Software development jobs in Canada

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Counted Oct 9, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 4,085
Employers: 1,525

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payCAD / year: $114,512Across 468 listings
Average starting payUSD / year: $143,032Across 106 listings
Average starting payCAD / hour: $51.84Across 89 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 10%398 listings
Hybrid: 41%1,689 listings
On-site: 48%1,970 listings

Not specified: 1% (28 listings)

Employers hiring include Amazon (115), Genetec (66), Electronic Arts (55).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

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Manulife

Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Toronto, ON, Canada
Waterloo, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Oct 26, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 9, 2026

Original job description

Lead Full Stack Software Engineer - Hybrid

Canadian Retirement

Are you a passionate software engineering leader who enjoys building modern cloud-based solutions while mentoring and elevating development teams? Join our Canadian Retirement Technology team and play a key role in designing, delivering, and evolving digital capabilities that improve the experience of our customers and business partners.

As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, partnering with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to build secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. You'll influence engineering practices, drive architectural decisions, and help foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

Lead the design, development, and delivery of full-stack applications using Java (Spring Boot) and React.
Architect and build scalable cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, leveraging services such as AKS, App Service, Azure SQL, and Service Bus.
Guide engineering teams through architecture reviews, technical decision-making, and implementation best practices.
Mentor and coach developers through code reviews, pair programming, and ongoing technical leadership.
Promote software quality through automated testing, observability, and modern engineering practices.
Partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into innovative technology solutions.
Drive DevOps adoption, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Support production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and lead efforts to improve reliability and performance.
Balance delivery priorities with long-term architectural health and technical debt management.
Contribute to hiring and talent development efforts to build a high-performing engineering organization.

What We're Looking For

Experience

8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
2+ years of experience in a technical leadership, lead developer, or mentorship capacity.

Technical Expertise

Strong hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot) and React.
Proven experience developing and operating cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Expertise working with relational databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern container-based deployment strategies.
Strong understanding of software design principles, application security, and performance optimization.

Leadership & Collaboration

Demonstrated success mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence.
Experience leading architecture discussions and evaluating technical trade-offs.
Ability to establish and maintain high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and operational excellence.
Strong Agile delivery experience, including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience coordinating across multiple teams and managing cross-functional dependencies.

Mindset

Pragmatic and outcome-focused, with a balanced approach to technology adoption.
Passionate about continuous improvement, learning, and innovation.
Committed to quality-first engineering practices, including TDD and automation.
Values collaboration, transparency, accountability, and customer-centric thinking.

If you are applying to this role in Massachusetts, please note the salary range is $127300 - $236470 USD. Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Why Join Us?

You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of Canadian Retirement technology while working with modern cloud platforms, talented engineering teams, and business leaders committed to innovation. If you're excited about leading technical strategy, mentoring others, and delivering solutions that make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD

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 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 hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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.

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More about this job

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and delivery of full-stack applications while mentoring engineering teams and driving architectural decisions. Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and React. Candidates must have 2+ years of technical leadership experience and proven ability to operate cloud-native applications.

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
React
Microsoft Azure
Microservices
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
DevOps
Infrastructure-as-code
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Software design
Application security
Agile

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Mental health benefits
Vision insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Adoption/surrogacy benefits
Wellness benefits
Employee assistance plans
Retirement savings plans
Pension
Global share ownership plan
Paid time off

Visa sponsorship

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Keywords

Full Stack
Software Engineering
Java
Spring Boot
React
Cloud-native
Microsoft Azure
AKS
App Service
Azure SQL
Service Bus
Microservices
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
DevOps
Infrastructure-as-code
SQL Server
PostgreSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Agile
TDD
Automation
Observability
Technical Leadership
Mentorship
Distributed Systems
Performance Optimization
Application Security

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