When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.
Kainos was established in 1986 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK which is still our Corporate Headquarters today! Since then, we’ve grown to over 3,000 employees across 29 countries. Kainos is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange, and you can explore our stock growth with stock symbol LON: KNOS.
As a Graduate Software Engineer with Kainos, you will work on projects where you can make a real difference to people’s lives – the lives of people you know. You’ll have great support and mentoring, balanced with the experience of being given real, meaningful work to do, to help you truly develop both technically and professionally.
You will be:
· Developing high quality solutions which impact the lives of users worldwide.
· Working as part of a team to solve problems and produce innovative software solutions.
· Learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues who will help you learn, develop and grow.
· Working on project teams to learn how to develop and unit test straightforward or low complexity components, and then moving on to more complex elements as you increase your knowledge.
· Working with other developers on working through designs and user stories produce real development solutions.
· Fully supported by experienced colleagues in the team to follow designs, and then progress to assist in any other aspect of the project life-cycle under Supervision.
· Develop excellent technical, team-working and Agile project experience.
· The starting salary for this position is $62,000CAD plus benefits.
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:
· To be eligible, candidates should have completed a bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field, such as, Computer Science or Software Engineering, or be in their final year of study. The degree should have been completed no more than two years before our start date of June 16th 2025.
· Ability to manage your time effectively and record it accurately.
· Some understanding of the software development lifecycle from your studies or relevant work experience, and the relevance of different tools at different stages of the development lifecycle
· Thriving on collaboration, we welcome candidates who can join us in person for this hybrid role at our vibrant Halifax office, where we're excited to provide hands-on support and foster an inclusive workplace culture.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
At Kainos, we operate in a fast moving, dynamic environment, which can mean exciting and varied opportunities for our people to work across different teams, projects and Engineering disciplines. You must have a keen interest in developing a career in Engineering and the expectation is for our employees to be adaptable, curious, and open to working in different teams across Digital Services. With Engineering at the heart of your role; this may mean experiencing Software Engineering, Low Code Engineering and Data/ AI Engineering, we base such moves on customer demand and an understanding of your skillset and interest.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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What We Do
At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier.
We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow.
Our two specialist business areas, Digital Services and the Workday Practice, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.







