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Associate Data Engineer

Chengdu, SichuanPosted Today
Full-timeonsite

Job Description

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT processes)
  • Build and optimize data architectures, data models, data index etc.
  • Integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., APIs, databases, EDL, streaming platforms)
  • Ensure data quality, output reports are aligned upstream systems.
  • Collaborate with system developers, business analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve data pipeline performance and reliability
  • Implement data security and compliance best practices
  • Supports the Agile delivery squads when required

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
  • Great English communication skills: able to participate in regular meetings with global teams, understand key technical discussions, and share work progress clearly
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, node.js)
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Experience in building or working with Enterprise Data Lake (EDL) architecture
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks for data processing
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Strong learning ability and a proactive mindset, with a willingness to continuously develop data operations skills through team collaboration
  • Good communication and understanding skills, and strong sense of responsibility

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AKS /Ali Cloud)
  • Experience with CI/CD on GitHub
  • Basic understanding of AI development techniques or tools (e.g., prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding)
  • Familiar with data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableau
  • Knowledge of the financial industry, especially fund-related business is a plus
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
  • Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes Container Orchestration is a plus.

When you join our team:

  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

  • We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

  • As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].

Working Arrangement

Hybrid
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