Full-Stack Software Engineer

Manulife

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We at John Hancock / Manulife are hiring for 2 Full-stack software engineers to support Digital Correspondence, Paper Reduction, and Operational efficiency.
Office location: Boston - USA (ideal location) or Toronto - Canada (alternative) or Waterloo - Canada (alternative)
Work arrangement: Hybrid (3 days in Office, 2 days from Home); Remote working option is not available;
Position Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain clean, well-documented, and efficient code for both the front-end (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end (your preferred server-side language, .NET/C#).
Be responsible for your work and the progress of your team, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
Work with product managers and other engineers to define technical requirements.
Collaborate with designers to curate an idea user experience.
Design and build scalable and secure APIs.
Implement robust and efficient databases.
Solve and debug complex technical issues.
Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
Pair program with other engineers on the team.
Stay up to date on the latest development technologies and trends.
Use leading technologies such as GitHub Copilot to increase efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Mentoring experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Proficiency in C# and/or Java
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles
• Excellent fixing and debugging skills with a collaborative approach to timely resolution and communication on after action
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to assess requirements and provide technical solutioning options and level of effort estimates
• Continuous learning mentality and advocate for positive change

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Azure, AKS on Azure, or other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Experience with MuleSoft is highly desirable but not a must have
• Experience with DevOps principles and tools Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) • Experience with project tracking software (e.g., Jira)
• Experience with project tracking software (e.g Jira)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain clean, well-documented, and efficient code for both the front-end (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end (your preferred server-side language, .NET/C#).
• Be responsible for your work and the progress of your team, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Work with product managers and other engineers to define technical requirements.
• Collaborate with designers to curate an idea user experience.
• Design and build scalable and secure APIs.
• Implement robust and efficient databases.
• Solve and debug complex technical issues.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Pair program with other engineers on the team.
• Stay up to date on the latest development technologies and trends.
• Use leading technologies such as GitHub Copilot to increase efficiency.

Benefits

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
• Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.
• We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees