Sun Life

Lead Software Engineer – Product Builder

Sun Life

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: TorontoCanada

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Salary

💰 CA$90,000 - CA$140,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Build products from zero. Ship to users. Own the outcome.
  • Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, scalability, and business impact.
  • Prototype quickly, launch MVPs, run experiments, and validate ideas with real users.
  • Write production-quality code daily while guiding the technical direction of the team.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into working software.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of experience building and shipping production software across the full application lifecycle
  • Strong backend expertise, with deep experience in Java, Spring Boot, and modern service-based architectures
  • Experience designing and building microservices, APIs, and distributed systems that scale
  • Working knowledge of modern frontend technologies (React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS)
  • Hands-on experience deploying and operating software in the cloud (AWS, Azure)
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction without relying on hierarchy
Benefits
  • Flexible Workstyle: Hybrid or office-based as required by the role
  • Diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients
  • Support for your well-being and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaSpring BootmicroservicesAPIsdistributed systemsReactJavaScriptHTMLCSScloud deployment
Soft Skills
technical decision makingcollaborationinfluencingproblem solving