Lead / Senior Back-End Software Developer, Retail Solutions VEIKKAUS / Helsinki
PUBLISHED: January 13, 2025
Veikkaus creates joy through games and protects it. We want to make sure that gambling in Finland stays on the joyful side. All our actions are guided by sustainability. We want to be a trailblazer in the gaming industry, and a trendsetter of a responsible player experience. Wellbeing is our passion. It is important that our employees enjoy coming to work every day. We offer versatile and extensive employee benefits. With us, you get to do work that makes a difference, in a spirited work community that is constantly developing. Let’s work together – to keep gambling on the joyful side.
Lead / Senior Back-End Software Developer, Retail Solutions
Are you an experienced developer with a passion for learning and growth? We are seeking two Lead / Senior level Full Stack Back End Software Developers to join our team working on Veikkaus’ sales terminal solution. This is a permanent full-time position.
Our team develops and maintains the backend systems and terminal application for Veikkaus’ sales terminal – business-critical, high-volume, transaction critical solutions built on a composable architecture. The team is responsible for the entire lifecycle of the solution, from design to maintenance. We face complex challenges in everyday actions, and we take pride in developing secure, high-quality and maintainable systems. With financial transactions at the core – reliability and professionalism are paramount. We foster a culture where freedom and responsibility go hand in hand.
Veikkaus offers a wide range of games and gaming products. Our products have earned international acclaim, providing safe, responsible, and innovative gaming experiences both in Finland and internationally through our subsidiary, Fennica Gaming. In this role, you will develop solutions used by sales personnel and customers in a retail environment.
Technologies and products we use include, but are not limited to:
– Kotlin + Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Typescript + React, Amazon AWS, Terraform
We expect you to:
– Have strong skills in JVM languages
– Have at least 5+ years development experience on the backend side especially transaction critical systems
– Have experience in using AWS Compute-, Container-, Database- and Networking-services
– Have experience in designing, processing and configuring relational databases
– Have skills in web technologies (TypeScript + React)
But most importantly, be eager to learn more and produce high-quality, comprehensive solutions.
Additionally, we hope you to have:
– A passion for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software systems
– Customer centric approach
– Good collaboration and communication skills
– Proficiency in both English and Finnish
With us, you will have the possibility to grow as a software professional. We genuinely want to be a responsible employer that offers meaningful challenging work tasks, competitive employment benefits, and gives you the ability to take care of the balance between work and free time. You can read more about us, our employment benefits, and our work culture here. The role is based in Helsinki at the headquarters of Veikkaus. Veikkaus prefers a flexible hybrid work model between a remote workplace and an office.
Whether you have a few years of experience as a senior developer or are already an experienced lead developer, we want to offer you a role that matches your skills and career goals.
Please note that the job requires a valid residence permit from all non-EU citizens.
Interested? Great! Submit your application with your salary request as soon as possible, but no later than 30.1.2025.
For more information about the position, feel free to contact Development Team Manager Markus Viitasalo. You can reach him by phone at +358 50 5703887 on Friday, January 17, from 13:00 to 15:00, or on Friday, January 24, from 13:00 to 15:00. Alternatively, you can email him at firstname.lastname@veikkaus.fi.
A drug test and a basic security clearance in accordance with the Security Clearance Act (726/2014) will be conducted for the selected candidate.