Manulife Hiring for Associate Software Engineer Job at Toronto

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

Hybrid

Job Description

Join our Group Benefits Technology Team!

The customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to tackle critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.

We are seeking self-motivated engineers, who are passionate about delivering value, are forward-thinking, love to learn from both successes and failures, and are excited to see the successful implementation of the products they deliver while remaining open to change and continuous improvement!

As an Engineer, you will:

• Build outstanding software solutions to drive our products, including prototyping, building, and testing new functionality.
• Maintain and ensuring high quality software, with accountability for production reliability and usage.
• Designing, coding, unit testing and integrating new features and functionality as defined by the PO and team.
• Contribute to creative problem solving that bring software designs to life.
• Apply agile principles and methodology within the squad.
• Contribute to the development of automated test harnesses as necessary to ensure delivery of high-quality code.
• Updating progress daily through the tracking tool (Jira) or Kanban board.
• Completing any of the documentation required e.g. deployment, maintenance, support and business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Apply organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to collaborate through creative abrasion.
• Leverage strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.
• Partner with product managers, software engineers, and operations engineers to uncover difficulties and opportunities to deliver new business value through software.
• Driving the participation in conceptualisation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and innovative digital solutions. We need and value fresh ideas!
• Contribute in various investigative “Spikes” in order to mitigate technical uncertainty and risk.
• Be part of initiatives to develop and improve standards and methodologies.
• Working closely with the Product Owner to refine the Product Backlog including providing initial estimates and actively participating with the weekly Look Ahead meetings.

Technical Skills:

• Web applications using ASP.NET MVC (Version 5), C#/ ASP.NET Web Forms.
• .NET Framework 4 & above and SQL Server 2016 & above.
• SOAP/REST and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) APIs.
• Microsoft Azure Cloud Services such as Azure Kubernetes.
• Agile delivery methods and related tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify, etc.
• Monitoring and logging tools like New Relic, DynaTrace, DEVO/ELK
• The following are optional but are pluses:
  • Languages such as JavaScript, React/Redux, Node.JS, GraphQL, Kafka and/or similar technologies.
  • Experience on developing SharePoint-based solutions.

What can we offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment:

Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

Every career at Manulife/John Hancock provides the opportunity to learn new skills and move your career forward. Ready to make an impact somewhere? What are you waiting for? Apply today.

About John Hancock and Manulife

John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife globally, including Canada, Asia and Europe. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) as of June 30, 2021. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com .

One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports more than 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance , annuities , investments , 401(k) plans , and education savings plans . Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com .

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 [email protected] .

The annual base salary for this role in the primary location of Toronto, Ontario is expected to be between $58,100.00 CAD – $107,900.00 CAD.

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