Job Description

The Individual Insurance Promises Delivered Team is a diverse and close-knit team. We are responsible for enhancing and maintain our client and advisor facing tools. Our goal is to improve the advisor and client experience to ensure that our customers continue to have the tools they need to succeed.


We are excited to add a Full Stack Software Engineer to our team who will be able to bring their unique ideas, viewpoints and technical experience. You will have the ability to work on new features and have an active voice in our digital solutions and work within a collaborative and supportive team structure where we 'get it done together' and 'own it' on a day-to-day basis.

Position Responsibilities:

Take part in brainstorming sessions to develop creative and innovative digital solutions


Design, code, unit test and integrate new features and functionality


Collaborate with product partners, software engineers, quality engineers and business analysts to uncover blockers and opportunities to deliver new business value through software


Maintain and ensuring high quality software, with accountability for production reliability and usage


Promote agile principles and methodology within the squad


Familiarity with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features


Complete documentation as part of definition of done. e.g. deployment, maintenance, support and for business needs


Keep up-to-date on the latest test software and frameworks


Drive software development process to quality-centric methodologies

Required Qualifications:

5+ years Full Stack experience supporting technical initiatives for complex enterprise implementations


Languages such as React, Redux, NodeJS, Express, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript


Hands on experience in MERN Stack (Mongo, Express, React, Node.Js )


Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins


Engineer and test high quality APIs and services


Experience in test frameworks such as TestNG, Selenium etc. and knowledge of test-driven development


Version control, performance optimization, and coding standard methodologies


Collaborative attitude, willingness to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods


Continuously learn from both success and failure

Preferred Qualifications:

Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion


Good verbal and written communication; effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes


Experiments with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next


Degree in Computer Science or technical field or equivalent experience

When you join our team

:


o We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.


o We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.


o As part of our distributed team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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 recruitment@manulife.com .

Referenced Salary Location

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$75,880.00 CAD - $140,920.00 CAD
If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. 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. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.


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 recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.