Senior Data Engineer

Manulife Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines Senior Data Engineer As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and systems. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure data integrity, optimize data workflows, and support data‑driven decision‑making processes. Your expertise will be pivotal in transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive business growth. Position Responsibilities Build, code, test, and maintain high‑quality software. Participate in Agile sprints and ceremonies; support rapid iteration and development. Translate user requirements into software requirements. Design, develop, test, maintain, and improve application APIs as part of a team across key data, orchestration, rules, and transactional stacks through the entire application and system development life cycle. Ensure code meets specifications and standards and is suitably complex. Provide minimal coaching to teammates and contribute code across business units. Analyze, code, and test software components according to product owner and team directives. Create and conduct executable tests, continuously integrating code into the overall software framework. Review current software framework to identify defects and opportunities to improve performance and stability. Complete and ensure completion of any required documentation, e.g., deployment, maintenance, support and business needs. Research technical strategies, third‑party tools, and emerging technologies to address technical issues and enhance development efficiency. Promote Agile principles and methodology. Apply disciplined coding practices to enable agility and delivery of high‑quality code. Required Qualifications BS or MS in Computer Science preferred or equivalent professional experience. 5‑7 years of proven experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong track record of managing complex data systems. Familiarity with Agile and DevOps principles, test‑driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features. Understanding of the software development life cycle. Understanding of how technology supports Manulife business strategy. Familiar with platform technologies and modern software architectures. Familiar with API‑driven development, scripting languages, and technologies such as API Gateways, Messaging, Data Event Streaming, REST, SOAP, Distributed Tracing, relational and document database interfaces/SQL. Writes clear, readable and maintainable code, takes ownership of code quality and usability. Strong foundation in design, programming, and testing in mainframe and/or client‑server environments. Experience with Cobol, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, SAS, Endevor and Control‑M. Collaborative attitude, willingness to coach, participate in code reviews, and share skills and methods. Good organizational and problem‑solving abilities, enabling creative collaboration. Good verbal and written communication; able to articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes. Experiments with emerging technologies and understands their future impact. 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. 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 . 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 Working Arrangement: Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr