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Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

Job Profile Description

Are you looking to be part of an Engineering-First culture? Do you want to work for an organization where IT strategy is key in delivering Business objectives? Does it excite you to use technology to make meaningful impact in the daily lives of millions of people?

John Hancock's Digital Integration squad is working on delivering business and technical capabilities to enhance customer experience. Out company's mission of "Decisions Made Easier, Lives Made Better" is directly supported by the work we do. We use cloud-native, best-in-class technology and modern Engineering practices to deliver on Business Outcomes.

We're looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join our team to help us with our goal of continuing to be a digital leader in our industry.

Job Description

The BUY Value stream at John Hancock/Manulife focuses on making life insurance easier to sell for intermediaries and easier to buy for consumers by making the buy journey digital, intuitive, faster, and less invasive. We are currently seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join us in building new integrations and providing production support.

In this role, the work will include working with various squads. The ideal candidate will combine their engineering and problem-solving background with strong interpersonal skills to ensure that the processes and systems are constantly evolving to address business needs in a fast-moving and collaborative environment.

What will you do?

• Provide day to day support for eApp submissions including root cause analysis for persistent issues

• Build new integrations with external business partners

• Align with Digital Integration, Digital Adoption and Capabilities squads on any changes and work that may require coordination of effort

• Pair program with other full stack engineers to learn, coach, and mentor

• Support QA testing and provide guidance during user acceptance testing

What you bring?

• Familiarity with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features

• Understanding of software development lifecycle

• Familiar with modern software architectures and API-driven development and scripting languages

• Prioritizes efficient code production by using open-source frameworks and patterns

• Demonstrates all core skills, and good interpersonal skills for the role

• Good working and background knowledge of area of practice

• Participates in functional demos utilizing new tech; designs own control structures

• Writes clear, readable and maintainable code, takes ownership of the quality and usability of code

• Understands how to find and reuse patterns and platforms in the Manulife ecosystem and the broader community

• Experience with technologies such as: React, React Native, Node, Angular, JQuery

• Experience with technologies such as: Javascript, Python, Scala or Java

• Good API skills (technologies such as Express/Node, GraphQL/Relay, Flask, Jersey, Java Spring REST or WebApi2)

• Collaborative attitude, willingness to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods

• Constantly learns from both success and failure

• Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion

• Good verbal and written communication; effectively articulates technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes

• Good interpersonal skills to convey issues and work to both technology and business stakeholders

What's in it for You?

• Opportunity to work in an innovative highly visible program enabling digital capabilities in the New Business Insurance buying process and supporting the acceleration of business growth

• Opportunity to contribute to multi-disciplinary squads as a full-stack software engineer leveraging the latest technology stack (Azure cloud, AKS, Dockers, Github, Team City, etc) and Human Centered Design (HCD) practices

• Hybrid working environment

• Service recognition for career highlights and work anniversaries which includes but not limited to personalized messages from C-Suite Manulife/John Hancock executives, peers and management. Earned rewards from these can be used towards purchasing brand name products

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

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