Lead Full Stack Engineer - Integration Lead (Director level)

We are seeking a Director, Lead Full Stack Software Engineer – Integration Lead (a senior technology leader), responsible for defining and executing enterprise integration strategies across John Hancock’s lines of business. The incumbent will be responsible to drive enterprise integration across John Hancock and enable seamless connectivity across all lines of business.

This role drives the design, development, and governance of scalable, secure, and high-performance integration solutions leveraging a diverse ecosystem of platforms, including Informatica, MuleSoft, API Management platforms (APIM), and open-source microservices frameworks.

As a hands-on leader (individual contributor), the Integration Lead combines deep full stack engineering expertise with architectural vision to enable seamless connectivity between systems, applications, and data platforms. The role focuses on modern integration patterns such as API-led connectivity, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native microservices, ensuring interoperability across legacy and modern digital systems.

This position partners closely with enterprise architecture, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver reusable integration capabilities, accelerate digital transformation, and improve time-to-market. The leader also establishes best practices, standards, and governance frameworks across multiple integration technologies, ensuring consistency, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.

This role offers the opportunity to shape and lead modern integration strategies using platforms such as MuleSoft, Informatica, APIM, and open-source microservices (Java , .NET etc) , accelerating digital transformation and business agility. As a senior technology leader, you will influence architecture decisions, build scalable solutions, and mentor high-performing teams. In this role, you will gain exposure to enterprise-wide initiatives while playing a key part in delivering impactful, customer-centric outcomes.

Office location: Boston - USA

Work arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from Home; Remote working option is not available.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise integration solutions across platforms such as MuleSoft, Informatica, APIM, and microservices architectures

• Define and implement API-led and event-driven integration strategies aligned with enterprise goals

• Provide hands-on leadership in full stack development, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions

• Establish integration standards, governance frameworks, and reusable design patterns

• Collaborate with business, product, and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and drive innovation

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on full stack and integration development

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with any integration platforms

• Strong programming language skill set in Java or .NET

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI/Generative AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLM-based assistants, automation frameworks) to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity across the software delivery lifecycle

• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)​

• Director level Leadership experience is very important for this role

• Proven track record of leading engineering teams and driving enterprise-scale transformation

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in financial services or insurance domains or highly complex environment is very much desired

• Experience in MuleSoft is highly desired but not a must have

• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar messaging platforms) is desirable

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.

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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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.

Referenced Salary Location

Boston, MassachusettsHybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$127,330.00 USD - $236,470.00 USD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. 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. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.

Manulife/John Hancock 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/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)