As a GenAI Engineer at Manulife you will design build and maintain advanced data and AI solutions that power our next generation of intelligent applications. You will develop scalable data infrastructure pipelines and models that support Generative AI use cases across the organization. This role blends modern data engineering GenAI innovation machine learning deployment and solution designdriving meaningful business outcomes and helping shape the future of AI at Manulife.
Position Responsibilities:
Design build and maintain data pipelines to ingest curate and index data for AI and Generative AI applications.
Collaborate with Data Scientists to develop GenAI solutions that solve complex business problems and drive measurable value.
Build scripts automation and analytical tools that accelerate data engineering and model deployment activities.
Partner with architects and technical leaders to design high-performing GenAI applications aligned with business objectives.
Deploy machine learning and GenAI models into production environments ensuring interoperability with systems APIs and data sources.
Participate in solution design sessions defining technical requirements deliverables and timelines.
Stay current on emerging AI technologies and evaluate their application to improve engineering processes.
Adopt and promote ML Ops best practices for efficient reliable model deployment and lifecycle management.
Contribute to a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning within the GenAI engineering team.
Required Qualifications:
Strong understanding of Generative AI concepts including model architectures algorithms and business applications.
Experience with data indexing chunking and optimizing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns.
Expertise with CI/CD pipelines and release management for AI or GenAI applications.
Hands-on experience working in Azure environments including Databricks Data Factory Storage Accounts and related services.
Strong proficiency in Python PySpark and SQL.
Experience using Git for version control and codebase management.
Knowledge of microservice-based architectures for GenAI solutions.
Understanding of database systems data lakes NoSQL databases and large-scale distributed data solutions.
Demonstrated experience deploying and supporting large-scale ML or GenAI models in production.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Highly motivated adaptable and results-oriented with the ability to thrive in complex evolving environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience optimizing model performance and ensuring scalability to meet enterprise workloads.
Familiarity with deploying LLMs in cloud environments and setting up monitoring (accuracy latency throughput).
Terraform or InfrastructureasCode experience for provisioning cloud resources.
Background in ML Ops data orchestration or cloud-native AI infrastructure.
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 well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team well 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 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 .
Referenced Salary Location
Toronto OntarioWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$86100.00 CAD - $136100.00 CADIf you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location. 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. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
Manulife 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 and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
Required Experience:
IC
Manulife is a leading financial services group. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.