Backend Software Developer

Job Description

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. Lets work together to keep gambling on the joyful side.

Back End Software Developer, Draw Games

Are you an experienced developer with a passion for learning and growth? We are seeking a Full Stack Back End Software Developer to join our team working on Veikkaus' draw games product family. This is a permanent, full-time position.

Our team develops and maintains the backend systems for Veikkaus' draw gamesbusiness-critical, high-volume, cloud-native solutions built on a composable architecture. From scratch design and development to solving complex challenges, we ensure 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 technology has gained international recognition, enabling safe, responsible, and innovative gaming experiences in Finland and abroad, through our subsidiary Fennica Gaming. In this role, you will develop game services used by customers online and at retail, contributing to Veikkaus' international expansion.

Technologies and products we use include, but are not limited to:

Java, Kotlin, Typescript, PostgreSQL, Redis, SpringBoot, React, Nginx, Kubernetes, Terraform, Grafana, GitLab, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GCP Bigquery, GCP Cloud Run, GCP Pub/Sub, and Linux.

We expect you to:

• Have strong skills in Java and JVM languages
• Have at least 3+ years development experience on the backend side
• Be familiar with some of the other technologies listed above
• Have experience in full stack system development, preferably in cloud environments

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
• Good collaboration and communication skills
• Proficiency in both Finnish and English

With us, you will have 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 developer or are already an experienced lead developer, we want to offer you a role that matches your skills and career goals. Your title can be Developer, Senior Developer, or Lead Developer, depending on your skills and experience.

Interested? Great! Submit your application with your salary request as soon as possible, but no later than 19.1.2025.

For more information about the position, contact Development Team Manager Mikko Uljas (phone: +358 9 4370 2591) during the following times or by email at [email protected]:

• Wednesday, January 8, and Wednesday, January 18, from 8:00 to 9:00
• Thursday, January 9, and Thursday, January 16, from 14:00 to 16:00
• Friday, January 10, and Friday, January 17, from 8:00 to 9:00

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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