Senior Full-stack Software Engineer

The Opportunity

This job description does not represent a comprehensive listing of job duties that are required of the employee performing this role. We reserve the right to change duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.

Work Location: Boston – USA (location of preference) or Toronto-Canada

Work arrangement:   Hybrid (3 days from nearest Office, 2 days from Home); Working remotely is not available.

Are you a self-starter who loves technical challenges?

Are you passionate about building high quality, user-friendly solutions?

If so, then we want to hear from you! We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for the entire development lifecycle of our web applications, from front-end design and development to back-end engineering and database management.

John Hancock’s Engineering team is working on delivering business and technical capabilities to enhance customer and user experience.  Our company’s mission of “Decisions Made Easier, Lives Made Better” is directly supported by the work we do.  John Hancock continues to transform towards becoming a more digital, customer- centric organization.  As a part of this ongoing transformation, we are building digital solutions based on the latest technologies.  

The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of customers rely on our products daily.  We believe in the value of empowering our team members with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.  We are seeking a self-motivated, forward-thinking Engineer who is obsessed with delivering value to

What work would I Be doing?

• Develop and maintain clean, well-documented, and efficient code for both the front-end (React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end (your preferred server-side language .NET/C#)

• Work with product managers and other engineers to define technical requirements

• Collaborate with designers to curate an idea user experience

• Design and build scalable and secure APIs

• Implement robust and efficient databases

• Troubleshoot and debug complex technical issues

• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality

• Pair program with other engineers on the team

• Stay up-to-date on the latest web development technologies and trends

• Use leading technologies such as GitHub CoPilot to increase efficiency

Am I Right for This Job?

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

• Minimum 8+ years in IT Software development experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer in Java or .Net

• Strong experience on back-end development principles

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including frameworks like React or Angular preferred)

• Experience with a server-side language (C# preferred)

• Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• Experience with building and maintaining APIs (RESTful preferred)

• Leadership or mentorship experience is preferred at this level

• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills with collaborative approach to timely resolution and communication on after action

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to assess requirements and provide technical solutioning options and level of effort estimates

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Continuous learning mentality and advocate for positive change

Additional Experience:

• Experience with Azure, AKS on Azure

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Experience with DevOps principles and tools

• Experience with mobile development (iOS or Android)

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

• Experience with project tracking software (e.g Jira)

Why is this job Important?

As a market leader, John Hancock is committed to provide a best-in-class experience to our customers and end users. Technology is the most important enabler in our ability to provide that experience and generate business.

What Will I Learn on this Job?

You will learn and thrive as part of a large organization which at the same has the flexibility transparency and a “go-getter” culture of a startup. You will have access to best-in-class technology and partners which is something that comes with being part of an organization this size. You will have an opportunity to develop both technically as well as understand how businesses work.<