Full Stack Developer - React

Job Description

Who are we?

At Knowit, digital services are part of sustainable development. That is why our clients in both public and private sectors rely on us to develop sustainable and innovative applications and systems for public services and critical business needs.

We are now looking for Full Stack Developers at Knowit Solutions to strengthen our teams working on various web development projects.

In our software development projects, we work in teams, so you always have a skilled colleague from your own team by your side. Our work can be seen across various fields, such as industrial fields, energy sector, gaming, and citizen services in public sector - all of which are characterized by long-term client relationships and our role as a trusted partner.

What kind of developer and technical competence we are looking for?

We are looking for developer with a consultant's mindset. At Knowit it means for instance following attributes

• Ability to present and communicate views, best practices and technical solutions for different stakeholders varying from team members to non-tech people
• A built-in curiosity to learn, tinker with new technologies and develop yourself professionally

In technical terms, we hope you to have modern programming skills in TypeScript or JavaScript based application development. We also hope you to have good abilities to write high-quality, tested and easily maintainable code, as we too have a professional pride in our work. Preferably you already have hands-on experience and insight from couple long-term application development projects (client or product) with team, and with complex and modern setting: from agile methods to cloud and DevOps.

In our agile teams, the tasks are versatile, and not everything needs to be mastered. However, if your toolkit includes following kind of tech stack, you might be the new colleague we are looking for:

• React and Node.js
• SQL or NoSQL databases
• AWS (Azure and GCP will also do fine as it's easily transferable area of competence)
• Agile methods
• DevOps practices

As a consultant, great communication skills and fluent English are of essence. Finnish skills are plus. We are however unable to provide relocation opportunities.

Note that some of our projects may require a security clearance check by The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. The check will always be done with consent of the person in question.

Other buzzwords related to the role and the team: Scrum, DevOps, CI/CD, AI, Co-Pilot, Redux, Docker, Kubernetes, Express.js, PostgreSQL, C#.

Why Knowit?

At Knowit, we value versatile expertise and the willingness to learn new skills. We are all makers at heart; we do what we promise, with best of our ability and with a big heart. We are proud of our hands-on work and deep expertise.

To ensure that this is not just a one-sided wish list, we want you to have the opportunity to influence your role and take as much responsibility in client projects as you want. We want you to have opportunity to drive your competence development supported by us, whether it will be about newest specific technologies or a longer path in specializing as an expert of your field.

You are most welcomed to join our team as yourself, as a complete person. For us, an easy-going and professional work environment is an absolute value, and your team member is always just one slack message away.

What we offer you:

• Salary range for this role is 4200 - 5800e/month depending on competence and experience
• A team and community where it's easy to develop and get help when needed. We have professionals at different stages of their careers, and we offer opportunities that challenge and develop both recent graduates and experienced professionals.
• Internally highly appreciated People Lead model. Our supervisors' main task is to enable you to have the best possible conditions to succeed in your work and develop professionally.
• Time and resources to develop your skills during working hours (training, certifications, guild activities, your own personal competence development plan)
• Job rotation between various client projects in different industries
• Environments in which tech stacks are up to date. We work with modern technologies and tools, as well as best practices, and we have strong technology partnerships with major players in the industry. At the same time, we are curious and ready to learn new things and challenge the status quo.
• Flexible remote/hybrid work
• Excellent work-life balance. We work on significant and meaningful projects in sustainable digitization, but each of us is a complete person, and there are important things outside the work too.
• Other comprehensive employee benefits (lunch, commuting, sports/culture, extensive occupational health care, health insurance, bicycle benefit, working tools of choice, ergonomic home office, recruitment and sales lead bonuses, possibility of temporary remote work abroad, named countries).

You can also learn about us and our work in software development here

In case you recognized that joining our team of Makers could be the kind of opportunity you'd enjoy, let us hear about you more by sending an application!

If you come up with any questions or want to have a quick chat before making any further decisions, just reach out for Talent Acquisition Partner Topias Niinivaara, whose contact information can be found on our career site!