Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (GRO) at Manulife John Hancock. Start your career with purpose, growth, and community.
At Manulife John Hancock, we believe in investing in the future - starting with you. Our Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (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 John Hancock ’s flagship early talent program and brand. 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 with Manulife’s START Technology New Graduate Program, a key stream within our GRO early talent program. START 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, Cloud-native Engineer, Business Analyst, and Data Engineer. As part of START, you’ll gain access to a supportive community, structured learning, 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 career progression, START is your gateway to a meaningful and future-ready tech career.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduating 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/business analyst.
• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Understand current web technology standards and emerging technologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Aptitude to solve business problems with technology.

• 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, ReactJS, Azure AKS/ACS, APIM, Salesforce, .NET.