Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack

RBC Capital Markets is a leading global investment banking company dedicated to providing services in banking, finance, and capital markets to corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, and governments globally. The Funding and Liquidity Technology group within RBC Capital Markets' Quantitative and Technology Services (QTS) organization is responsible for supporting the business units that manage both secured and unsecured funding within Capital Markets.

We're building an internal analytics platform for institutional equities — serving Sales Traders, Portfolio Managers, and Analysts. The platform delivers real-time desk flow monitoring, research & sentiment analysis, AI-powered insights, and market intelligence within a modern, high-performance web application built on a Turborepo monorepo.

Build & own features end-to-end across a Next.js 16 frontend, Node .js/Express backend services, and Python/FastAPI AI service layer

Design and implement real-time data flows using WebSockets (Socket.IO), Kafka consumers , and streaming AI responses (SSE)

Develop rich, data-dense UIs — interactive charts (Highcharts), grids, dashboards with drag-and-drop widget layouts, and a conversational AI assistant panel

Architect and maintain shared packages (store, UI components, charts, types, grid, utils) within the Turborepo monorepo

Integrate with capital markets data infrastructure — KDB+/Q real-time and historical databases, time -series data pipelines, and enterprise messaging

Build and optimize the BFF proxy layer — auth-validated API proxying, token injection, and request routing to Node.js and Python services

Implement caching strategies with Redis (session store, API response cache, rate limiting) and RTK Query (tag invalidation, optimistic updates)

Work with AI/LLM integration — orchest rate context for RAG pipelines, handle streamed AI responses, and build prompt-driven features

Ensure production reliability — Kubernetes deployments via Helm, reverse proxy routing, horizontal pod autoscaling, and observability with Kibana/Grafana

Collaborate with quants, traders, and product to translate desk workflows into high-impact platform features

Capital markets or financial services background with understanding of equities trading workflows, order flow, and desk structures.

Python/FastAPI experience for building or integrating AI/ML service layers.

Proficiency with KDB+/Q or time-series databases for querying tick data and managing real-time and historical market data.

Experience with AI/LLM integration, including RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, streaming inference, and work with frontier models such as Claude and GPT.

Expertise in charting and data visualization using libraries such as Highcharts, D3, or similar tools for financial data.

Experience with observability tooling including ELK stack, Prometheus, and Grafana for dashboards and alerting.

Knowledge of messaging systems such as Kafka, Solace, or similar event-driven architectures.

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Flexible work/life balance options

Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

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