Back-End Software Engineer

Company 58; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent Canadian financial institution seeks a Full Stack Developer in Toronto, Ontario. The role involves designing and integrating software features, collaborating with teams, and adhering to agile principles. Candidates should have a relevant degree and at least 5 years of experience in software development. Preferred skills include JavaScript, Java, Spring Framework, and knowledge of Agile and DevOps practices. The position supports a hybrid work arrangement with a competitive salary range of CAD 75,880 to CAD 140,920.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in software development focused on Full Stack development.
• Hands-on experience with progressive architectural styles such as microservices.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO design.

Responsibilities

• Participate in ideation and brainstorming sessions for API solutions.
• Design, code, unit test, and integrate new features.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver new business value.

Skills

JavaScript

Java

Spring Framework

SQL

Microservices

Agile

DevOps

OOP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Postman

Jenkins

GitHub

Jira

SonarQube

Terraform

Job description

Overview

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.

Our team helps to deliver and implement a great banking experience for our customers. It\'s banking the way it should be! At Manulife Bank we believe banking products are an integral part of every Canadian\'s financial plan. As one of Canada\'s youngest banks we are growing at an unprecedented rate and need people with the skills, energy and drive to maintain our leadership position as an advisor\'s bank. If this sounds like you and the career below sounds exciting we\'d like to hear from you to join our team\'s exciting journey as we grow, pioneer and innovate.

Responsibilities

• Participate in ideation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and innovative Restful API solutions.
• Design, code, unit test, and integrate new features and functionality.
• Collaborate with product partners, software engineers, quality engineers, and IT business analysts to uncover opportunities to deliver new business value through software.
• Write clean, maintainable code following industry standards for high-quality software maintenance.
• Build best-in-class services, APIs, and data solutions to drive business and technical outcomes.
• Review current software framework to identify defects and opportunities to improve performance and stability.
• Research technical strategies, third-party tools, and current/new technologies to address emerging issues and improve development efficiency.
• Use Gen AI for ensuring code quality, creating agents and instructions to generate code, documents, and support engineering practices.
• Apply disciplined coding practices to enable agility and delivery of high-quality code.
• Promote Agile principles and methodology.
• Perform investigative spikes to mitigate technical uncertainty and risk.
• Assist in the development of automated test harnesses as necessary to ensure delivery of high-quality code.
• Update progress daily through the tracking tool (Jira) or Scrum/Kanban board.
• Complete documentation as part of definition of done (e.g., deployment, maintenance, support, and business needs).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• A veteran developer with at least 5 years of professional experience in software development with a focus on Full Stack development.
• Good verbal and written communication; effectively articulates technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.
• Key technologies for this role include: JavaScript, Java, Spring Framework, SOA and Web Services; Bruno, Postman, JMeter; SQL, Cosmos, Mongo for databases; Jenkins, Snyk, SonarQube, and Terraform for a DevOps chain; GitHub for source control; Jira for task management.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate 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).
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO design with strong programming skills.
• Collaborative attitude; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods, and communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical collaborators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile team experience with planning and delivering user stories in an Agile/SCRUM environment.
• Banking industry knowledge/experience.

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.

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 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.

Salary, location, and benefits details: Toronto, Ontario; Hybrid work arrangement; Salary range: 75,880 CAD - 140,920 CAD. If applying outside the primary location, please contact for location-specific salary range. Actual salary will vary based on market conditions, geography, and job-related factors. Eligible employees may participate in incentive programs.

Key Skills: Spring, .NET, C/C++, Go, React, OOP, C#, JavaScript, Software Development, Java, Distributed Systems.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1