Software Engineer I (US)

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$71,960 - $116,420 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. 

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Job Description:

The Software Engineer I performs activities developing components of solutions with a focus on analytics, support, testing, and proof of concepts aligned to business and technology objectives. 

Provides a broad range of system solutions development to business problems through the development and programming of applications / systems. May also provide research, installation, maintenance, configuration, administration and/or provisioning of systems/applications.

Depth & Scope:

• Foundational knowledge of specific domain or engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes and procedures

• Performs medium to moderately complex technical tasks under general supervision

• Foundational knowledge of TD applications, systems, networks, innovation, design activities, best practices, business / organization, Bank standards

• Develops program specifications; adapts, integrates, codes, tests and debugs programs; and is responsible for executing

• Uses existing procedures to solve routine problems; makes limited exceptions

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree, Postgraduate degree or Technical Certificate

• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering)

• 2+ years relevant experience

Customer Accountabilities:

• Develops new solutions as required for engineering programs and projects within assigned area

• Develops new features and performs unit / component test for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards

• Supports business enquiries and business activities through execution of small enhancements and break / fix implementations (e.g. source code changes) May also be responsible for peer code review

• Works with technology partners to ensure the configuration and custom components meet application requirements and performance goals

• Analyzes the technical requirements to recommend pragmatic and sound engineering specific solutions for own area, may be involved in coding/story estimates

• Works with other stakeholders, internal technology partners to ensure engineering solutions meet technical direction, requirements, performance, time-to-market and innovation goals

• Monitors product lifecycles, ensuring specifications and functionality support business objectives and engineering decisions, undertaking re-development where required

• Documents and verifies system components, applications, system infrastructure, security, integration, operability and engineering related architecture designs associated with a program or project

• Participates in quality management reviews, in particular reviews of the designs, prototypes and other requirements work products to ensure they fulfill the requirements

• Creates and maintains quality code, ensures defect free programming consistent with standards; provides code maintenance and support during testing cycles and post-production deployment and participates in reviewing peer coding

• Provides technical expertise during Incident management, analyzes incident reports and outages, performs impact assessment for incidents and facilitates internal and external communication throughout incident resolution

• Participates in identifying and recommending development / testing solutions / tools in support of project / application objectives

• Assists in the development / maintenance of comprehensive processes for prevention of issues and participate in problem determination and timely resolution of incidents applying appropriate quality measures

Shareholder Accountabilities:

• Adheres to standard security coding practices to ensure application is free of most common coding vulnerabilities

• Ensures technical decisions, technical risks and lessons learned are identified, clearly documented and enhancements are accordingly implemented

• Understands relationships between work processes and the business and ensure awareness of costs related to own work

• Delivers effective and efficient solutions that meet key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to development and quality standards

• Complies with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines - including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost

• Is knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keeps abreast of emerging trends for own functional area

• Protects the interests of the organization – identifies and manage risks, and escalates non-standard, high risk activities as necessary

• Adheres to internal policies/procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines

• Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

• Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues/ points of interest

• Supports the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit; Supports knowledge-sharing across teams and with relevant stakeholders, ensuring knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed

• Works collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality

• Works collaboratively with the development team to define and validate appropriate user stories, acceptance criteria and definitions of done / ready

• Keeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques

• Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team

• Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities

• Contributes to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provides training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.

• Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce

• Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

Preferred Qualifications :

• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including coding, debugging, unit testing, source control and software delivery practices

• Experience with Python, modern application development concepts, APIs, data structures, relational or NoSQL data stores and basic performance considerations

• Foundational understanding of cloud platforms, application deployment concepts, containerized environments, CI/CD pipelines and basic infrastructure and observability practices

• Understanding of secure coding, identity / access concepts and operational support practices

• Ability to work from requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria with guidance from senior engineers

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with a willingness to learn the business domain and enterprise engineering standards.

• Experience with TypeScript, Node.js or similar modern development frameworks

• Exposure to Azure, AWS, containerized development environments, cloud deployment practices, CI/CD, automated testing or infrastructure-as-code concepts

• Interest or experience in data management, data governance, metadata or catalog platforms, including DataHub, OpenMetadata, Collibra, or comparable solutions

• Understanding of lineage and provenance concepts including OpenLineage, W3C PROV-oriented models and automated lineage capture patterns

• Experience or exposure to Elasticsearch or OpenSearch concept

• Understanding of security and compliance engineering concepts, including RBAC, ABAC, SSO/MFA, secrets management, audit logging, access governance, network controls, and secure configuration baselines

• Exposure to pandas for data analysis, profiling, transformation or automation use cases is a plus

• Familiarity with responsible use of coding copilots or AI-assisted developer workflows

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel – Occasional

• International Travel – Never

• Performing sedentary work – Continuous

• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous

• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous

• Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional

• Sitting – Continuous

• Standing – Occasional

• Walking – Occasional

• Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional

• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never

• Squatting – Occasional

• Bending – Occasional

• Kneeling – Never

• Crawling – Never

• Climbing – Never

• Reaching overhead – Never

• Reaching forward – Occasional

• Pushing – Never

• Pulling – Never

• Twisting – Never

• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous

• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous

• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

 

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at USWAPTDO@td.com.  Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.