The Information Technology Department (GBTO) has worldwide responsibility for supplying Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) Divisions with the IT resources necessary for them to operate under competitive conditions in terms of technological standards, service quality and cost. GBTO is composed of diverse and talented professionals who translate ideas into action every day by combining the strength of its expertise in IT with a deep understanding of the investment banking business and regulations. GBTO has a threefold responsibility as follows: (1) Deliver innovative IT Solutions that enable GBIS to achieve its business objectives. (2) Maintain a highly resilient, flexible, cost effective and well controlled production service for our business applications, systems and infrastructure. (3) Facilitate entry into new markets, compliance with regulatory needs, growth in business volumes and add operational efficiency improvements in our overall front to back processing environment. GBTO achieves this while promoting a collaborative, innovative, and fun environment for its IT professionals.

This VIE opportunity is in Montreal within Pre-trade team, an IT Team, working close to Trading and Middle Office in New York and Montreal. It is a proximity development team that works hand in hand with equity derivative trading desks and operational teams.

Our mission: develop new tools that suit Front Office or Operations needs and bring reactivity to face any production issues on existing tools. Additionally, we transform legacy systems to server-based applications, with strong, sustainable and easy-to-maintain architecture. In order to do so, we expose and consume APIs such as RESTFul APIs (Java) and store data in databases (MSSQL/Postgres). Everything is done under our service-oriented application architecture knowledge, and the usage of standard tools for source version control systems (Git), unit testing, continuous integration.

In this context, the main responsibilities of the position are:

• Develop and maintain REST API (Java) that suit front office or operation’s needs.
• Develop and maintain web interfaces (Angular)
• Support the business by providing solutions should there be any production issue
Ensure consistency by leveraging development best practices and using continuous integration and deployment pipelines

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A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.

Please note that it is mandatory to provide us a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document. *Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of diploma.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University wit a specialization in Computer Science
• A previous experience in Object Oriented programming is required
• A previous experience in version control systems (preferably git) and in web programming and REST APIs would be a plus

Language skills:

• Fluent in English

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Knowledge of Python is a plus
• Knowledge in JavaScript/Angular
• Knowledge in unit testing, agile development and continuous delivery, is a plus

• Knowledge of financial products, is a plus

• Autonomy and Rigor
• Strong organizational and communication skills
Team player

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The VIE assignment in a nutshell
This VIE in Montreal is to begin November 1st, 2026, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 24 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

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