Sun Life
Sun Life
Sun Life is a global financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1865, it provides insurance, investment, financial advice, wealth, health, and asset management solutions for individuals, businesses, and institutions. Sun Life operates across North America, Asia, and Europe, combining financial services with health-focused offerings while emphasizing sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community impact. Its broad business supports teams working across finance, healthcare, consulting, and related services.

Senior Software Engineer, AI Testing and Agentic Workflows

Sun Life is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build AI-driven testing and agentic orchestration tools. The role focuses on APIs, integrations, automation, and enterprise quality engineering.

Description

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain software for the agentic quality engineering orchestration platform
  • Build AI-enabled capabilities that improve engineering productivity and quality outcomes
  • Create agentic workflows for testing, automation, and software delivery
  • Integrate AI agents with engineering tools, testing frameworks, and platform services
  • Contribute to AI-assisted testing and engineering automation solutions
  • Partner with cross-functional engineering teams on platform enhancements and innovation
  • Develop APIs, services, and applications using modern engineering practices
  • Participate in technical design reviews and platform architecture improvements
  • Help establish platform standards, reusable components, and engineering best practices
  • Support experiments and proof-of-concept work involving emerging technologies and AI-enabled solutions
  • Apply Agile delivery practices and continuous feedback to improve platform capabilities
  • Share knowledge and support technical development across the team
  • Assist platform users with troubleshooting, technical guidance, and enablement

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, college diploma, or equivalent practical experience in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related field
  • At least five years of experience designing, developing, and supporting software in Agile delivery environments
  • Experience designing, building, integrating, or supporting AI agents, agentic workflows, and AI-enabled software
  • Experience creating developer tools or integrations with large language models, including IDE extensions, Model Context Protocol, tool-calling APIs, and prompt or context engineering
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#
  • Experience designing and developing APIs, services, integrations, and automation solutions
  • Working knowledge of test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Bruno/REST, PyETL, JUnit, Jest, pytest, or xUnit
  • Experience with Git-based source control, branching strategies, and modern software delivery practices
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and contemporary data modeling principles
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms and modern application deployment patterns, especially AWS
  • Familiarity with Docker and container-based development environments
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Preferred: experience applying AI and agentic capabilities to testing, quality engineering, or software delivery
  • Preferred: familiarity with agent governance, evaluation frameworks, observability, and responsible AI practices
  • Preferred: experience with workflow automation, engineering productivity platforms, and developer enablement tools
  • Preferred: experience promoting technology adoption through communities of practice, onboarding, coaching, or enablement

Benefits

  • Ongoing opportunities for learning, development, and improvement
  • Support for internal mobility and professional growth
  • Hybrid work options, with home or office work based on business and client needs
  • Incentive plans for eligible employees, subject to individual and company performance
  • Disability accommodations and job postings available in alternative formats
  • A diverse and inclusive workplace

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