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Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
The Corporate Workspace Technology area is currently hiring for the role of Senior Data Engineer for the modernization of tooling enablement function. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for design, modeling, development and management of data warehouse objects in Snowflake data store utilizing effective data pipelines such as Talend, Informatica and APls.
The ideal candidate should have the skills listed below but in addition should be a self-driven, dedicated individual who works well in a team and thinks and acts strategically.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Designing, implementing, managing scalable data solutions using Snowflake environment for optimized data storage and processing.
- Migrate existing data domains/flows from relational data store to cloud data store (Snowflake).
- Identify and optimize new/existing data workflows.
- Identify and implement data integrity practices.
- Integrate data governance and data science tools with Snowflake ecosystem as per practice.
- Support the development of data models and ETL processes to ensure high quality data ingestion in cloud data store.
- Collaborate with team members to design and implement effective data workflows and transformations.
- Assist in the maintenance and optimization of Snowflake environments to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Contribute to proof of concept, documentation and best practices for data management and governance within the Snowflake ecosystem.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve team deliverables quality
- Design and develop data ingestion pipeline using Talend/Informatica using industry best practices.
- Writing efficient SQL and Python scripts for large dataset analysis and building end to end automation process on a set schedule.
- Design, implement data distribution layer using Snowflake REST API.
Power BI, but could be informatics too
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
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Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
Job Title: Senior Java Software Engineer – Financial Services
Location: Montreal, Quebec (Onsite)
About the Role:
We’re seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Software Engineer to join our dynamic team working on complex financial service systems that serve millions of customers worldwide. You will play a critical role across enterprise architecture, risk technology, and investment banking (IB)-facing applications. This role demands strong expertise in core Java technologies, scalable distributed systems, and modern cloud platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable financial applications using Core Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
- Build and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices within distributed systems architecture.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams practicing Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality software continuously using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
- Implement messaging solutions using Kafka or other enterprise messaging frameworks to handle real-time data streams.
- Optimize application performance, ensure system scalability and high availability in a demanding production environment.
- Drive best practices around automated testing (TDD/BDD), including JUnit and Cucumber test frameworks.
- Contribute to architectural decisions focusing on robustness and risk mitigation in enterprise financial systems.
- Leverage cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to deploy and manage resilient cloud-native applications.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong expertise in Core Java (Java 8+) with solid understanding of JVM internals.
- Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate ORM.
- Proven background designing and developing REST APIs and microservices architectures.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar event streaming platforms.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including deployment and monitoring.
- Adept in Agile software delivery and CI/CD automation.
- Strong knowledge of TDD/BDD with JUnit and Cucumber frameworks.
- Experience with performance tuning and ensuring high availability in large scale systems.
- Background in financial services technology, risk systems, or investment banking applications is highly advantageous.
- Full-working proficiency in English (written and verbal)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native architectures.
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
Ready to apply?
Apply to Kunai
Ingénieur(e) principal(e) en logiciels Java, Services au secteur financier
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Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
Kunai conçoit des solutions technologiques complètes pour les banques, les réseaux de crédit et de paiement, les fournisseurs d’infrastructures, ainsi que leurs clients. Ensemble, nous transformons les relations avec les services financiers, à l’échelle mondiale. Chez Kunai, nous aidons nos clients à se moderniser, à tirer parti des tendances émergentes et à faire évoluer leur entreprise pour les décennies à venir, en demeurant indépendants sur le plan technologique et centrés sur l’humain.
Titre du poste : Ingénieur(e) principal(e) en logiciels Java, Services au secteur financier
Lieu : Montréal (Québec) (sur place)
Au sujet du poste
Nous recherchons une personne hautement qualifiée pour le poste d’ingénieur(e) principal(e) en logiciels Java, au sein de notre équipe dynamique, qui travaille sur des systèmes complexes offrant des services financiers à des millions de clients à l’échelle mondiale. Vous jouerez un rôle clé dans divers domaines : architecture d’entreprise, technologies de gestion des risques et applications de services bancaires d’investissement. Ce poste nécessite une solide expertise des technologies Java de base, des systèmes distribués évolutifs et des plateformes infonuagiques modernes.
