Like a museum of bad software practices. - Software Development Lead RBC Employee Review

1.0
Nov 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It's a stable job where it's virtually impossible to get fired. If you just want a job you can clock in and out of, you can probably be quite happy there. I'm just not one of those people.

Cons

It was like walking into a museum of bad practices. A very vertical chain of command structure, where the senior managers were the least versed in technology. All relevant decisions were handed down from above, with the bottom 3 layers (where 99% of software happens) almost completely dis-empowered to affect any kind of improvement. RBC appears to have learned nothing about how to run a software project in the past 20 years, and I don't see things changing in the near future.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities to work on enterprise-scale systems with modern tooling and automation initiatives. Excellent collaboration between infrastructure and incident management teams; vendor coordination is efficient. Competitive compensation and benefits package, including solid health coverage and retirement matching.

Cons

Workload spikes during major incidents can challenge work-life balance, especially when on-call.

1.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Riverside around WTC is pretty nice

Cons

OMG the worst company I've ever been. There are a lot of small groups inside the department, and most of them are mean and rude.

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