GRO Program - Technology (Toronto/Waterloo)

Manulife•Waterloo, ON

5d•CA$90,000 - CA$120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The GRO program at Manulife is a new approach to early talent development, designed to support and launch careers. The Technology stream of the GRO Program is a two-year rotational program aimed at developing future technology leaders through two 12-month placements in roles such as Full-Stack Software Engineer and Data Engineering. Participants will 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, serving as a 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.