Software Engineer - API Development

at  Sun Life

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You’ll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you’ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our teams provide the services and technology that our business partners need to help customers achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier. Through innovation and collaboration, we’re striving to continually find new and better ways to bring value to Sun Life and our clients.
We are currently seeking a Software Engineer to join a new agile team that will develop, support, and analyze technical solutions within the Canadian IT Platforms and Engineering team. The successful candidate is a team player with excellent technical and problem-solving skills, is aware of industry trends, questions the status quo and can identify and propose alternatives. Come join us as we continue to intensify the focus on our digital journey, building APIs and improving our client experience.

INDIVIDUAL SKILLS:

• Customer obsession – customers are at the centre of all we do
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A continuous improvement mindset
• A penchant for creating re-usable components and identifying opportunities for re-use
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Occasional travel between Sun Life locations (Toronto, Waterloo) may be required depending on work assignment
• Periodic weekend/after-hours work may be required to support project implementations and system upgrades.

• Collaborate with skilled cross functional Agile team members to develop and deliver efficient, high-quality code
• Take ownership for completing coding, testing, debugging and implementation activities.
• Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools
• Provide input for the estimation, planning and management of development tasks and provide regular updates on progress against those tasks
• Participate in agile ceremonies