mentor engineers while promoting collaboration and innovation.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, and at least seven years of software development experience. Candidates should have strong Java and Spring Boot expertise, full-stack experience with React and back-end technologies, API and microservices development, database and cloud deployment experience, and the ability to lead delivery and collaborate with stakeholders.

Listed skills

• Java · Preferred
• Spring Boot · Preferred
• React · Preferred
• TypeScript · Preferred
• Node.js · Preferred
• Python · Preferred
• SQL · Preferred
• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Docker · Preferred
• Kubernetes · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Java
• Spring Boot
• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• Python
• RESTful APIs
• Microservices
• SQL
• Relational Databases
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS
• Google Cloud Platform
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting

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