Full Stack Engineer

Manulife John Hancock; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife John Hancock in Ontario, Canada, seeks a Full Stack Engineer to build and maintain customer and advisor facing applications across the full stack. You will translate requirements into working software with incremental delivery, taking ownership from design to production.

You will collaborate with a team of engineers to deliver secure, reliable solutions that meet business objectives, applying best practices in testing, CI/CD and modern web technologies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer.
• Languages and runtimes: Java or TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js and SQL.
• Back-end frameworks: Spring Boot, NestJS or Express.js.
• Front-end development: React, CSS, Tailwind/SCSS, libraries, state management.
• APIs and integration: REST APIs, OpenAPI, microservices understanding.
• Data storage: Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL, relational modelling.
• Cloud, build and source control: Azure fundamentals, Docker, Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions.
• Testing and quality: JUnit, Jest or Vitest; API-testing tools like Bruno or REST Assured; SonarQube.
• Agile and DevOps practices, CI/CD, testing focus.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms and OO design.
• Strong written and verbal communication; independent work with collaboration when needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deliver, maintain and improve business applications across the full stack.
• Build and maintain interfaces, databases, APIs, and server-side logic across front-end and back-end components.
• Apply coding standards, patterns, automation and semantic versioning for quality code.
• Contribute to detailed design specifications for system and application development.
• Write automated tests and contribute to test harnesses for standards compliance.
• Identify and mitigate technical debt and participate in prototyping for digital solutions.
• Assist in incident response and root-cause analyses within area of responsibility.
• Document deployment, maintenance, support and runbooks for developed features.
• Participate in peer reviews of code and technical analyses.

Skills

Full Stack

Frontend & Backend

Java

TypeScript/JavaScript

Node.js

SQL

Spring Boot

NestJS/Express.js

React

REST APIs

OpenAPI

Microservices

Azure

Docker

GitHub Actions

JUnit/Jest

Agile/DevOps

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

REST Assured

Snyk

Job description

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will build and maintain applications that customers and advisors rely on. Working alongside an experienced team, you will contribute across the full technology stack to deliver secure, reliable and user-centred solutions that support business objectives.

You will translate requirements into working software through incremental delivery and take ownership of your deliverables from end to end. This includes contributing to solution design, writing and testing code, and supporting applications in production.

You will work independently on most assignments while collaborating with senior engineers when addressing new or complex challenges. This role is well suited to an engineer who wants to strengthen their technical capabilities, take meaningful ownership of their work and continue developing within a team that values engineering quality.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, deliver, maintain and improve business applications across the full stack and throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain user interfaces, databases, APIs, server-side logic, and other front-end and back-end components.
• Apply disciplined coding practices, design patterns, automation and semantic versioning to produce high-quality, maintainable code.
• Contribute to detailed system-design specifications that support system and application development.
• Write automated tests and contribute to test harnesses that help ensure solutions meet technical standards and user requirements.
• Conduct investigative spikes to reduce technical uncertainty and manage risk within assigned work.
• Resolve software defects and improve application efficiency, reliability and maintainability.
• Participate in incident response and support root-cause analysis within your area of responsibility.
• Identify technical debt and raise it for review and prioritization.
• Participate in ideation and prototyping to develop creative digital solutions.
• Complete required deployment, maintenance, support and business documentation, including runbooks for the features you develop.
• Participate in peer reviews of code and technical analysis to support continuous learning and improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer, including hands-on delivery across front-end and back-end components.
• Practical experience across the following core technologies. Additional breadth is welcomed but is not required:
• Languages and runtimes: Java or TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js and SQL.
• Back-end frameworks: Spring Boot, NestJS or Express.js.
• Front-end development: React, CSS, Tailwind or SCSS, component or design libraries, and React state management and data fetching.
• Integration and APIs: REST APIs, OpenAPI and a working understanding of microservices.
• Data and storage: Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL and relational data modelling.
• Cloud, build and source control: Microsoft Azure fundamentals, Docker, containers, Git or GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Testing and quality: JUnit, Jest or Vitest; API-testing tools such as Bruno or REST Assured; and SonarQube.
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps principles, including development practices that prioritize testing and continuous integration.
• A solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and object-oriented design.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical approaches and reasoning to team members and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned deliverables while recognizing when collaboration or additional support is needed.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with any of the following would be considered an asset:
• Cloud and platform: Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure API Management, Azure Key Vault, and infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Front-end and user experience: Micro-frontends, Next.js, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), internationalization for English and Canadian French, or Adobe Experience Manager.
• Back-end and eventing: Spring Security, Spring Data JPA or Hibernate, Spring Batch, Azure Functions, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Service Bus or JMS.
• Data and storage: Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Redis, Flyway, Databricks, Spark, Azure Data Factory, ETL or data pipelines.
• Security and identity: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JSON Web Tokens, OWASP secure-coding practices, dependency or CVE management using Snyk, and the protection of personally identifiable information.
• Observability: New Relic, Application Insights, structured logging or distributed tracing.
• Testing and quality: Playwright or Selenium for end-to-end testing, Xray test management, or performance and load testing.
• Legacy integration: z/OS Connect, DB2, batch-file processing or SFTP.
• Additional programming languages: Python, C# or .NET.
• AI-assisted engineering: GitHub Copilot or a comparable development tool, including prompt and context engineering.
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous learnin