Engineering Manager

Do you want to be part of the team that redefines how we get work done? We are changing the way we develop and we want you to be part of it! We are growing our Technology Transformation Office, with the mandate to power world-class customer and employee experiences through software and engineering skills.

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 solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.

We are seeking self-motivated engineering leaders, who are obsessed with delivering value, are forward-thinking, and excited to see the successful implementation of the products they deliver.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of experienced full stack engineering coaches; including hiring and performance management.

• Champion the transformation of engineering staff within other areas within Manulife.  Experience leading through changes with the development stack and processes, as well as to agile methods, is considered an asset.

• Drive prototype initiatives and build new functionality to deliver on key product objectives with strong and extendable architectural design.

• Exposure and opportunity to collaborate with leaders across the organization, as well as other software engineers, architects, and operations engineers to uncover and showcase opportunities to deliver new business value through software.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience

• Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes across all levels in the organization.

• Experimenting with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next.

• Coaching and Developing engineers and a passion for growing staff within the organization.

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

• Embracing an entrepreneurial spirit and comfort working within a rapidly changing startup environment; you love the challenge of working on a small team and being part of a larger movement to change the engineering culture of an enterprise.

• Languages and technologies such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, React/Redux, Node, GraphQL, EventHub and/or similar technologies

• Cloud-Native Technologies and Methodologies supporting a highly automated global engineering platform

• Open source! As we accelerate our delivery of world-class experiences, we know embracing open source technologies will help us get there. Any experience with open source is very attractive to us!

Preferred Qualifications:

• AKKA – Agentic AI framework

• Developing AI applications

• Kubernetes

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. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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.