About the role#
This is a full-time internship for the Winter 2027 term, running from January to April. You will join the Velocity program at Scotiabank, which provides a customized experience designed to build your technical skills and professional network within the banking industry.
What you'll do#
- Develop, test, and improve software components for digital assets, tokenization, and programmable payments.
- Learn blockchain fundamentals including transactions, consensus, finality, token models, and smart contracts.
- Assist with smart contract development for token issuance, transfer, validation, and exception handling.
- Help integrate blockchain components with APIs, microservices, payment systems, databases, and enterprise platforms.
- Contribute to proofs of concept, prototypes, and minimum viable products.
- Analyze on-chain and off-chain transaction flows to help investigate technical issues.
- Write unit tests, participate in code reviews, and follow secure coding and version control practices.
- Create technical notes, diagrams, and implementation records.
- Collaborate with teams across engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, risk, and operations.
- Learn how to design solutions for security, privacy, resilience, scalability, and performance.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in or recent completion of a degree or diploma in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, information technology, mathematics, or data science.
- Foundational programming experience in languages such as Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, C#, C++, Rust, or Solidity.
- Understanding of core concepts like data structures, APIs, databases, testing, and debugging.
- Interest in blockchain, distributed systems, digital assets, or financial technology.
- Ability to investigate unfamiliar problems, consider alternatives, and communicate your reasoning clearly.
- Willingness to learn, collaborate, and accept feedback.
- Helpful: Coursework or projects involving smart contracts, event-driven applications, or distributed systems.
- Helpful: Exposure to Ethereum, EVM-compatible platforms, token standards, or digital signatures.
- Helpful: Experience with REST APIs, microservices, cloud services, containers, Git, or CI/CD.
- Helpful: Interest in payment processing, settlement, or financial market infrastructure.
Location & details#
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: January 2027 to April 2027.
- Compensation: This is a paid position.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is a public banking institution based in Toronto, Ontario. It provides services in wealth management, investment banking, and technology to customers and communities globally. The company employs over 87,000 people across its international locations.
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