Posted:
12/11/2024, 10:38:35 AM
Location(s):
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Join our Banking Technology Team!
Our customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to tackle critical problems for the business, which is why we need you!
We are seeking a dedicated Intermediate Back-End Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust software solutions. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet our customer’s needs, while maintaining the health of our applications.
How will you contribute:
Designing, coding, unit testing and integrating new features and functionality as defined by the Product Partner and team.
Applying creative problem solving that bring software designs to life.
Focal point for design decisions, and the primary liaison with other squads/Arts and enablement teams.
Supporting the squad in identifying interdependencies, providing estimates, profiling technical risks, and documenting technical debt.
Participating in building out technology roadmaps and project plans to ensure best in class applications, APIs, and data solutions to drive outcomes.
Reviewing current software framework to identify defects and opportunities to improve performance, maintainability, and stability.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering their growth and development.
Researching technical strategies, tools and new technologies to deal with emerging technical issues and improve development efficiency.
Applying coding practices to enable agility and delivery of high-quality code.
Promoting agile principles and methodology.
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable back-end systems and APIs.
Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other customers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Implement and optimize server-side logic using Java and Spring Boot.
Fix and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.
Manage and optimize data storage solutions using Redis.
Participating in brainstorming sessions to devise creative and innovative digital solutions. We need and value fresh ideas!
Updating progress daily through the tracking tool (Jira) or Scrum/Kanban board.
Participating in meetings to assist the Product Partner and squad leads to refine the Product Backlog including providing initial estimates.
Preferred skills and experience:
You are an Intermediate Back-End Software Engineer with a strong capability towards back-end development with a minimum of 5+ years of experience.
You understand the eco-system of front-end to back-end to make suggestions to our technical strategy to iteratively deliver value and modernize our tech stack.
Comfortable with legacy C#.Net or Java and experienced in new stack Node/React as we continuously transform and modernize our suite of applications.
You understand systems development methodology, able to experiment with emerging technologies and understand how they impact what comes next.
You have a proven history of solving complicated problems.
Familiarity with Agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features.
You have hands on experience with progressive architectural styles such as microservices.
Hands-on RDBMS experience (data modeling, analysis, programming, stored procedures)
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO Design with excellent programming skills.
Collaborative to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods.
Constantly learns from both success and failure and is keen on experimenting with emerging technologies.
Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion.
Good verbal and written communication; effectively articulates technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.
Key technologies and tools for this role include:
Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Node.js/React, Oracle Databases, Azure DB, JavaScript, AKS, and Azure cloud services.
Strong Data analytics (Data validation & Classification)
Java/J2EE for application development
Rest API
CA Workload or running and managing schedulers
Jira and Confluence for task and content management
GitHub for source control
Other: Progress/SQL Database
Additional attributes that are nice to have:
Agile team experience where responsibilities include the planning and delivery of user stories in an Agile SCRUM environment
Banking Industry knowledge/experience
What can we offer:
Our commitment:
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].
Primary Location
Working Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$74,270.00 CAD - $137,930.00 CADIf you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] 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 [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
Website: http://www.manulife.com.hk/
Headquarter Location: Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1897
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Financial Services ⋅ Life Insurance ⋅ Retirement ⋅ Wealth Management