Fullstack Job: Associate Software Engineer

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

Hybrid

Job Description

Does change excite you? Do you want to be part of the team that redefines how we get work done? We are changing the way we develop, and we want you to be part of it! We are growing our Salesforce Platform team, with the directive to power outstanding customer and employee experiences through engineering skills.

The 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 address critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.

What are we looking for:

We are seeking a self-motivated Engineer, who is passionate about delivering value, is forward-thinking, and excited to see the successful implementation of the products delivered.

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, operations engineers and engineering leadership to uncover difficulties and opportunities to deliver new business value through software and accelerate the delivery of the same through platforms

• Prototype and build new functionality to deliver on key product objectives

• Deliver an outstanding user experience to our customers, through products and services with strong and extendable architectural design

• Guide the development of engineering staff within your team

• Maintain and support these services, with accountability for production reliability and usage, and functionality

• Participate in an agile delivery model in partnership with various product enablement teams

• Influence and lead discussions with our strategic vendors to advance our platforms and deliver value sooner

• Work with lead Engineers to collaborate with our Architecture team realizing the strategic vision of Manulife’s technology stack

You will bring and continuously build upon the following skills:

• A spirit and comfort working within a constantly evolving environment

• Familiarity (2+ years) with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features

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

• Experimenting with new technologies and understanding how they will affect what comes next

• A capacity for constant learning from both success and failure, remaining open to change and continuous improvement

• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to handle creative abrasion

• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes across all levels in the organization

• Understanding of the fundamentals of investment products, securities and/or financial services in support of our service or product offerings (or are ready to learn by doing!)

• Experience with any of GraphQL, microservices architecture, Azure (Azure Data Factory, Azure Logic Apps, AKS), OOP is an asset

Last year Manulife / John Hancock spent over $1 billion on technology. You will be working with:

• Languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, React, HTML5, CSS3, Java, Salesforce/Apex and/or similar technologies

• AKS and other components supporting a highly-automated global engineering platform

• Open source! As we accelerate our delivery of outstanding experiences, we know accepting open source technologies will help us get there. Any experience with open source is very attractive to us!

We are recruiting for engineers excited to contribute on differentiated technology products in the following domains:

• Driving effective decision-making and efficient operations by redefining data into concrete insights

• Delivering exceptional experiences across all digital touchpoints that drive value for a global brand

• Enabling productive and engaged employees globally

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.

• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

• A focus on growing your career path with us.

• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you:

Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

Every career at Manulife/John Hancock provides the opportunity to learn new skills and move your career forward. Ready to make an impact somewhere? What are you waiting for? Apply today.

About John Hancock and Manulife

John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife globally, including Canada, Asia and Europe. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) as of June 30, 2021. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com .

One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports more than 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance , annuities , investments , 401(k) plans , and education savings plans . Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com .

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 .

The annual base salary for this role in the primary location of Waterloo, Ontario is expected to be between $58,100.00 CAD - $107,900.00 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.