Full Stack Software Engineer

Are you a full-stack engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building solutions that make data more accessible and useful? We’re looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our Document Analytics team and help build modern, secure, and scalable technology solutions. In this role, you’ll work across the full software development lifecycle, from solution design and hands-on development through testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support. You’ll build user-facing applications, APIs, integrations, and data-driven capabilities that help connect users with meaningful information and analytical insights. This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll partner with engineers, architects, analytics professionals, product teams, operations, designers, and business stakeholders to turn real business needs into reliable technical solutions. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain modern full-stack applications using React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS on the front end. Develop reliable, scalable, and secure backend services using Go, C#, and/or Java. Design and develop RESTful APIs, services, and integrations that enable access to data and analytical capabilities. Build and maintain efficient database solutions, including working with PostgreSQL/Postgres and other data technologies. Partner with product managers, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions. Collaborate with UX/design partners to deliver intuitive, high-quality user experiences. Assess technical requirements, recommend solution options, and provide reasonable development and delivery estimates. Troubleshoot complex application and production issues and contribute to effective root-cause resolution. Develop unit and integration tests to maintain application reliability and code quality. Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and other collaborative engineering practices. Work with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies to support scalable application deployment. Use modern development tools, including GitHub Copilot, to improve engineering productivity and quality. Continuously explore new technologies and development practices that can improve our products and engineering environment. What We’re Looking For Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 3 years of professional software engineering experience. Demonstrated experience building both front-end and back-end applications. Strong hands-on experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript, along with HTML and CSS. Professional backend development experience using at least one of the following: Go/Golang, strongly preferred C#/.NET Java Experience designing, developing, and consuming APIs and web services. Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized applications. Solid understanding of software engineering principles, application architecture, testing, and maintainable code. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including experience investigating and resolving complex technical issues. Ability to evaluate requirements, recommend technical approaches, and estimate level of effort. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams. A continuous-learning mindset and willingness to challenge existing approaches constructively. Nice to Have Hands-on experience with Go/Golang in production environments. Experience with PostgreSQL/Postgres or comparable relational databases. Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or other cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud. Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices. Experience with Git/GitHub and modern source-control practices. Experience with engineering and project-tracking tools such as Jira. Experience developing data-intensive, analytics, or document-processing applications. What Success Looks Like You’ll bring genuine full-stack engineering capability, comfortably moving between a modern React front end and backend services and APIs. You’ll be someone who can take a problem from requirements through implementation, testing, and production, while collaborating closely with the people around you. Most importantly, you’ll be curious, pragmatic, and motivated by building technology that is secure, scalable, maintainable, and useful. When You Join Our Team We’ll empower you to learn, grow, and build the career you want. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where different perspectives and ideas are valued. You’ll have opportunities to work with modern technologies and contribute directly to meaningful engineering challenges. As part of a global team, you’ll help shape technology solutions that support the future of the organization. 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, Massachusetts Working Arrangement Hybrid Salary range is expected to be between $90,160.00 USD - $167,440.00 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. We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement. Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) We're Manulife. And we’re on a mission to make decisions easier and lives better. Better is what drives us. It’s what inspires us to find new ways to support customers and colleagues in living longer and healthier lives. It’s the reason we’re dedicated to investing in digital innovation and industry-leading AI, and accelerating a sustainable and economically inclusive future. Joining us means you’ll be empowered to learn and grow your career. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. And as part of our global team, you’ll help shape the future you want to see – and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go. We’re proud of our accomplishments and recognition. Recent awards include: 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner Manulife Named one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025 Financial Times World’s Best Employers Asia-Pacific 2026 We’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2026 #1 Life Insurer for AI Maturity by Evident 2026 To receive our latest job opportunities directly to your inbox, create an account or sign in and navigate to the ‘Job Alerts’ section located in the top right corner of the page. From there, you can sign up to receive job alerts. Our ambition is to be the number one choice for customers. Learn more at https://www.manulife.com/.

Salary : $90,160 - $167,440