Software Engineer II (US)

Work Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America. Hours: 40 per week.

About the role

The Software Engineer II 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.

• Advanced knowledge of specific domain or range of engineering frameworks, technology, tools, processes, and procedures, as well as organizational issues.
• Performs complex to difficult technical tasks independently.
• Advanced knowledge of technology, tools, various programming languages, processes, and procedures.
• 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.

Responsibilities

Customer Accountabilities

• Develops new solutions as required for engineering programs and projects within assigned area.
• Develops new features and performs unit/component tests for new application development initiatives aligned to business needs and in accordance with technology architecture standards.
• Supports business enquiries and 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 and 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, particularly reviews of 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; 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 participates in problem determination and timely resolution of incidents applying appropriate quality measures.

Shareholder Accountabilities

• Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to software engineering activities.
• Ensures respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meet business needs, comply with internal and external requirements, and align with business priorities.
• Collaboratively engages with relevant stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external, to shift from finding defects to proactively preventing defects.
• Actively seeks and supports continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the engineering practice.
• Conducts meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions, make recommendations, and assess the effectiveness of programs/policies/practices.
• Identifies opportunities to minimize cost, provides recommendations, and/or delivers corresponding strategic solutions to support cost-effectiveness and enhance stakeholder experience.
• Conducts code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability, and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design.
• Monitors service, productivity, and assesses efficiency levels within own function and implements continuous process/performance improvements where opportunities exist.
• Leads/facilitates and/or implements actions/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues.
• Actively manages relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions, and ensures alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements.
• Protects the interests of the organization – identifies and manages risks, and escalates non-standard, high-risk activities as necessary.
• Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts.
• 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.
• Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
• 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.
• Actively mentors and enables team members by sharing knowledge and leveraging engineering best practices.
• Supports the team by providing guidance and proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Leads, motivates, and develops relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• 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.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree, Postgraduate degree, or Technical Certificate.
• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering).
• 3-5 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals across backend services, APIs, data modeling, testing, and operational support.
• Experience developing secure, maintainable code in Python and modern languages and frameworks, preferably TypeScript/Node.js and cloud-native patterns.
• Practical knowledge of cloud platforms, cloud-native application patterns, infrastructure-as-code concepts, containerized services, observability, and secure deployment practices.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, dependency management, observability, and incident support.
• Ability to translate requirements into technical designs, estimates, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to explain technical choices, risks, and trade-offs to engineers and stakeholders.
• 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 preferred.
• Experience or exposure to Elasticsearch or OpenSearch concepts.
• 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.

Pay

$79,160 - $127,670 USD per year. TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. 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.

Benefits

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).
• Health and well-being benefits.
• Savings and retirement programs.
• Paid time off (including Vacation).

Physical Requirements

• Domestic Travel: Occasional (1-33%).
• International Travel: Never (0%).
• Performing sedentary work: Continuous (67-100%).
• Performing multiple tasks: Continuous (67-100%).
• Operating standard office equipment: Continuous (67-100%).
• Responding quickly to sounds: Occasional (1-33%).
• Sitting: Continuous (67-100%).
• Standing: Occasional (1-33%).
• Walking: Occasional (1-33%).
• Moving safely in confined spaces: Occasional (1-33%).
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.): Occasional (1-33%).
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.): Never (0%).
• Squatting: Occasional (1-33%).
• Bending: Occasional (1-33%).
• Kneeling: Never (0%).
• Crawling: Never (0%).
• Climbing: Never (0%).
• Reaching overhead: Never (0%).
• Reaching forward: Occasional (1-33%).
• Pushing: Never (0%).
• Pulling: Never (0%).
• Twisting: Never (0%).
• Concentrating for long periods of time: Continuous (67-100%).
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations: Continuous (67-100%).