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# Back End Software Engineer

- **Company:** Manulife
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Software as a Service, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Regression Testing, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Scripting, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Backend, Maintaining Code, Web Technologies, Api Design, Restful APIs, Microservices
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gj0and

## About the Role

+ Knowledge in developing cloud-based applications

 + Experience with back-end technologies and/or back-end frameworks

 + Proficiency in programming and scripting languages commonly used for back-end development

 + Experience with RESTful APIs and concepts

 + Proficiency in fundamental web technologies

 + Familiarity with designing, building, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining code in multi-service architecture

 + Experience with CI/CD tools and deploying code to production

 + Understand cloud fundamentals

Decision Authority:

 + Leads projects or work streams independently and contributes to their planning

 + May act as professional expertise information resource for colleagues in own area, advising on a particular topic with a degree of authority

 + Requires advanced problem-solving skills involving filtering, interpretation and validation of dynamic information

 + Works independently, receives minimal guidance

 + May coordinate resources for a small team and contribute to the effectiveness of their contributions to the broader area

Skills:

 + Database Management

 + Server-side Frameworks

 + API Development

 + Server-Side Testing

 + CI/CD Methods

 + Regression Testing

## Description

+ Helps translate business and functional requirements into documented technical specifications or user stories.

 + Designs, develops, tests, and deploys back-end functionality and components.

 + Writes clear, readable and maintainable code, and take ownership of the quality and usability of code.

 + Optimizes back-end systems for performance and efficiency.

 + Integrates back-end systems with third-party applications through API development and data exchange.

 + Develops and maintains RESTful APIs and microservices.

 + Troubleshoots and resolves back-end system issues through database optimization and the implementation of efficient data structures and algorithms.

 + Documents code and technical processes.

 + Upholds software development leading practices, including writing clean and extensive code.

 + Performs peer reviews of code / deliverables and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.

 + Stays up-to-date with the latest back-end technologies and trends and continuously improves skills and competency.

 + Ensures data is properly stored and easily retrievable through the design and implementation of data models and the optimization of database performance.

 + Ensures the protection and authentication of sensitive data by implementing security mechanisms.


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