KONE Corporation

KONE Corporation, founded in 1910 in Helsinki, Finland, designs, manufactures and services elevators, escalators and complete People Flow solutions. Its equipment moves an estimated 2 billion people every day. The company employs more than 60,000 people and operates in over 60 countries, supported by local service centres and technician networks that maintain installed equipment worldwide.

Product work spans elevator systems for buildings and high-rises, escalators for urban and building mobility, and People Flow solutions that combine physical hardware with smart digital systems. Engineering teams work across IoT, AI, cloud architecture, mechanical engineering and hardware-software integration; the company holds over 3,000 patents and continues to invest in research and development.

Teams are typically cross-functional, bringing together mechanical and software disciplines in environments that include high-rise laboratories and local service centres. Work is organised around safety-first principles, with teams taking ownership of their own areas and career paths available across IoT, AI, cloud architecture and mechanical engineering.

Industry areas include building technology, smart cities, high-rise construction and sustainability, with the stated aim of making urban life safer, more convenient and more sustainable.