Engineering Manager

Manulife • Waterloo, ON

9d • CA$113,000 - CA$163,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Engineering Manager who is passionate about delivering meaningful outcomes and enabling teams to build high-quality, scalable solutions. This role combines people leadership with technical guidance and is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting engineers while contributing to delivery and design decisions. The successful candidate will lead with empathy, foster collaboration, and provide technical direction across the software development lifecycle. You will help create an environment where individuals can grow, contribute, and deliver impactful results.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience designing and delivering enterprise applications.
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with modern application development using one or more of the following: Java or Kotlin (Spring Boot),Python, C# / .NET, TypeScript, React, Node.js
• Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) tools such as GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Maven, Snyk, SonarQube, or similar platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a combined people leadership and hands-on technical role (e.g., Engineering Manager, Tech Lead Manager).
• Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments (e.g., financial services, banking).
• Experience with cloud-based development, automation, CI/CD, and platform modernization.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tools or practices that support engineering productivity or quality.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentoring and developing engineering talent

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of full-stack engineers, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and respectful team environment.
• Support employee growth through regular feedback, development planning, and career progression opportunities.
• Contribute to building diverse, high-performing teams through inclusive hiring and talent development practices.
• Create a team culture that encourages innovation, learning, and accountability.
• Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, technical design reviews, and solution quality.
• Guide the team in building scalable, resilient, and maintainable applications using modern full-stack and cloud-enabled approaches.
• Support informed decision-making by evaluating trade-offs, risks, and technical options.
• Ensure solutions align with organizational architecture, security, and compliance standards.
• Lead delivery of complex initiatives, ensuring alignment with customer, business, and technology objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Product, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Operations teams.
• Support Agile practices to improve planning, predictability, and delivery outcomes.
• Use delivery and engineering metrics to continuously improve team effectiveness, quality, and throughput.
• Maintain oversight of application health, lifecycle management, and production support activities.
• Promote operational excellence, including reliability, monitoring, and issue resolution practices.

Benefits

• health
• dental
• mental health
• vision
• short- and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
• full range of statutory leaves of absence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed