Senior Full Stack Developer Data Platform

Our Story & Purpose

Were Vancity a memberâowned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. Since 1946 our commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers. Weve made bold commitments to become netâzero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and were actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.

As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada were proud to be consistently recognized as one of the countrys Top Employers. If youre ready to join our team of 2700 diverse individuals access competitive rewards and benefits and be part of a greater movement apply today!

Your Role in Supporting Our Members

As a Senior Full Stack Developer Data Platform you will design and deliver scalable data solutions that move process and standardize large datasets across our enterprise. Your primary focus (7080%) will be data engineeringbuilding reliable pipelines on Databricks and cloud platforms optimizing Spark SQL and implementing robust data models and ETL/ELT patterns. Your secondary focus (2030%) will or Java to build and integrate APIs and services that interface with the data platform and downstream applications.

This is a Fullâtime Permanent role based at Vancity head office. Our head office is in Vancouver and we welcome candidates in BC and Ontario. While this position offers a hybrid work arrangement you may be required onâsite for events and business needs.

How Youll Make an Impact

• Build modern data pipelines on Databricks using Spark (SQL/PySpark) to ingest transform and serve data at scale (batch and where applicable streaming).
• Design ETL/ELT workflows that ensure data quality lineage and reliability across diverse source systems (core banking SaaS onâprem files APIs).
• Model data for analytics and integration (dimensional modeling star/snowflake normalized/denormalized patterns) with performanceâtuned SQL.
• Optimize cloud data platforms (e.g. Azure AWS) for cost performance and resilience; implement storage best practices (e.g. data lake/Delta lake).
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs or Java to expose curated datasets and platform services securely to consuming applications.
• Harden pipelines with monitoring logging alerting and automated validation; champion data governance and security by design.
• Collaborate crossâfunctionally with product architecture security and application teams to align data solutions with enterprise standards.
• Review code and mentor engineers to uphold best practices in data engineering and platform delivery.
• Ensure regulatory audit and compliance requirements typical of financial institutions are met across data solutions and integrations.

What Youll Bring to the Team

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
• 10 years in data engineering roles within large complex environments (banking/insurance or similar preferred).
• Handsâon Databricks experience (workspaces clusters notebooks jobs) and strong Spark SQL/PySpark proficiency.
• Advanced SQL skills (e.g. TâSQL); PL/SQL is a niceâtoâ
• Proven experience with ETL/ELT data warehousing and largeâscale data movement across heterogeneous sources.
• Cloud expertise with Azure or AWS (e.g. Azure Data Lake Storage Data Factory/Synapse; or AWS equivalents).
• Experience integrating data via APIs and building services (C#) or Java.
• Familiarity with CI/CD for data pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps) and automation/IaC is an asset.
• Strong understanding of data security privacy and governance practices (quality checks lineage access controls).
• Excellent problemâsolving and communication skills; ability to influence and guide technical decisions.

Youll Thrive Here If You Are:

• Collaborative: You build trust and strong relationships across data application and business teams.
• DataâDriven: You make design decisions grounded in performance reliability and measurable outcomes.
• DetailâOriented: You care deeply about data quality observability and operational excellence.
• LeadershipâFocused: You mentor others and raise the bar for engineering practices and platform standards.

We value lived experience so if you are interested in this role we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills dont perfectly align with those listed.

What Youll Earn:

This role offers a salary range of $125000 to $160000. The base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications skills previous experience and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.

Why Youll Love Working Here

A career at Vancity is more than just a job; youre joining a tradition of changeâmakers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:

• Living Wage Employer: Largest privateâsector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canadas Top Employers.
• Customizable Benefits: Flexible benefit packages tailored annually to meet evolving needs.
• Generous Vacation: 34 weeks of vacation per year with additional days earned over time.
• Extra Stat Holidays: 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: Guaranteed income for life recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone.

Vancity Talent Programs

Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who selfâidentify as Indigenous Black or Trans. With special permission from the BC Human Rights Commissioner this initiative provides access to career development opportunities prioritized job screening and feedback. Any information you choose to share will be stored securely and used only for recruitment and career development connected to this initiative in line with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). For details please see our dedicated Talent Programs job posting.

This role is an open vacancy and our hiring process is grounded in fairness transparency and inclusion. We are also committed to an inclusive barrier-free and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations or support at any stage of the recruitment process (including the application stage) we encourage you to let us know by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at Were here to work with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively. All requests will be handled with the utmost respect and confidentiality so you can participate fully in the process.

Required Experience:

Senior IC