Principales responsabilités
- Concevoir, développer et tenir à jour des applications financières hautement performantes et évolutives à l’aide de Java (Core Java), Spring Boot et Hibernate
- Concevoir et intégrer des API REST et des microservices au sein d’une architecture de systèmes distribués
- Collaborer avec des équipes multidisciplinaires utilisant des méthodologies Agile, afin de livrer en continu des logiciels de haute qualité, au moyen de pipelines d’intégration et de déploiement continus (CI/CD) et d’outils DevOps
- Mettre en œuvre des solutions de messagerie au moyen de Kafka ou d’autres cadres de messagerie d’entreprise pour le traitement de flux de données en temps réel
- Optimiser la performance des applications et assurer une adaptabilité et une grande disponibilité des systèmes dans un environnement de production exigeant
- Favoriser les pratiques exemplaires en matière de tests automatisés (TDD/BDD), notamment à l’aide des cadres de test JUnit et Cucumber
- Contribuer aux décisions concernant l’architecture d’entreprise, en mettant l’accent sur la robustesse et la réduction des risques dans des systèmes financiers d’entreprise
- Exploiter les services infonuagiques (AWS, Azure ou GCP) pour déployer et gérer des applications natives en nuage résilientes
Compétences et expérience requises
- Solide expertise en Java (Core Java, Java 8+) et excellente compréhension des mécanismes internes de la JVM
- Connaissance pratique approfondie de Spring Boot et d’Hibernate (ORM)
- Expérience démontrée dans la conception et le développement des API REST et d’architectures de microservices
- Expérience pratique de Kafka ou de plateformes de diffusion d’événements similaires
- Connaissance des plateformes infonuagiques telles qu’AWS, Azure ou GCP, y compris le déploiement et la surveillance
- Maîtrise de la prestation de logiciels Agile et de l’automatisation CI/CD
- Excellente connaissance des pratiques TDD/BDD, notamment avec les cadres JUnit et Cucumber
- Expérience en optimisation de la performance et en maximisation de la disponibilité des systèmes à grande échelle
- Connaissance pratique des technologies de services financiers, des systèmes de gestion des risques ou des applications de services bancaires d’investissement, atout majeur
- Parfaite maîtrise de l’anglais en contexte professionnel, tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit
Aptitudes souhaitées
- Baccalauréat ou maîtrise en informatique, en génie ou dans un domaine connexe
- Expérience en conteneurisation (Docker, Kubernetes) et en architectures natives en nuage (cloud-native).
Notre succès des 20 dernières années repose sur notre équipe exceptionnelle, qui tire profit d’une culture de collaboration, de créativité et de formation continue.
Nous sommes fiers d’offrir à nos employés un large éventail d’avantages : rémunération concurrentielle, opportunités de perfectionnement professionnel et formules de travail flexibles, le tout conçu pour leur permettre de se réaliser pleinement. Alors que nous poursuivons notre expansion, nous demeurons résolument engagés à cultiver un environnement où chacun se sent valorisé, écouté et outillé pour évoluer, tant sur le plan personnel que professionnel, tout en repoussant les limites de l’innovation dans l’industrie des fintechs.
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
Ready to apply?
Apply to Kunai
Ingénieur(e) en logiciels Python/données –Services au secteur financier
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Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
Kunai conçoit des solutions technologiques complètes pour les banques, les réseaux de crédit et de paiement, les fournisseurs d’infrastructures, ainsi que leurs clients. Ensemble, nous transformons les relations avec les services financiers, à l’échelle mondiale. Chez Kunai, nous aidons nos clients à se moderniser, à tirer parti des tendances émergentes et à faire évoluer leur entreprise pour les décennies à venir, en demeurant indépendants sur le plan technologique et centrés sur l’humain.
Lieu : Montréal (Québec) (sur place)
Au sujet du poste
Nous sommes à la recherche d’un(e) ingénieur(e) en logiciels Python/données qui sera responsable de concevoir et de tenir à jour des pipelines de données complexes et des outils technologiques au sein de notre écosystème mondial de services au secteur financier. Le poste consiste principalement à soutenir l’ingénierie des données, les processus de rapprochement de données et les outils de productivité d’entreprise, pour des plateformes mises au service de millions de clients de par le monde.
