Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Manulife • Waterloo, ON

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Manulife / John Hancock as a Full-Stack Software Engineer – shape the future of life insurance technology. At Manulife / John Hancock, a leading force in the life insurance industry, we are committed to delivering exceptional digital experiences to our customers. Technology is at the heart of that mission. We are looking for a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing and delivering innovative life insurance products through our suite of illustration applications. In this role, you will be part of a high-performing, agile team that designs and builds scalable, high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate closely with global development teams and business customers to bring actuarial and mathematical models to life in user-friendly, performant applications. Your work will directly impact millions of customers and help redefine how we build and deliver insurance solutions. Why Join Us? We’re transforming how we build software—and we want you to be part of it. At John Hancock, you’ll be empowered with the tools, support, and autonomy to solve meaningful problems and shape the future of our digital products.

Requirements

• A Master’s/ bachelor’s degree in - Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Finance, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of Proven experience as a Full-stack Software Engineer with strong technical expertise in front-end and back-end technologies.
• Proven ability to Lead Team members
• A solid foundation in mathematical or actuarial science is required.
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles, standards and designing techniques.
• Passion for solving complex problems and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Ability to assess requirements and provide technical solutioning options and level of effort estimates aligned to delivery schedules.
• Solid diagnostic, analytical, conceptual, and excellent critical thinking skills in solving and debugging problems with collaborative approach to timely resolution and communication on after action.
• Solid written and verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, planning and organizational, and teamwork skills.
• A self-starter mentality with a desire to lead, innovate, continuous learning, and make a lasting impact advocating for positive change.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of insurance or financial industry is a plus.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets, statistical analysis programs and programming languages is a plus.
• Experience in Life Insurance Product Development or know the Life Insurance business and good with maths or stats.
• Experience with .NET (VB/C#) development of Desktop, Web, and API application.
• Experience with Integration and Workflow Orchestration development on MuleSoft, Activepieces, or Azure Logic Apps.
• Experience with Azure, AKS on Azure, APIM, or other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
• Experience with DevOps or DevSecOps principles and tools.
• Experience with version control system (e.g., Git).
• Experience with project management and tracking software (e.g., JIRA).

Responsibilities

• Analyze life insurance product specifications and translate complex actuarial models into intuitive, accurate implementations of life insurance products on the suite of Illustration applications.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of Illustration full-stack applications using .NET (VB/C#), ASP.NET, JavaScript/jQuery, ReactJS, SQL, and cloud-native tools like Docker, Kubernetes, App Logic, and API Management.
• Directly manage and mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance on their work and progress, while owning own work and the progress of team aligned to the project goals and timelines.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, agile environment, while using leading technologies such as incorporating GitHub Copilot and other AI Tools to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams across engineering, product, pricing, and business to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
• Collaborate across engineering team to analyze and resolve complex technical issues and system defects.
• Write unit and integration tests, while performing and driving unit testing of all development ensuring code quality are met for delivery.
• Produce comprehensive documentation for system components developed.

Benefits

• 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.
• various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior