Full-Stack Software Engineer

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Toronto, Waterloo
April 25, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

At John Hancock, a leading force in the life insurance industry, we are committed to delivering exceptional digital experiences to our customers. Technology is at the heart of that mission. We are looking for a Full-stack Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing and delivering innovative life insurance products through our suite of illustration applications.
In this role, you will join a high-performing, agile team that designs and builds scalable, high-quality software solutions. You’ll collaborate with global development teams and business stakeholders to turn actuarial and mathematical models into user-friendly, performant applications that impact millions of customers and help redefine how we deliver insurance solutions. You’ll benefit from the flexibility, transparency, and go-getter culture of a startup within the resources of a large, established organization.
You’ll have access to best-in-class technology and partners, enabling both technical growth and business acumen. You’ll develop your skills while gaining a solid understanding of how businesses operate, including the fundamentals of life insurance, capital markets, and broader financial services that support our insurance products and services.
Why Join Us? We’re transforming how we build software—and we want you to be part of it. At John Hancock, you’ll be empowered with the tools, support, and autonomy to solve meaningful problems and shape the future of our digital products.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze life insurance product specifications and translate complex actuarial models into intuitive, accurate implementations of life insurance products on the suite of Illustration applications.
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of Illustration full-stack applications using .NET (VB/C#), ASP.NET, JavaScript/jQuery, ReactJS, SQL, and cloud-native tools like Docker, Kubernetes, App Logic, and API Management.
  • Owning own work and the progress within the delivery team ensuring it is aligned to the project goals and timelines.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, agile environment, while using leading technologies such as incorporating GitHub Copilot and other AI Tools to increase efficiency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, pricing, and business to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
  • Collaborate across engineering team to analyze and resolve complex technical issues and system defects.
  • Write unit and integration tests, while performing and executing unit testing of all development ensuring code quality are met for delivery.
  • Produce comprehensive documentation for system components developed.

Required Qualifications

  • A Master’s/ bachelor’s degree in – Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Finance, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
  • Proven experience as a Full-stack Software Engineer with at least 3+ years of strong technical expertise in front-end and back-end technologies.
  • A solid foundation in mathematical or actuarial science is a plus.
  • Strong insurance or financial business acumen is a plus.
  • Familiarity with spreadsheets, statistical analysis programs and programming languages is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles, standards and designing techniques.
  • Passion for solving complex problems and delivering customer-centric solutions.
  • Ability to assess requirements and provide technical solutioning options and level of effort estimates aligned to delivery schedules.
  • Solid diagnostic, analytical, conceptual, and excellent critical thinking skills in solving and debugging problems with collaborative approach to timely resolution and communication on after action.
  • Solid written and verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, planning and organizational, and teamwork skills.
  • A self-starter mindset with a desire to lead, innovate, continuous learning, and make a lasting impact advocating for positive change.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with .NET (VB/C#) development of Desktop, Web, and API application.
  • Experience with Integration and Workflow Orchestration development on MuleSoft, Activepieces, or Azure Logic Apps.
  • Experience with Azure, AKS on Azure, APIM, or other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
  • Experience with DevOps or DevSecOps principles and tools.
  • Experience with version control system (e.g., Git).
  • Experience with project management and tracking software (e.g., JIRA).

When you join our team:

  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
  • We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
  • As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

If you are applying to this role in Massachusetts, please note the salary range is  $90,160.00 – $167,440.00 USD. Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

 

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

 

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