Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

We’re looking for a Junior Software Engineer who’s curious, collaborative, and eager to grow. This is an entry-level opportunity to build your skills in software development while contributing to meaningful projects that impact our customers and communities.

As the introductory role to software engineering, Junior Software Engineer is responsible for assisting their team in the design, develop, maintenance, and improvement of Aviva’s various software applications. Specialized in either front-end or back-end development, they are accountable for developing their own essential skills through work experience, independent training, and collaboration across the team. Their work deliverables include creating and documenting detailed designs for simple software applications or components by applying agreed modelling techniques, standards, patterns and tools, as well as contributing to the design of components of larger software systems. The scope of their role is predominantly task-based.

The Focus of this role is building knowledge of the business and software engineering, asking questions to understand processes, and prioritizing learning to better serve the team.

What you'll do

As a Junior Software Engineer, you’ll:

• Learn by doing—through hands-on experience, mentorship, and self-directed learning
• Communicate openly with your team about your work, progress, and support needs
• Ask thoughtful questions to deepen your understanding of software engineering
• Improve test coverage and documentation for existing code
• Contribute to the design and development of software components and applications
• Collaborate with senior engineers to deliver well-defined tasks

What you'll bring

You’re passionate about technology and ready to grow your skills. You bring basic understanding of:

• Back-End Development: JAVA, OOP, REST APIs, Spring Boot, Docker, service decomposition

• Cloud & AWS: Cloud fundamentals, AWS Console navigation

• Testing & Debugging: Unit testing, debugging tools, test assertions

• Security Best Practices: Input validation, basic authentication, HTTPS, environment variables

• Code Quality: Clean, readable code, naming conventions, code reviews

• Architecture & Design: System components, simple feature implementation

• Version Control (Git): Commits, branching, pull requests

• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and a team-first mindset

• Integrity & Accountability: Logical decision-making and ownership of your work

• Resilience: Ability to stay focused and calm under pressure

• Problem Solving: Quick resolution of day-to-day issues and knowing when to escalate

• Agile Mindset: Willingness to learn and apply agile practices

What you’ll get

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
• We’ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
• Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
• Hybrid flexible work model.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is an existing position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

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