Attendance On-Site Job number 36631 Category Intermediate Professional Status: Permanent Type of Contract Permanent Country Canada Schedule: Full-Time Full Time / Part Time? Full-Time Posting date 09-Nov-2026 Area(s) of interest: Capital Markets and treasury Location(s): Montreal, Toronto As an analyst or associate on the Electronic Trading Algorithmic Development team within Capital Markets at National Bank of Canada, you will help build and evolve our electronic trading capabilities.
You will work side-by-side with traders and quantitative colleagues to deliver production-ready solutions—from strategy design and implementation, to testing, monitoring, and ongoing enhancements.
Your role
- Design and implement trading strategies in close collaboration with traders.
- Optimize and refine existing strategies to improve performance and robustness.
- Develop and maintain automated and end to end tests.
- Provide second-level support for the trading platform, including troubleshooting and incident follow-up.
- Share knowledge across the team and with business partners through documentation, reviews, and mentoring.
- Provide technical leadership, helping shape design choices, standards, and delivery plans.
- Stay current on market and engineering trends; promote modern development practices.
Your team
You will join a team of 12 colleagues on the Electronic Trading Algorithmic Development team and report to the Managing Director of Electronic Trading.
You will gain hands-on exposure to FX and Fixed Income electronic trading and the systems that power pricing, execution, and analytics.
Requirements
- Degree in CS or Engineering (BSc with 3+ years of relevant experience, or MSc with 2+ years).
- Strong development experience in at least one of Java, C++, or Python.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- Ability to gather requirements and translate them into clear designs and deliverable plans.
- Experience with low-latency and/or real-time systems (asset)
- Knowledge of Canadian and/or U.S. financial market microstructure (asset)
- Experience with machine learning and/or cloud-native application development (asset)
- Experience developing market-making, systematic trading, or electronic execution strategies (asset)
For positions located outside of Montreal, only English is required.
Languages:
English, French Reason to require this language: you will need to work closely with our colleagues outside Quebec.
Skills
Analytics Automation C++ Capital Markets Digital Electronics Diversity & Inclusion Electronic Trading Fixed Income Foreign Exchange Trading Java Negotiation Python Strategy Process Improvement Cross-team Collaboration Your benefits In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:
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Health and wellness program, including many options
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Flexible group insurance
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Generous pension plan
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Employee Share Ownership Plan
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Employee and family assistance program
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Preferential banking services
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Involvement in community initiatives
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Telemedicine service
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Virtual sleep clinic
We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.
Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.
Making a bold move in a people-first environment We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.
We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?
Join us!
Why work at National Bank?
For an environment that supports your career path
There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.
For an inclusive and diverse environment
We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?
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