Manulife

Overview

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help translate business and functional requirements into documented technical specifications, design and develop robust back-end functionality and components, and optimize systems for performance and efficiency in a hybrid work environment.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. We are on a mission to make decisions easier and lives better, dedicated to investing in digital innovation and accelerating a sustainable and economically inclusive future.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Knowledge in developing cloud-based applications
• Experience with back-end technologies and/or back-end frameworks
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages commonly used for back-end development
• Experience with RESTful APIs and concepts
• Proficiency in fundamental web technologies
• Familiarity with designing, building, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining code in multi-service architecture
• Experience with CI/CD tools and deploying code to production
• Understand cloud fundamentals

Key Responsibilities

• Helps translate business and functional requirements into documented technical specifications or user stories.
• Designs, develops, tests, and deploys back-end functionality and components.
• Writes clear, readable and maintainable code, and take ownership of the quality and usability of code.
• Optimizes back-end systems for performance and efficiency.
• Integrates back-end systems with third-party applications through API development and data exchange.
• Develops and maintains RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Troubleshoots and resolves back-end system issues through database optimization and the implementation of efficient data structures and algorithms.
• Documents code and technical processes.