Title: Lead Engineer

Client: Investment Industry

Type: 6-Month Contract + Opportunity to Extend

Location: Toronto, ON

Work Model: Mon–Thurs Onsite (4 day/week)

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Collabera is seeking a Lead Engineer to join the Public Markets Technology – Total Fund Management Trading team at a major Canadian pension fund in Downtown Toronto. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining applications that support trading and post-trade activities across asset classes including equities, fixed income, derivatives, OTC, and FX. Approximately 50% of the role involves hands-on coding using C++, Python and AWS Cloud. 20% of the time will be spent on analyzing requirements and implementing tailored solutions in collaboration with traders, investment professionals, and operations teams. 20% of the role is focused on production support, ensuring stability and responsiveness for business-critical trading platforms. The remaining 10% is dedicated to managing deployments and participating in the CI/CD process to support scalable and reliable software delivery.

Must-Haves:

• 7-10 years of experience as a Lead developer
• Experience in capital markets, trading systems, and trade lifecycle processes
• Front or Middle or back-office applications
• Strong understanding Equities, Fixed Income, wide range of asset classes)
• • c++, python, AWS
  • Looking for someone that can wear multiple hats, very tech role
  • Leadership qualities, IC 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps principles
• Ability to deliver scalable enterprise solutions in fast-paced environments

Plusses:

• Multithreading experience
• Experience with Terraform
• Knowledge of FIX protocol
• Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Murex trading platforms
• Exposure to Java or other programming languages