GRO Program - Technology
About The Position
At Manulife, we believe in investing in the future starting with you! Our GRO program is a bold new approach to early talent development, designed to launch your career with the support, structure, and opportunities you need to thrive. GRO is Manulife’s flagship early talent program. It’s more than just a job, it’s a launchpad for your career. GRO offers a consistent, high-quality experience for new graduates across the organization. Launch your tech career within Manulife’s Technology stream of the GRO Program. This is a two-year rotational program designed to develop future technology leaders through two 12-month placements in roles such as Full-Stack Software Engineer and Data Engineering. As part of GRO Technology, you’ll gain access to a supportive community, and benefit from structured learning, core skills training, mentorship, and leadership exposure, empowering you to grow your skills while making a real impact. With a values-first culture, professional development at every step, and a focus on your wellbeing and accelerated career progression, GRO Technology is your gateway to a meaningful and future-ready tech career.
Requirements
- Expected graduation of Spring 2027 from an accredited university with an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- Passion to be a professional software engineer/data engineer.
- Understand object-oriented software development frameworks and design patterns.
- Understand DevOps, Web and Mobile development and testing, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Data/Database technologies, Cybersecurity, Microservices.
- Understand Software Development Lifecycle approaches, especially Agile/Scaled Agile/Scrum development practices.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of emerging technologies.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Aptitude to solve business problems with technology.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and development of system components (e.g., API, microservice, application) per defined architecture and program specifications.
- Analyze business requirements and contribute to design specifications for system components.
- Create and execute unit tests ensuring system components operate as specified.
- Track, communicate and suggest solutions for managing defects.
- Interface with other dependent systems for scheduling and planning.
- Clearly document system component modifications.
- Perform basic analysis and debugging functions on existing system components.
- Develop competency with possible supporting tools such as Java, JavaScript, Spring Boot, Git, CI/CD, ReactJS, Azure AKS/ACS, APIM, Salesforce, .NET., and AI Tools and Prompt Engineering.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- mental health
- vision
- short- and long-term disability
- life and AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
- financial education and counseling resources
- up to 11 paid holidays
- 3 personal days
- 150 hours of vacation
- 40 hours of sick time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
