Senior full-stack engineer

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to design, develop, and maintain distributed applications. The role requires leading technical solutions and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, proficient in both front-end and back-end technologies, and a commitment to quality and collaboration.

Benefits

Flexibility in work environment

Support for diversity and inclusion

Opportunities for learning and career growth

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer.
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles.
• Ability to lead technical solutions and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain clean, well-documented code for both front-end and back-end.
• Mentor other engineers and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to define technical requirements.

Skills

Front-end development (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Back-end development (Python, Java, .NET/C#)

Problem solving

Mentoring junior engineers

Collaboration

API design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Azure

Git

Jira

Job description

Join our Global Wealth Asset Management Platform Engineering team!

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will lead designing, development, and maintaining distributed applications that provide a reliable and scalable platform experience for application teams.

Collaboration with multi-functional teams is critical to delivering high quality, secure and performant software solutions.

Are you a self-starter who loves technical challenges and looking for your next step as a tech lead? Are you passionate about building high-quality, user-friendly solutions? If so, then we want to hear from you!

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain clean, well-documented, and efficient code for both the front-end (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end (your preferred server-side language, Python, Java, NET/C#).
• Mentor other engineers, providing guidance on their work and progress.
• Own your work, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Work with product managers and other engineers to define technical requirements.
• Collaborate with designers to curate an ideal user experience.
• Design and build scalable and secure APIs.
• Implement robust and efficient databases.
• Solve and debug complex technical issues.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Pair program with other engineers on the team.
• Stay up to date on the latest development technologies and trends.
• Use leading technologies such as GitHub Copilot to increase efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Ability to lead technical solutioning and mentor other junior engineers.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer.
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles.
• Problem solving and debugging skills with collaborative approach to timely resolution and communication on after action.
• Strong communication and with a teamwork spirit.
• Ability to assess requirements and provide technical solutioning options and level of effort estimates.
• Continuous learning mentality and advocate for positive change.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Azure, AKS on Azure, or other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Experience with DevOps principles and tools
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience with project tracking software (e.g Jira)

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.

Manulife is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all employees.

If you are a candidate with a disability, please contact [e-mail] to discuss any reasonable accommodations that you may require.