Senior Mobile Software Engineer

Manulife

Senior Mobile Software Engineer designing and delivering mobile and backend solutions for Retirement customers. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop React Native applications and NestJS services.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeWaterloo • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$113,000 - CA$163,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsReactReact NativeRedisTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack features across React Native mobile apps and Node.js backend services
Contribute to system architecture and technical design, including APIs, data models, caching strategies, and service decomposition
Write clean, well-tested, production-ready TypeScript
Build performant, accessible mobile experiences using React Native, Expo, React Query, and Uniwind
Develop and maintain backend services integrated with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Redis
Participate in architecture reviews, propose solutions, and document design decisions
Enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Implement observability with New Relic to monitor and optimize application performance
Mentor engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in full-stack software development
Strong proficiency in TypeScript across frontend and backend
Hands-on experience with React Native and Expo
Experience with React Query for state management and data fetching
Backend development experience with Node.js
Working knowledge of Redis
Experience with Azure cloud services, including AKS
Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD
Experience with New Relic or similar observability tools
Strong understanding of testing strategies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, mental health, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Life and AD&D insurance
Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans (including pension and share ownership plan)
Financial education and counseling resources
Generous paid time off program (including holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days)

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptReact NativeNode.jsExpoReact QueryRedisAzure Kubernetes ServiceGitHub ActionsNew RelicCI/CD

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdocumentation