Associate

Job ID: 2886

Join our Market Analytics & Execution team and build the technology that powers rates and fixed income trading decisions. We're looking for a passionate developer who thrives in a fast-paced financial environment where your code directly impacts real-time trading operations and business success. 

About our team

Meet the Market Analytics & Execution team, part of the Markets Business Technology unit in LC&I. We serve as technical partners to Rates and Fixed Income Trading and Sales teams throughout the Nordic countries, operating from our development hubs in Helsinki and Copenhagen. We advise and create technical solutions, advanced hedging capabilities, and provide access channels for key figures, prices and advisory tools both internally and externally.  

What makes us unique? You'll work directly on the Trading Floor in Helsinki, and you’ll be part of a team of extraordinary people who push the boundaries of business through technology. Our diverse tech stack spans multiple applications with different codebases and varying levels of maturity, giving you exposure to both legacy systems and cutting-edge solutions. We operate in a high-ownership, self-driven environment where your technical decisions have immediate business impact. 

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us. 

What you’ll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role: 

• Hands-on design, code, test, maintain and support event-driven microservices that implement trade execution, rich integrations, and customer trade automation using backend languages such as Java and C# 
• Collaborate closely with developers and key business stakeholders including traders, quants, sales representatives in a dynamic, fast-paced delivery environment 
• Drive, coordinate and follow-up on the delivery of system integrations from multiple IT teams ensuring timely execution 
• Establish and document solution architecture with adherence to relevant standards and guidelines 
• Contribute to both backend and frontend development when needed, working across our diverse technology stack  

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you have a solid software engineering foundation and passion for technology that makes a real business difference. You're comfortable having direct access to business stakeholders and either have knowledge of or genuine interest in financial instruments. We welcome developers at various experience levels who demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, self-direction, and thrive in environments with changing requirements.  

Your background and skills include:

• Relevant degree in computer science, engineering, math, economics, or (computational) finance 
• Strong backend development skills in languages such as Java and C# 
• Hands-on experience building fault-tolerant and self-healing systems 
• You are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in dynamic environments with fast-paced deliveries and changing requirements 
• You demonstrate high ownership and can work independently while collaborating effectively with diverse teams 
• You are open to working with both backend and frontend technologies when needed 

It would be ideal if you also: 

• Interest or previous experience in financial products, trading and risk management within Rates and Fixed Income 
• Interest or previous experience in Financial Models 
• Passion for mathematics and problem-solving in complex domains 
• Experience working in agile, business-focused development environments 

What we offer

• Direct impact on real-time trading operations and financial markets 
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge financial technology and diverse tech stacks 
• Close collaboration with business experts including traders and quantitative analysts 
• Professional development in both technology and financial domain knowledge 
• International team environment with colleagues in Helsinki and Copenhagen 
• High-ownership culture where your technical decisions drive business outcomes  

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 31/03/2026.

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Mircea Barba at mircea.barba@nordea.com 

Applications will be reviewed and candidates considered on a rolling basis while the position remains open  

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.