We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join a high-performing, collaborative team that prides itself on delivering exceptional results while having fun along the way. In this role, you'll design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, modern software solutions across the full development lifecycle. Working with technologies such as Azure, Azure Databricks, and Azure Data Factory, you'll help build innovative digital experiences for advisors while leveraging automation, APIs, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native solutions. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, contribute to technical design and architecture discussions, and embrace emerging technologies—including AI-powered development tools—to drive continuous innovation. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, adopting new technologies, and making a meaningful impact within a forward-thinking engineering team.
Position Responsibilities:
- Designs, develops, tests, delivers, maintains, and improves business applications as a member of a team, working across full stack through the entire software development lifecycle.
- Designs end-user interfaces, databases, APIs and server-side logic while maintaining both front and back-end web applications’ components.
- Applies disciplined coding practices to enable agility and delivery of high-quality code.
- Applies design patterns, automation, and semantic versioning where and when available
- Uses development frameworks and third-party libraries
- Conducts a wide range of tests and analysis to ensure software applications meet or exceed standards, and end-user requirements.
- Develops detailed system design specifications to serve as a guide for system/program development.
- Assists in the development of automated test harnesses to ensure delivery of high-quality code.
- Performs various investigative "Spikes" to mitigate technical uncertainty and risk.
- Troubleshoot errors, help resolve bugs, and improve the overall efficiency of the software.
- Participates in ideation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and disruptive digital solutions.
- Creates prototype design for products with a wide range of techniques.
- Completes any required documentation e.g., deployment, maintenance, support and business needs.
- Understands CI/CD methods, API development, DevSecOps, and database design.
- Performs peer reviews of code / deliverables and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications:
- API Development
- Application Security
- Automation
- CI/CD Methods
- Data Modeling
- Data Analysis
- Programming
- Web development
- Debugging
- Unit/Integration testing
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge in developing cloud-based applications
- Experience with back-end and front-end technologies and/or back-end and front-end frameworks
- Understand how to develop architectural designs for applications
- Understand cloud fundamentals
- Understand caching mechanisms and be familiar with measures to enhance system resilience. Understands how to find and reuse patterns and platforms in the organization’s ecosystem and the broader community
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO Design with solid programming skills
- Proficiency in fundamental web technologies
- Proficiency in programming and scripting languages
- Familiarity with testing frameworks and tools
Decision Authority:
- Provides professional advice – takes a lead role of process or program execution
- Is accountable for own work and contributes to setting standards through expertise in own job discipline that impact others’ deliverables
- Work is guided by cascade policies or business plans
- May lead medium to large size projects or work streams with moderate resource requirements, risk and/or complexity with multiple teams representing different interests
When you join our team:
- 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.
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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].
Referenced Salary Location
Waterloo, OntarioWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CADEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location.
Manulife 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 and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our 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. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.
Skills Required
- API Development
- Application Security
- Automation
- CI/CD Methods
- Data Modeling
- Data Analysis
- Programming
- Web development
- Debugging
- Unit/Integration testing
- Knowledge in developing cloud-based applications
- Experience with back-end and front-end technologies and/or frameworks
- Ability to develop architectural designs for applications
- Understand cloud fundamentals
- Understand caching mechanisms and system resilience
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO Design
- Proficiency in fundamental web technologies
- Proficiency in programming and scripting languages
- Familiarity with testing frameworks and tools
Manulife Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Manulife and has not been reviewed or approved by Manulife.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, prescription drugs, vision, critical illness, and short- and long-term disability. Mental-health support is emphasized via EAP-style services and high annual coverage limits in some regions, alongside wellness programs and navigation tools.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards, including group RRSP/defined contribution pension options and employer matching in some cases. Ownership-related programs such as share purchase/stock options are also described as available for eligible employees.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as robust and flexible, with customizable packages and spending-account style options in some plans. Digital tools (mobile app/claims) and reward-linked wellness programs are framed as making benefits easier to use and more engaging.
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What We Do
Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We have more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents serving ~34 million customers worldwide, and over $1.3 trillion in assets under management and administration. Visit www.Manulife.com to find out more. For Manulife terms of use, please visit http://bit.ly/SM_Terms
