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Lead Software Engineer
Sun Life
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Lead Software Engineer
Canada
Full Time
3 hours ago
$90,000 - $140,000 CAD
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Key skills
AWS
Cloud
JavaScript
Jenkins
jQuery
Microservices
ServiceNow
SOAP
Spring
Spring Boot
SpringBoot
Bitbucket
CI/CD
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
Own products end to end
Break down product and technical initiatives into well-scoped, sequenced work items
Define technical approaches, dependencies, and milestones before work starts
Identify risks early and adjust scope or approach to protect delivery timelines
Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, scalability, and business impact. Own outcomes.
Build fast, learn faster
Prototype quickly, launch MVPs, run experiments, and validate ideas with real users.
Unblock others by resolving architectural or integration challenges
Be the technical decision-maker when trade-offs are required
Instrument everything, gather feedback, and iterate based on data.
Guide the technical direction of the team.
Establish lightweight architecture and engineering practices that enable speed without chaos.
Provide clear technical leadership through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.
Work directly with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into working software.
Clearly communicate trade offs, risks, and timelines to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Work closely with control partners (IT Security, Legal, Risk, Compliance) to ensure compliance and security.
Champion modern engineering practices, tools, and technologies that give us a competitive edge.
Build reusable components and technical foundations that accelerate future products.
Requirements
Minimum 8 years of progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
Strong experience with Spring Boot, Microservices and API Development
Proficient with SOAP/XML, REST/JSON
Experience using DevOps tools (e.g. BitBucket, CDD, Jenkins)
Understanding of Javascript and jQuery
Experience with MS 365
Experience with ServiceNow (SNOW)
Extensive multi-platform integration experience
Accessibility, security, or compliance experience in regulated environments
Cloud and delivery fluency (AWS, CI/CD, Containers, etc…)
Tech Stack
AWS
Cloud
JavaScript
Jenkins
jQuery
Microservices
ServiceNow
SOAP
Spring
Spring Boot
SpringBoot
Benefits
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client need to choose where you work, at home or in the office
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