Lead / Senior Front End Developer VEIKKAUS / Helsinki

PUBLISHED: February 24, 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 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 Front End Developer

Are you an experienced developer with a passion for leading a development team? We offer a chance to join our team as a Lead / Senior Front End Developer working on Veikkaus’ digital channels product. This is a permanent, full-time position.

Our team develops and maintains Veikkaus’ digital channels, i.e., website and mobile app — the biggest online consumer store in Finland, offering a wide range of games and gaming products with safe, responsible, and innovative gaming experiences. In the lead developer’s role, you will be at the core of creating the future of these services and products.

In this role, the focus is on developing a modern web service in agile teams. Our teams consist of developers, designers, testers, data analysts, and product as well as game experts. Multidisciplinary teams enable learning across technological boundaries. We use analytics in service development, conduct continuous A/B testing, develop machine learning software, and deploy changes to production daily. We value a professional approach and a relaxed yet efficient work environment.

Technologies and products we use include, but are not limited to: TypeScript, React, Remeda, Zustand, GraphQL, React Query/Tanstack Query, i18next, Node.js, Gitlab, pnpm, jest / vitest, Cypress

We expect you to have:

  • Several years of experience in developing web services and you’re hungry for learning more
  • Great collaboration and communication skills
  • A proactive attitude towards mentoring and coaching colleagues
  • A passion for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software systems

We provide valuable services directly to consumer customers, so the quality of our work must be close to our hearts.

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.

Interested? Great! Submit your application with your salary request as soon as possible, but no later than 16.3.2025.

For more information about the position, please contact Development Team Manager Johanna Väisänen at +358 9 4370 2252. She is available every Thursday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

A drug test and a basic security clearance in accordance with the Security Clearance Act (726/2014) will be conducted for the selected candidate.

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