Senior Full Stack Engineer

Manulife / John Hancock is seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineer with expertise in Oracle stored procedures, Microfocus, Informatica, React, JavaScript, .NET/C# and Cloud Tools (Docker, Kubernetes) to join our Insurance Licensing engineering team. The successful candidate will design, enhance, and maintain complex components of our in‑house Licensing platform while providing technical leadership across modernization initiatives. This role will influence architectural decisions, guide engineering delivery, and ensure the evolution of the platform toward a modern cloud-based ecosystem.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid from nearest office (3 days in Office, 2 days from Home); Remote working arrangement is not available.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering enhancements, feature development, and technical delivery for the in‑house Licensing applications.

• Own and evolve core components built on Oracle stored procedures, MicroFocus Cobol and Informatica, ensuring stability, scalability, and maintainability.

• Provide technical leadership in the modernization of the legacy Licensing platform toward a cloud‑based architecture, including evaluating design options, selecting target-state technologies, and guiding engineering teams on implementation best practices.

• Partner with Product Owner, Architecture, and Project teams to translate business requirements into robust, well‑designed technical solutions.

• Drive continuous improvement through refactoring, performance tuning, and modernization of legacy components.

• Design and build scalable and secure APIs.

• Establish engineering standards, code quality practices, and documentation that support long‑term platform maintainability.

• Mentor junior engineers and influence engineering culture through best practices, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.

• Own your work and the progress of your team, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.

• Troubleshoot complex issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement resilient long-term fixes.

• Collaborate with DevOps/Cloud teams to contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements, environment readiness, and deployment processes.

• Support strategic planning, estimation, and roadmap definition for both legacy enhancements and modernization initiatives.

• Stay up to date on the latest web development technologies and trends.

• Use niche 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)

• 7+ years of hands-on engineering experience with enterprise-scale applications, including significant work in legacy modernization and technical leadership.

• Strong proficiency in Oracle stored procedures, MicroFocus Cobol, Informatica, React, JavaScript, .NET/C# and Cloud Tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proven experience leading engineering delivery across complex, multi-system environments.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical design choices, articulate trade-offs, and influence architectural direction.

• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including version control, automated testing, code review, and design patterns.

• Excellent problem‑solving skills, strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience modernizing legacy applications to cloud-native platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Familiarity with modern programming languages/frameworks such as React, JavaScript, Java, C#, .NET Core, or Python.

• Experience with API design, microservices, or event-driven architectures.

• Hands-on work with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, or automated deployment tools, version control systems (e.g., Git) and project tracking software (e.g. Jira)

• Exposure to containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud migration patterns.

• Background in insurance, licensing, compensation, or financial systems an asset.

• Prior experience mentoring engineering teams and influencing engineering direction at a platform level.

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.

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 hr@manulife.com.

Referenced Salary Location

Waterloo, 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 hr@manulife.com 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 hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.