Full-Stack Software Engineer

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help craft the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

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 maintain 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 meets or exceeds 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.

Fixes errors, assists in resolving bugs, and boosts the overall efficiency of the software.

Participates in ideation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and innovative 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, Dev Sec Ops , and database design.

Engages in peer reviews of code / work and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years Full Stack Software Engineer experience

Solid hands-on experience in React, Node.js, Express, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and writing front end tests.

Experience in designing solid React components with Redux, that is reusable, efficient, and easy to maintain;
Knowledge of React server-side rendering.

Strong CSS background in building user interfaces while collaborating with scalability and mobile responsiveness in mind.

Experience in building digital products with accessibility in mind and conducting accessibility testing throughout the design and development processes.

Understanding of agile and Dev Ops principles, development procedures that prioritize testing, continuous integration, and other techniques to expedite the release of new features.

Experience working/communicating with clients and collaborators while being empathetic to their needs.

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

Experience developing front-end applications in compliance with accessibility standards and guidelines such as WCAG 2.1

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge or exposure to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) will be a HUGE plus.

Cloud based development experience with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) or similar platform.

Exposure to PaaS and micro-service architectures.

Working Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins/Team City Familiarity with Git Hub actions

Knowledge in Sonar Qube, Fortify and Web Inspect.

Developing junior engineers and a passion for growing staff within the organization

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 distributed team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international…