Questrade Financial GroupVerified Job Source

Senior Software Engineer

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Sep 17, 2026
1 position

$100,000–$144,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 6+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 3 days per week

Job summary

The Senior Software Engineer leads the technical design and delivery of complex distributed services while setting engineering standards and mentoring team members. They are responsible for maintaining service health, managing incident responses, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure scalable and resilient architectures.

Job details

Questrade Financial Group (QFG), through its companies - Questrade, Questbank, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust Company, Zolo, and Flexiti, provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more. We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure. At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services. The ideal candidate will be a catalyst for change, using AI to transform and deliver unparalleled customer experiences and shaping a future where AI empowers our teams to do their best work. Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits. If you share this sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG. What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG? Health & wellbeing resources and programs Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance Competitive compensation and benefits packages Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office Career growth and development opportunities Opportunities to contribute to community causes Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment This job posting is for an existing vacancy and the location can be Toronto, ON (5700 Yonge St) OR Calgary, AB (Our Brand-New Office) We’re looking for our next Senior Software Engineer. Could It Be You? The Senior Software Engineer leads the technical design and delivery of complex features and distributed services. This role is responsible for setting engineering standards, mentoring developers, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure scalable and resilient architectures. The Senior Software Engineer also owns service health for key domain components and plays a critical role in incident response and technical hiring Need more details? Keep reading… Lead technical design and delivery of complex features and distributed services, documenting architectural trade-offs. Break down large, ambiguous problems into deliverable increments and sequence them with product partners. Set and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, security, observability, and operational readiness. Mentor and coach intermediate and junior developers, delivering constructive code reviews and guiding technical growth. Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Production Engineering to maintain scalable, resilient, and compliant designs. Lead incident response for significant outages, driving blameless post-incident reviews to closure with structural fixes. Own service health for key domain components, managing performance, cloud cost optimization, reliability, and technical debt backlogs. Contribute to technical hiring by conducting technical assessments and candidate interviews So are YOU our next Senior Software Engineer ? You are if you… Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 6+ years of experience building, shipping, and operating production software at scale. Deep expertise in C#/.NET, Java, Node.js/TypeScript, Python, or C++ and surrounding development ecosystems. Proven track record designing distributed systems, APIs, and data models under production load. Strong cloud-native experience (GCP preferred), including Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD at scale. Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives across multiple developers without formal authority Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (GCP preferred; AWS or Azure considered) and containerized workloads Preferred Qualifications: High-availability, high-frequency data streaming, or low-latency financial/trading systems. SRE practices, capacity planning, or cloud cost optimization (FinOps). Active technical thought leadership (open-source contributions, technical publications, conference speaking). Experience building AI/ML-enabled features or data-intensive platforms Compensation Information: Base salary range: $100,000- $144,000 The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles. Sounds like you? Click below to apply! At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us. Questrade Financial Group of companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a technical field and at least 6 years of experience building and operating production software at scale. Proficiency in modern programming languages and hands-on experience with cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure is required.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing resources • Paid vacation • Personal days • Sick days • Competitive compensation • Benefits packages • Career growth and development opportunities