Mobile Software Engineer

Job Description

Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations.

Job Description

Digital transformers needed!

Does rapid iteration, experimentation and curiosity fuel your purpose? Do you want to be part of our mission to make decisions easier and lives better for our customers and employees?

Manulife / John Hancock is on a journey to become a customer obsessed, digital leader. We’re transforming and we need you.

Who are you?

• You obsess about customers, seeking ways to listen, engage and act for their benefit
• You think big, with a constant curiosity to discover ways to use an agile mindset and enable the business to achieve its outcomes
• You thrive in teams, believing getting it done together drives innovation
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
• You do what is right, working with integrity and speaking out when needed
• You share your humanity, building a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

Job Description

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.

Manulife Core Engineering and Transformation is seeking a self-motivated Mobile Software Engineer, who is obsessed with delivering value, is forward-thinking, and excited to see the successful implementation of the products they deliver. They will have native iOS and Android development experience as well as strong understanding of CI/CD and SDLC.

An ideal candidate would have:

• Authority in developing, building, and releasing native mobile software
• Good knowledge and hands-on experience with Swift, Kotlin, Java, Jenkins, XCTest, XCUI, Espresso, Junit, Mockito, Robolectric, Cucumber, Quick & Nimble, remote test farms
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and solutioning skills
• A capacity for constant learning from both success and failure
• Open to change and continuous improvement

Nice to Haves:

• Exposure to PaaS and micro-service architectures
• Exposure to and understanding of Agile scrum methodologies and experience of working in an Agile team
• Experienced in grasping and explaining high level solution architecture
• Exposure to and basic understanding of collaboration tools like Slack, Skype, JIRA

On the job you will:

• Work closely with software engineers to establish best practices for development, testing and delivery
• Work closely with other teams to drive innovative solutions to meet business needs
• Collaborate closely Product Owners and other stakeholders in an Agile environment
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies
• Prototype to gain customer insights
• Proof of Technology to innovate and incorporate new technology
• Have opportunities to mentor co-op students

Manulife has lots of perks including, but not limited to:

• Competitive compensation
• Retirement Savings Accounts including an RPP (Pension Plan), RRSP (Retirement Savings Plan), and TFSA (Tax Free Savings account)
• Manulife Share Ownership Program with employer matching
• Customizable Benefits Package including Health, Dental, Vision, and 100% of Mental Health expenses
• Financial support for ongoing training, learning, and education
• Innovation days (Hackathons)
• Wearing jeans to work every day
• An abundance of career paths and opportunities to advance
• A flexible work environment with flex hours, work from home arrangements, distributed teams, and condensed work week arrangements.

What we bring

• A bold ambition and set of goals to drive transformation in our industry
• A mission for “Decisions made easier. Lives made better.”
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
• Our best. Every day.
• Learn more about us here ( https://www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html )

If you are ready to unleash your potential, it’s time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of December 31, 2018, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$794 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.0 billion in payments to our customers.

Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is committed to supporting a culture of diversity and accessibility across the organization. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request an accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.