Back-end Software Engineer (Kotlin)
At Manulife, the customer is at the center of everything we do. Millions of end users rely on our products every day. We believe in empowering engineers with the right tools, autonomy, and support to solve critical problems that shape the future of our business – and that’s where you come in.
We are looking for self-motivated engineers who are obsessed with delivering value, think ahead, learn from both successes and failures, and are excited to see their products successfully launched and used in the real world. You are open to change, continuous improvement, and raising the bar for engineering excellence. You will work with modern technologies and tools such as GitHub, DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Cloud (Azure Kubernetes Service), Spring Boot and Spring Cloud. Your backend services will power new features in our native Android and iOS apps and have a direct impact on the experience of millions of users.
Position Responsibilities
As a Back-End Software Engineer, you will:
- Design and build APIs and backend services to expose new capabilities to our members.
- Apply creative problem-solving to bring software designs and architecture to life.
- Design, code, unit test, and integrate new features and functionality as defined by the Product Owner and the team.
- Apply Agile principles and methodology in your day-to-day work.
- Contribute to automated tests as needed to ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable code.
- Update progress daily using Jira and Kanban boards.
- Contribute to required documentation (deployment, maintenance, support, business needs, runbooks, etc.).
Testing, CI/CD & quality
- Unit and integration testing frameworks
- BDD tools (Cucumber, etc.)
CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Terraform, Flux, ConfigMap and other components supporting a highly automated engineering platform
Architecture & integrations
- SOAP, REST, GraphQL services
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
Preferred Qualifications
- Participating in ideation and brainstorming sessions to design creative, innovative, and sometimes disruptive digital solutions — we need and value fresh ideas.
- Taking part in Agile ceremonies and weekly meetings to help the Product Owner refine the Product Backlog, including providing initial estimates and challenging requirements when appropriate.
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 aremore than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
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.
To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.
Referenced Salary Location
CAN, Quebec, Montreal, 900 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest
Working Arrangement
At Manulife, the customer is at the center of everything we do. Millions of end users rely on our products every day. We believe in empowering engineers with the right tools, autonomy, and support to solve critical problems that shape the future of our business – and that’s where you come in.
We are looking for self-motivated engineers who are obsessed with delivering value, think ahead, learn from both successes and failures, and are excited to see their products successfully launched and used in the real world. You are open to change, continuous improvement, and raising the bar for engineering excellence. You will work with modern technologies and tools such as GitHub, DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Cloud (Azure Kubernetes Service), Spring Boot and Spring Cloud. Your backend services will power new features in our native Android and iOS apps and have a direct impact on the experience of millions of users.
Position Responsibilities
As a Back-End Software Engineer, you will:
- Design and build APIs and backend services to expose new capabilities to our members.
- Apply creative problem-solving to bring software designs and architecture to life.
- Design, code, unit test, and integrate new features and functionality as defined by the Product Owner and the team.
- Apply Agile principles and methodology in your day-to-day work.
- Contribute to automated tests as needed to ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable code.
- Update progress daily using Jira and Kanban boards.
- Contribute to required documentation (deployment, maintenance, support, business needs, runbooks, etc.).
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years Back-end development experience
- Kotlin, Java (Spring Boot, Spring Security)
- JavaScript (ReactJS, NodeJS, Redux)
Testing, CI/CD & quality
- Unit and integration testing frameworks
- BDD tools (Cucumber, etc.)
CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Cloud & platform
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Cloud Foundry
Terraform, Flux, ConfigMap and other components supporting a highly automated engineering platform
Architecture & integrations
- SOAP, REST, GraphQL services
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
Preferred Qualifications
- Participating in ideation and brainstorming sessions to design creative, innovative, and sometimes disruptive digital solutions — we need and value fresh ideas.
- Taking part in Agile ceremonies and weekly meetings