Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

Global Technology, Data & AI enables the continuous transformation of our Bank by accelerating the shift to digital, strengthening operational resilience, simplifying what we do, improving CIBC's speed to market and protecting our Bank's assets. The teams work to maximize the investment in resources and technology while building an appropriate balance between high-touch client service and our fiduciary responsibility to protect CIBC, our clients, and our shareholders from undue risk.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in React, .Net, SQL, and JavaScript to lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of critical software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design robust applications, drive technical innovation, and ensure high-quality delivery that supports strategic business objectives and elevates client experiences. This role is part of CIBC India, our newly established office that supports our U.S. and Canadian businesses through global collaboration, technology expertise and operational excellence.

CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days may be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Delivery – Deliver projects with moderate oversight, owning outcomes, scope, and task delegation. Translate goals into clear technical tasks, make decisions within defined parameters, and ensure delivery aligns with departmental objectives and timelines.
• Technical Excellence – Design and ship secure, scalable solutions across the stack. Drive automation, comprehensive testing, CI/CD, and observability, while reducing technical debt and improving performance and reliability. Leverage GitHub CoPilot in Software Development best practices.
• Industry and Domain Impact – Apply banking product and regulatory knowledge to shape solutions and initiatives. Leverage current industry trends to drive measurable process and product improvements, making data-driven trade-offs and recommendations.
• Risk and Compliance – Participate in project-level risk assessments, define and execute mitigation plans, and embed security/privacy-by-design. Ensure adherence to policies and regulatory requirements, stay current on regulatory changes, and partner with Compliance and Audit for effective oversight.
• Stakeholder and Team Management – Work across product, design, operations, and partner teams. Communicate status, risks, and decisions clearly; influence cross-functional outcomes; participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing to raise team standards. Build strong relationships with team members, peers, and U.S. based partners.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate experience in C# and modern .NET, preferably .NET 6/7/8, for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure applications, including legacy .NET Framework where applicable. You possess strong front-end development experience with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design, along with SQL Server or similar RDBMS experience, including schema design, stored procedures, indexing, query tuning, and performance optimization. You design and develop RESTful APIs, backend services, and system integrations, with experience in SSIS packages, ETL/data integration workflows, and secure cloud-native solutions. You also have proven ability to develop prototypes/POCs and translate them into solutions, experience with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines, and the ability to produce and maintain technical design documentation and architecture artifacts. In addition, you bring experience with integration patterns, asynchronous processing, and service-to-service communication, can evaluate design trade-offs across performance, resilience, supportability, and time-to-market, and work effectively in Agile delivery environments across the software development lifecycle.
• AI Fluency. 1-2 years of experience with AI tools to accelerate development, unit testing, document generation, POCs and aligning with best practices.
• You have a degree. Degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field or relevant certifications and/or completion of a relevant bootcamp.
• You are a certified professional. Microsoft/Azure certifications are an asset. AZ-900 is required.
• You can translate business requirements into robust technical solutions across UI, application, and data layers, ensure outcomes adhere to regulatory requirements in partnership with Compliance and Audit teams, and demonstrate knowledge of banking products, services, and industry regulations.

At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $90,000- $105,000 based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 16th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

.NET Programming, Azure Devops, C Sharp (Programming Language), Microsoft Azure, Personal Initiative, Structured Query Language (SQL), Teamwork

At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability.

Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel.

Every day, our 48,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.