GRO Program - Technology (Montreal)

Manulife • Montreal, QC

5d • CA$90,000 - CA$120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The GRO program is Manulife’s flagship early talent program, designed to launch careers with support, structure, and opportunities. This is a two-year rotational program within Manulife’s Technology stream, designed to develop future technology leaders through two 12-month placements in roles such as Full-Stack Software Engineer and Data Engineering. Participants gain access to a supportive community, structured learning, core skills training, mentorship, and leadership exposure. The program emphasizes a values-first culture, professional development, well-being, and accelerated career progression.

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
• generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
• full range of statutory leaves of absence

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level