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Summer Trainee, Software Developer

KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world - escalators and elevators - with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

KONE R&D brings together top talent from different disciplines into an industry-leading product and technology organization. We thrive in solving complex customer challenges, connecting legacy with the latest technologies, across hardware and software engineering. In fact, roughly half of our R&D roles are in software. Agile ways of working mean that we are better able to meet our customers' rapidly evolving needs for speed and innovation, in a global environment.

We are now looking for a

Summer Trainee, Software Developer

to join our team based in Hyvinkää, with the possibility to work partly remotely.

Our Embedded Applications team is responsible for developing and maintaining key parts of our core embedded software. Our applications enable essential functionalities such as lift allocation, call handling, access control, and various supporting operations. We work as an agile software team following standard practices including continuous integration, code reviews, and automated testing. We are looking for a student that's close to completing their studies to work for 3 months between May and September 2026, based on availability and preference. Work experience is a bonus.

In this role you'll get the opportunity to solve problems, code and improve code quality. You will be working as part of our development team with other software developers and test automation developers.

In order to be successful in this role, you preferable have:

  • Good C++ knowledge with latest standard c++20 and c++23
  • Good communication skills in English
  • Interest in AI assisted development
  • You like working in a team
  • You know Python
  • You know Robot Framework
  • You love Linux

What we offer: 

You will get into fully global environment with real purpose. We do work according to the Agile principles and follow scrum in our practices. With our digital services we are making sure that increasingly demanding People Flow within the cities is fluent and the everyday life of people is uninterrupted. This also provides individual learning opportunities. We have a relaxed atmosphere where respect of the individual has high importance. We emphasize working together in the teams and we also understand that proper work-life balance is important to deliver results in the long run. 

For further information please contact Tero Niemelä [email protected]

Want to join the #PeopleFlow?

If you think this could be an inspiring challenge for the summer, please tell more about yourself, your availability during the summer and why you are interested in this specific role and submit your CV and application letter together with copy of transcript of studies via our Careers-site www.kone.com/jobs latest on 28th February 2026.

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Keskitymme KONEella luomaan innovatiivista ja yhteistyöhön perustuvaa työskentelykulttuuria, jossa jokaisen panosta arvostetaan. Työntekijöiden sitoutuminen on meille avainasemassa, ja rohkaisemme jokaista osallistumaan ja jakamaan tietoa ja ideoita. Yritysvastuu on oleellinen osa yrityskulttuuriamme ja päivittäisiä toimiamme. Noudatamme eettisiä liiketoimintamenettelyitä ja pyrimme kehittämään yhdessä tekemisen kulttuuria, jossa työntekijät luottavat toisiinsa ja kunnioittavat toisiaan ja jossa hyvät suoritukset huomioidaan. Erinomaisena työpaikkana olemme ylpeitä voidessamme tarjota erilaisia kokemuksia ja mahdollisuuksia, joiden avulla saavutat ura- ja henkilökohtaiset tavoitteesi ja voit elää terveellisesti ja tasapainoisesti.

Lue lisää www.kone.com/careers

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Summer Trainee, Software Developer

Hyvinkää
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Published on 10.02.2026

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