Lead Full-stack Engineer, Wealth Technology

Manulife; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider, Manulife, is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to enhance integration solutions within their Global Wealth Management Technology Team. The successful candidate will design both backend and frontend systems, work closely with business analysts and other engineers, and ensure alignment between business requirements and technical capabilities. This role offers opportunities for professional growth in a flexible and inclusive environment, with significant responsibilities that include mentoring and a strong focus on development practices.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Mental health support

Pension plan and share ownership

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of software engineering experience, preferably as a Senior Tech Lead.
• Experience with portfolio management technologies is preferred.
• Proven ability to lead design discussions and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement integration solutions.
• Optimize order management and trade processing systems.
• Conduct testing and ensure software quality meets standards.

Skills

Software engineering

Integration technologies

Cloud computing

Data structures

Object-oriented design

Coding proficiency

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

API development

DevSecOps

Web technologies

Job description

Join our Global Wealth Management Technology Team!

We are looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to design, build and maintain integrations between our platforms.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement integration solutions for portfolio management platforms such as Aladdin and Bloomberg within the Manulife ecosystem (back office systems, accounting and performance).

• Integrate and optimize order management and trade management systems to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of trade processing and execution.

• Provide technical expertise and support for the implementation and maintenance of integration solutions, ensuring high availability and performance minimizing disruption to trading activities.

• Work with business analysts and collaborators to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into technical specifications and integration solutions.

• Ensure alignment between business needs and technical capabilities, particularly in the context of order and trade processing.

• Contribute to the architecture and design ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with industry standards.

• 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 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.

• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and OO Design with solid programming skills.

• Proficiency in fundamental web technologies.

• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages.

• Participates in conceptualization and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and innovative digital solutions.

• Creates prototype design for products with a wide range of techniques.

• Understands CI/CD methods, API development, DevSecOps, and database design.

• Performs peer reviews of code and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 to 10 years+ of relevant software engineering experience functioning at Senior Tech Lead level to guide and mentor different levels of engineers within the team.

• Experience with integration technologies and strong coding proficiency.

• Ability to lead design and influence development discussions with technical partners.

• Collaborative approach to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods.

• Constantly learns from both success and failure.

• Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion.

• Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.

• Experiments with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next.

• Experience and knowledge working with wealth and portfolio management technologies.

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 global 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 https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .

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 [e-mail] .

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$110,530.00 CAD - $205,270.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] 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 [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.