Senior Software Engineer - Front End Development

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What you'll be doing

The US Private, Personal, and Digital Banking team delivers digital experiences that help clients manage their everyday banking needs with confidence and ease.

As a Senior Software Engineer - Front End Development, you'll design and build customer-facing banking applications using modern front-end technologies such as React and Vue.js. You'll create scalable, resilient user experiences that support complex workflows, validation rules, and real-time feedback. You'll work closely with backend partners to shape clean, well-documented application programming interface (API) contracts and support reliable integration patterns. You'll also strengthen quality across the development lifecycle by advancing test automation, improving continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, and helping ensure production readiness across performance, observability, security, and usability.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You'll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you'll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Design and development - Design, build, and enhance customer-facing banking applications using React, Vue.js, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript to deliver responsive and intuitive digital experiences.

• Drive quality engineering - Establish and improve unit, integration, and end-to-end testing practices to strengthen reliability, reduce defects, and support confident releases.

• Collaborate across teams - Partner with backend engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to define clear API contracts, align on technical requirements, and support seamless end-to-end delivery.

• Improve delivery practices - Enhance CI/CD pipelines with a focus on quality gates, test stability, and deployment confidence to support efficient and dependable software delivery.

• Build for production excellence - Ensure applications meet standards for performance, observability, security, and usability, and proactively identify opportunities to improve the client experience.

Who you are

• You have strong front-end engineering experience. You bring 3-5 years of experience designing and developing modern web applications, ideally in complex enterprise or digital product environments.

• You're skilled in modern front-end technologies. You have hands-on experience with React, Vue.js, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript, and you know how to apply these tools to build scalable, maintainable solutions.

• You're skilled in modern front-end technologies. You have hands-on experience with React, Vue.js, and modern JavaScript or TypeScript, and you know how to apply these tools to build scalable, maintainable solutions.

• You think quality-first. You bring a strong understanding of test automation practices across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, and you use those practices to improve reliability and release confidence.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• CIBC is committed to clarity in our hiring process. All roles posted are opportunities we’re actively recruiting for, unless stated otherwise.

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

• We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-141 Bay, 19th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Agile Methodology, Application Development, Back-End Development, JavaScript, React.js, TypeScript, Vue.js, Web Applications