Lead Software Engineer (JAVA, API)
Sun Life Financial1 day ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, and support high-quality web applications, APIs, workflows, and large-scale systems.
- Lead technical design, implementation, coding standards, code reviews, estimation, planning, and risk mitigation for the squad.
- Develop and integrate AI agents, conversational interfaces, chatbots, and intelligent automation solutions.
- Lead AI-assisted development practices using GitHub Copilot and other AI coding tools, and train teams in AI pair programming.
- Identify, prioritize, remediate, and review application security vulnerabilities using secure coding practices and SAST/DAST tools.
- Coach, mentor, and provide technical direction to developers while removing technical blockers.
- Drive testing, quality standards, technical debt reduction, system performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Agile teams, stakeholders, and other Tech Leads on feasibility, dependencies, timelines, and delivery.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide on-call and incident-response support when required.
Requirements
- 8–10 years of progressive information technology experience covering the full application development lifecycle and systems integration.
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring teams of developers.
- Expert-level Java and Spring Boot knowledge, with strong microservices and API development experience.
- Proven experience with GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools and training teams on AI pair programming.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying AI agents using agent orchestration platforms.
- Working knowledge of Large Language Models, prompt engineering, and AI API integration.
- Experience building conversational interfaces, chatbots, or intelligent automation solutions.
- Application security experience covering OWASP Top 10, SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication and authorization flaws, secure SDLC practices, threat modeling, and security testing.
- Hands-on experience with security scanning tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk, and Veracode.
- Advanced front-end development experience, particularly with React and Web Accessibility.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, SOAP/XML, REST/JSON, JavaScript, JQuery, and web/server technologies.
- Experience with unit testing tools such as JUnit, Mockito, and RESTAssured, and DevOps tools including BitBucket, CDD, and Jenkins.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability and desire to lead.
Benefits
- Wellness programs supporting mental, physical, and financial health.
- Opportunities to pursue varied career paths and build a professional network.
- Hybrid work arrangement with the choice to work from home or in the office based on business, client, and individual needs.
- Permanent employment with periodic weekend or after-hours work potentially required for project implementations and system upgrades.
- Employee incentive plans may be available, with payments discretionary and subject to individual and company performance; compensation figures excluded.
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About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial provides life and health insurance, group benefits, retirement solutions, and asset management services for individuals, employers, and institutional investors. It generates revenue from insurance premiums and investment management fees, including through MFS Investment Management and SLC Management. Founded in 1865 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Sun Life operates across North America and Asia, and its shares trade on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol SLF.