Accounting And Finance jobs in Canada

The Opportunity

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Office Location: ideally Waterloo - ON, alternatively Toronto - ON

Work arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from Home (remote working arrangement is not available)

Job Description

Analyzing, programming, testing, and maintaining large-scale backend and/or client server applications. Strong back-end software engineering experience is required.

People Leader Role: No

Responsibilities:

• Build, code, test, and maintain high-quality software.
• Participate in Agile sprints and ceremonies; support rapid iteration and development.
• Translate user requirements into software requirements.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain application APIs, working across data, orchestration, rules, and transactional stacks throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Build code according to specifications and standards.
• Develop and code moderately complex software.
• Contribute code across business units with minimal coaching.
• Analyze, code, and test software components as defined by the Product Owner and team.
• Conduct executable tests and integrate code into the overall framework.
• Review current software frameworks for defects and performance improvements.
• Document deployment, maintenance, support, and business needs.
• Research technical strategies, third-party tools, and emerging technologies to improve development efficiency.
• Promote agile principles and disciplined coding practices.

Job Requirements:

• At least 7+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years of production experience with NestJS.
• 5+ years of experience with TypeScript.
• 5+ years of experience developing production APIs with NodeJS.
• 5+ years of experience building and integrating REST APIs.

Additional skills include understanding of software development lifecycle, modern architectures, scripting languages, mentoring, and strong communication skills.

Decision Authorities:

• Use own judgment to achieve most tasks.
• Lead smaller groups when required.
• Drive 50% of the time in paired programming.
• Apply analytical skills to cope with complex situations.

Joining Our Team:

• Opportunity to learn and grow your career.
• Supportive, flexible environment emphasizing well-being and inclusion.
• Be part of a global team shaping the future.

We embrace diversity and are committed to fair recruitment and equal opportunity employment practices.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider. Learn more at https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We strive to foster an inclusive environment and remove barriers for applicants. For accommodations, contact recruitment@manulife.com.