Senior Backend Developer (permanent position)

Job ID: 4263

Welcome to Group Technology, where we pride ourselves on engineering solutions and direct Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view and structured understanding of the bank, and its surrounding environment to enable the Customer Vision and the Business Strategy.

We are looking for a an experienced Senior IT Developer to help shape the next generation of mobile bank application for Nordea’s private and corporate customers. This is an opportunity for you to join a team of highly motivated people, that strive to deliver a modern digital banking solution to millions of our customers across the Nordics. This is a permanent and full-time position, at Nordea Campus in Helsinki (Finland).

 

Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We’re not just a bank; we’re a tech employer on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly. Together, we impact millions of people’s daily lives by ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while safeguarding their personal data and wealth. Join us in making an impact on the banking industry.

About our team

Meet the Sales Funnel team. We are part of the SD MarTech & Sales Technology in Group Technology, working at the intersection of business, data, and technology to support Nordea’s digital sales ambition.

What we do

Our role is to enable effective digital sales across all customer channels. We focus on creating simple, relevant, and personalized experiences that help customers discover and engage with Nordea’s products and services.

How we work

We build solutions that bring together customer data, insights, and content to deliver meaningful interactions across channels such as mobile, online banking, and other digital touchpoints.

By combining data with technology, we help ensure that the right message reaches the right customer at the right time—while continuously learning and improving based on feedback and performance.

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Designing and developing backend services using Java in a modern microservices architecture
• Taking ownership of solution design and technical architecture for complex features and components
• Collaborating closely with business stakeholders and analysts to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions 
• Using AI-assisted (e.g. Gemini CLI, internal agents) development practices to improve engineering productivity
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture planning, helping the team maintain high engineering standards

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you:  

• Enjoy combining hands-on development with architecture thinking
• Like working close to business stakeholders, helping translate ideas into working solutions
• Take ownership and naturally step into an expert role within a team
• Are curious about how AI can change the way software is built

Your background and skills include:

• Strong experience with latest Java and Spring Framework
• 5+ years of experience designing and building microservice-based systems with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and reliability
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and modern development practices
• Experience adapting AI tools (e.g. Gemini CLI or similar)  into everyday development workflows, such as code generation, refactoring, documentation, or test creation

It would be ideal if you also:

• Are familiar with latest front-end dev & test frameworks (Angular/React & Cypress/Playwright)
• Have experience with Docker/Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform and CI/CD pipelines
• Have experience working in large corporate environments

What we offer

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.

People are driven by many different factors. 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 23/07/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Muhammad Qasim at muhammad.qasim@nordea.com.

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. Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.

A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.