Senior AI Engineer

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of industry experience in full-stack application design and development such as frontend, backend, APIs, databases, integration layers, or cloud-based platforms, with at least 3 years of experience AI-enabled application delivery , preferably within financial services , insurance, risk, or highly regulated environment.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Generative and Agentic AI , including Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) , AI governance, and responsible AI practices.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python for backend development, API integration or AI-enabled application workflows.
• Strong experience building modern frontend and full-stack web applications using React JS.
• Experience designing, building, and supporting REST APIs, backend services, microservices, and integration layers across enterprise systems.
• Experience working with relational databases such as Azure SQL and PostgreSQL including SQL query development, application integration, data modeling concepts, and support for data-driven application features.
• Practical experience with cloud-based application development or support using Microsoft Azure .
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, secure coding practices and production support practices, including logging and monitoring capabilities
• 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.
• The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary range is expected to be between

• 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 .