Kick-start your career for life

Giving smart, motivated graduates everything you need to become a game-changer
image

A graduate experience like no other

Looking to start your career in a growing, progressive technology company with an award-winning culture and dedicated training and development scheme? A graduate career at Kainos could be for you.

image

Whether you start your career with us at the end of your degree, or you come to us for your placement year first, we will invest in you from your very first day. From there, global opportunities await – whether that’s engineering and designing innovative software, writing new machine learning algorithms, or helping our clients get the most out of Workday. Exciting, right?

Fulfil your potential with our Entry Level Development Programme

A unique culture which values and invests in new talent? Check.

A full-time, permanent job, working on real projects for real clients? Check.

And a tailored development programme which gives you everything you need to get to where you want to be? Yep, you guessed it – check.

Our unique graduate programmes have three stages, all designed to help you have the best experience possible.

 

image

1. Entry Level Academy (4-7 weeks)

Your initial learning phase involving virtual or classroom-based training, discussion sessions and experiential learning, supported by Kainos experts.

 

 

 

image

2. Entry Level Programme (up to 18 months)

You’ll then be placed in your project or team, where you will apply your learning and get involved in meaningful work to help you develop professionally and technically. You will also attend professional and technical skills courses to support your development.

 

 

image

3. Ongoing support

But the learning doesn’t stop there. For the rest of your career at Kainos, you will be supported, from one-to-one career coaching to regular catch-ups with your peers from your ELDP class. And you’ll have access to our dynamic development programme to help you get to where you want to be.

 

Unbeatable roles for graduates

We’re always on the hunt for the very best new talent. Take a look at some of our entry-level and placement opportunities.

Graduate and placement roles

Joining a big, global company as a graduate can be daunting, but at Kainos, I felt supported and valued right from the start. There’s no graduate imposer syndrome here - you are treated as a valuable team member and provided with ample opportunities to get involved in exciting projects. 

Clare McConnell
Workday Data Consultant
image

There’s something special about working at Kainos

image
Work with the latest and greatest tech
From Azure, Kubernetes, and Workday, you’ll use the latest tech to make a real-world difference
image
A new challenge every day
You’ll get the chance to work across disciplines and sectors to find out what makes you tick
image
Go wherever you want to go
With a career lattice and regular promotion rounds, you’re in control of your career
image
Real client projects right away
You’ll be working on life-changing projects for huge names straight away

Work at the forefront of technology

You’ll work on cutting-edge projects that really challenge you, giving you experience in working with full stack development practices. Our multi-disciplinary expertise means you will find yourself exposed to some of the most exciting areas of technology, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence: Using AI to solve real-world problems for global companies and governments
  • Internet of Things: Enabling organisations to make giant leaps in efficiency and sustainability
  • Cyber Security: Expertise in the latest defensive techniques to protect clients and their data
  • Experience Design: Our user-centric approach delivering solutions that answer user needs
  • Machine Learning: Harness the true power of data with technology that powers the world
  • Cloud: Get to know Workday, the leading enterprise management cloud provider, and work with organisations to build cloud-first solutions

Play your part in the world’s biggest brands

We operate with a ‘one-team’ mentality. From revolutionising healthcare, to improving security testing for some of the world’s biggest brands, you will become part of your clients’ teams and really get to know them. Here’s just some of the household names we work with:

Unbeatable benefits

It’s not just a competitive salary, life-changing career development, and a unique and supportive culture that we offer. With a range of benefits designed to work for you, we look after your health and wellbeing as much as your progression.

image
Flexible working
Work from home and choose your start and finishing hours
image
Skills for me fund
An annual cash payment to develop any skill you like
image
Free shares
Benefit from our ongoing success with SAYE and SIP schemes
image
Private healthcare
A health cash plan for all and free BUPA after two years service
image
Volunteering
Two days off per year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
image
Payday drinks
Celebrate with monthly drinks and nibbles at a local bar on us
image
Career coaching
Your own mentor to help you navigate your future career
image
Reward scheme
Get rewarded by your colleagues for demonstrating our values

Start your career for life

You're just a few clicks away from pursuing an amazing career at Kainos!