Hybrid Full-Stack Engineer — React/Node

Manulife; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join a collaborative team in Waterloo, Ontario. You will work across the full software development lifecycle, designing rich UI components with React/Redux, building APIs, and ensuring accessibility and performance across devices.

Ideal candidates have deep frontend and backend capabilities, strong communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, accessible software in a hybrid work environment.

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 DevOps 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

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, DevSecOps, and database design.
• Engages in peer reviews of code / work and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Skills

Full Stack Software Engineer

React

Node.js

Express

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Redux

Accessibility WCAG 2.1

Agile & DevOps

Tools

AEM

AKS

CI/CD (Jenkins/TeamCity)

GitHub Actions

SonarQube

Fortify

WebInspect

Job description

Manulife is seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to join a collaborative team in Waterloo, Ontario. You will work across the full software development lifecycle, designing rich UI components with React/Redux, building APIs, and ensuring accessibility and performance across devices.

Ideal candidates have deep frontend and backend capabilities, strong communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, accessible software in a hybrid work environment.