Principales responsabilités
- Développer, tenir à jour et optimiser des pipelines d’extraction, de transformation et de chargement (ETL), principalement à l’aide de Python et d’Informatica
- Concevoir et mettre en œuvre des flux de données sur Snowflake ou des plateformes de données infonuagiques comparables
- Concevoir des outils de rapprochement de données fiables et des scripts d’automatisation d’entreprise afin de soutenir des opérations essentielles pour l’organisation
- Rédiger du code Python efficace, maintenable et bien testé, en appliquant des principes de programmation orientée objet
- Développer et optimiser des requêtes SQL complexes pour l’extraction, la manipulation et l’analyse de données
- Automatiser la gestion des flux de données à l’aide de langages de script tels que Shell, Bash ou PowerShell
- Collaborer avec des équipes multidisciplinaires pour recueillir les exigences et livrer des solutions évolutives qui améliorent l’intégrité des données et l’efficience opérationnelle
- Contribuer aux pratiques optimales en matière de qualité de code, de tests et de déploiement
Compétences et expérience requises
- Excellente maîtrise du développement Python orienté objet
- Expérience dans la conception et l’exécution de processus ETL, idéalement avec Informatica
- Connaissance pratique des entrepôts de données infonuagiques modernes tels que Snowflake, Redshift ou BigQuery
- Solides compétences en SQL, notamment pour l’écriture de requêtes complexes et l’optimisation de la performance
- Maîtrise de langages de script tels que Shell, Bash ou PowerShell
- Bonne compréhension de la modélisation des données, de l’optimisation des pipelines de données et des concepts de traitement des données distribuées
- Connaissance des meilleures pratiques de développement logiciel, des systèmes de contrôle des sources et des pipelines CI/CD
- Expérience de travail en environnement Agile
- Parfaite maîtrise de l’anglais en contexte professionnel, tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit
Aptitudes souhaitées
- Baccalauréat ou maîtrise en informatique, en ingénierie des données ou dans un domaine connexe
- Expérience préalable en services au secteur financier, notamment en rapprochement de données ou en traitement de données liées aux risques
Notre succès des 20 dernières années repose sur notre équipe exceptionnelle, qui tire profit d’une culture de collaboration, de créativité et de formation continue.
Nous sommes fiers d’offrir à nos employés un large éventail d’avantages : rémunération concurrentielle, opportunités de perfectionnement professionnel et formules de travail flexibles, le tout conçu pour leur permettre de se réaliser pleinement. Alors que nous poursuivons notre expansion, nous demeurons résolument engagés à cultiver un environnement où chacun se sent valorisé, écouté et outillé pour évoluer, tant sur le plan personnel que professionnel, tout en repoussant les limites de l’innovation dans l’industrie des fintechs.
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
Ready to apply?
Apply to Kunai
Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
Location: Montreal, Quebec - Onsite Work Required
We are looking for a Python/Data Software Engineer with a focus on building and maintaining complex data pipelines and tooling within our global financial services environment. This role primarily supports data engineering, reconciliation processes, and enterprise productivity tooling on platforms serving millions of customers worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL pipelines primarily using Python and Informatica.
- Design and implement data workflows on Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms.
- Build reliable data reconciliation tools and enterprise automation scripts to support business-critical operations.
- Write efficient, maintainable, and well-tested Python code following object-oriented principles.
- Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis.
- Automate the management of data workflows using scripting languages such as Shell, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver scalable solutions that improve data integrity and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to best practices around code quality, testing, and deployment.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Python development.
- Experience designing and executing ETL processes, preferably with Informatica.
- Hands-on experience with modern cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery.
- Solid SQL skills for complex query writing and performance optimization.
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Shell, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Understanding of data modeling, data pipeline optimization, and distributed data processing concepts.
- Familiarity with software development best practices, source control, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
- Full working proficiency with English (Written and Verbal)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Prior experience in financial services, especially with data reconciliation or risk-related data workflows
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
Ready to apply?
Apply to Kunai