Senior Mobile Software Engineer

The Opportunity

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Office Location: Ideally Waterloo ON alternatively Toronto ON

Work arrangement: Hybrid 3 days in office 2 days from Home (remote working arrangement is not available)

People Leader Role: No

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will develop and test mobile applications manage versions & updates as required.

Individual Responsibilities:

Builds codes tests maintain high quality mobile applications
Participates in Agile sprints and ceremonies; supports rapid iteration and development
Translates user requirements into software requirements
Responsible for designing developing testing maintaining and improving application APIs as a member of a team works across key data orchestration rules and transactional stacks through the entire application and system development life cycle.
Builds code to specifications and standards
Builds and codes moderately complex software
Minimal time coaching teammates
Contributes code across BUs
Has positive impact to specific organizational entities & has some understanding of the nature of the impact
Usually a top contributor to teams success
Analyzes codes and tests software components as defined by the PO and team
Creates and conducts executable tests continuously integrating code into the overall software framework
Reviews current software framework to identify defects and opportunities to improve performance and stability
Completes and ensures completion of any required documentation required e.g. deployment maintenance support and business needs
Researches technical strategies third party tools and current and new technologies to deal with emerging technical issues and improve development efficiency
Promotes agile principles and methodology
Applies disciplined coding practices to enable agility and delivery of high quality code

Job Requirements:

Must have:

• At least 7 years experience in Software development experience

• 5 years of production experience with mobile development using React Native (TypeScript):Extensive experience in developing and maintaining mobile applications with React Native and TypeScript.

• 5 years of experience developing enterprisegrade applications:Proven ability to build robust scalable and secure applications for enterprise use.

Understanding of software development lifecycle
Understanding of how technology supports Manulife business strategy
Familiar with platform technologies
Familiar with modern software architectures and APIdriven development
Familiar with scripting languages
Mentors Associate Engineers
Seeks coaching from experts
Attends advanced training sessions and is certified on multiple domains of expertise
Demonstrates all core skills and good interpersonal skills for the role
Good working and background knowledge of area of practice
Use and combine knowledge of the discipline and the market to formulate the right approach
Participates in functional demos utilizing new tech; designs own control structures
Fit for purpose though may lack refinement
Sees actions partly in terms of longerterm goals
Understands the corporate climate & culture
Strong knowledge of the business
Writes clear readable and maintainable code takes ownership of the quality and usability of code
Understands systems development methodology
Strong foundation in design programming and testing
Collaborative attitude willingness to work with team members; able to coach participate in code reviews share skills and methods
BS or MS in Computer Science preferred or equivalent professional experience
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 problemsolving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion
Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision possibilities and outcomes
Experiments with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next.

Decision Authorities:

Able to achieve most tasks using own judgement
Can lead smaller groups where required
Drives 50 of the time in paired programming
Good analytical skills copes with complex situations through deliberate analysis and planning

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where wellbeing and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

At Manulife/JohnHancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attractdevelopandretaina 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 retentionadvancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origincolour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancyrelated 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.

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties required for this role. We reserve the right to change these duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.

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 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 pregnancyrelated 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 .