Senior Platform Engineer

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🕒 April 17

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Vancity

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1946

🏦 Banking

👥 B2C

🌍 Social Impact

Banking • B2C • Social Impact

Vancity is a member-owned credit union based in the Vancouver area that provides personal and business banking services including chequing and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, loans, investments, and insurance. The institution emphasizes sustainable and socially responsible banking—offering impact-focused investment options, divestment from harmful industries, and allocating a portion of profits to community initiatives such as affordable housing, climate action, reconciliation, and financial inclusion. Vancity also offers digital banking platforms and online services for members and promotes community-focused benefits and member governance.

📋 Description

• Implementing platform solutions that support lending workflows, leveraging SaaS and on-premises technologies • Building modular, API-first platforms that enable rapid launch of new lending products (e.g., BNPL, small business loans, green loans) • Designing and developing reusable components and APIs optimized for lending products and future Minimum Viable Products • Integrating security and compliance best practices aligned with financial regulations into platform architecture and operations • Collaborating closely with lending developers, product managers, and architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions • Automating and enhancing platform monitoring, availability, and performance for lending services using Splunk and other observability tools • Troubleshooting lending platform issues and communicating effectively with impacted business and technology teams • Supporting CI/CD pipelines for lending applications with version-controlled deployments • Mentoring and coaching junior team members • Defining design and software implementation best practices for the team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field • Minimum 5-8+ years of experience in platform engineering or DevOps, preferably in financial services or lending domains • Azure Full-Stack experience: CSS/HTML, REACT, Azure Web App Services, Java & JavaScript, Python, SQL/databases, Rest APIs • Azure DevOps, Agile development • Nice to have: BE distribution systems using Python.net, Cloud experience • Nice to have, experience with SalesForce or similar • Proven experience with CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance for regulated environments • Strong knowledge of API development and reusable component design for financial applications • Experience with Splunk or similar monitoring tools for transaction-heavy systems • Familiarity with SaaS and on-premises infrastructure solutions supporting secure financial operations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Living Wage Employer: We’re the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canada’s Top Employers. • Customizable Benefits: Permanent employees receive flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually to meet evolving needs. • Generous Vacation: New employees start with 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, with additional days earned over time. • Extra Stat Holidays: In addition to BC’s 11 statutory holidays, we offer 2 extra days, plus care days for personal or family illness. • Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date, with three levels of coverage to choose from. • Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life, recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone. • Vancity Talent Programs: Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, or Trans.