Senior Android Engineer, Manulife Bank Technology

Manulife Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Bank Technology team in Toronto is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to lead the development of Canada's top-rated banking app on Android, mentoring engineers and shaping the platform's future.

You will design, build, and refine features with Kotlin/Java, MVVM, and secure REST APIs, while collaborating with product, design, and backend teams in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Production Android apps using Kotlin or Java.
• MVVM and modern Android practices.
• Scalable, testable software solutions.
• Secure authentication and REST API integration.
• Quality through testing, automation, performance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality Android applications.
• Own features from concept to delivery with scalable solutions.
• Contribute to architecture and long-term platform growth.
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver outcomes.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and guidance.
• Use feature flags and experimentation to release safely.
• Explore new technologies to improve mobile experiences.
• Improve reliability, performance, and deployment automation.
• Contribute to shared tools and engineering practices.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Java

MVVM

RESTful APIs

OAuth 2.0 / OIDC

Code reviews / mentoring

Team collaboration

Testing / automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

GitHub Actions

Android Studio

Job description

Join our Manulife Bank Technology team!

Manulife's strong track record as a trusted financial services provider has uniquely positioned us to help our customers with their most critical life choices, and we do not take that responsibility lightly.

At Manulife, we are dedicated to making decisions easier and lives better. You will be joining us at a pivotal moment as we transform our industry. We are looking to expand our team with product-minded engineers who are passionate, curious, and empathetic.

As a Senior Android Engineer, you will join the small, high-impact team responsible for building Canada's top-rated banking app for Android. You will take a leading role in developing world-class digital experiences that millions of Canadians rely on every day, set the technical direction for how we build on the platform, and mentor other engineers as we shape the future of mobile development at Manulife.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality Android applications that deliver intuitive, secure, and reliable customer experiences.
• Take ownership of features from concept to delivery, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with customer needs.
• Contribute to architecture and technical decisions that support long-term platform growth and engineering excellence.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver valuable customer outcomes.
• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Use feature flags, experimentation, and customer feedback to safely release and continuously improve mobile experiences.
• Explore emerging technologies and innovative approaches that enhance our products and development practices.
• Improve application reliability, performance, security, monitoring, and deployment automation.
• Contribute to shared tools, frameworks, and engineering practices that benefit mobile development teams across Manulife.
• Utilize tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams to collaborate and deliver effectively.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience building, shipping, and maintaining production Android applications using Kotlin and/or Java.
• Strong knowledge of modern Android development practices, including application architecture patterns such as MVVM.
• Experience creating scalable, maintainable, and testable software solutions.
• Knowledge of modern dependency injection approaches and modular application design.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs and collaborating with backend engineering teams.
• Understanding of secure authentication and authorization practices, including OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• A commitment to software quality through testing, automation, performance optimization, and security best practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experience guiding technical decisions, influencing engineering practices, or mentoring other developers.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI frameworks.
• Reactive programming approaches such as Kotlin Flow or RxJava.
• Mobile accessibility, inclusive design, and accessibility testing practices.
• Mobile applications operating within regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or payments.
• Mobile authentication technologies such as biometrics, passkeys, and multi-factor authentication.
• Automated testing frameworks such as JUnit, Espresso, or Appium.
• Application monitoring, observability, and code quality tools such as New Relic, SonarQube, or Snyk.
• AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.

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.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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

$113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. 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. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

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.

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.