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Lead Software Engineer

Momentum Financial Services Group
Location
Toronto, Canada
Posted
26 days ago
Department
Information Technology
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong Node.js experience
  • Solid experience operating production systems in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Postgres, CloudWatch)
  • Comfortable with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, containerization, observability, incident response
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
Nice to have
  • NestJS preferred
  • Experience with event streaming/messaging (Kafka/MSK preferred)
  • Python experience (for ingestion tooling or serverless components)
  • Experience with regulated/financial data flows, reconciliation, or integration platforms
  • Experience hardening systems for reliability (idempotency, retries, DLQs, backpressure)
What the job really is

As a Lead Software Engineer at Momentum Financial Services Group, you will oversee the Integration Hub, an AWS-based platform that integrates internal and external systems. Your responsibilities include leading a small engineering team, developing backend services with Node.js and NestJS, managing data synchronization and file ingestion pipelines, and ensuring operational readiness as the team transitions from vendor support to internal management.

Benefits
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus based on individual performance and company success
  • Comprehensive health and dental plans with 100% of premiums covered
  • Employee Assistance Program for mental well-being
  • Robust retirement savings options
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Tuition assistance and professional development reimbursement
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond Node.js and AWS, which may imply reliance on established technologies
  • The role involves a significant transition from vendor support to internal team management, which may present challenges
  • The salary range is provided, which may help in evaluating the compensation package
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Career value4/5
Role clarity4/5
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