Back-end Developer to Martech & Sales Technology Department

Nordea; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea is seeking an IT Developer to shape the next generation of the mobile banking app for private and corporate customers. The role is permanent and full-time, based at the Nordea Campus in Helsinki, Finland.

The team focuses on digital sales across channels, delivering personalized experiences and robust data-driven solutions. The candidate will design and build backend services, own solution architecture, and work closely with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Framework.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot in a modern microservices architecture.
• Taking ownership of solution design and technical architecture for complex features and components.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders and analysts to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Using AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering productivity.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Microservices

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AI tooling

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Job ID: 5816 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.

Job ID: 5816 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 an experienced 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'rea 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 train & its teams. 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.

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.

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.

What You’ll Be Doing

Main responsibilities in this role

• Designing and developing backend services using Java and Spring Boot 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. GitHub Copilot, internal agents) development practices to improve engineering productivity
• Supporting the team with technical leadership, code quality practices, and modern engineering standards (Test-Driven Development, design patterns)

This role is based in Helsinki.

Who You Are

This is the right role for you if you:

• Enjoy combining hands-on development with architecture thinking
• Are curious about how AI can change the way software is built
• 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 open to solving problems beyond pure coding when the situation requires it

Your background and skills include:

• Strong experience with latest Java and Spring Framework
• Experience designing and building microservice-based systems
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, architecture and modern development practices
• Experience adapting AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot or similar)or agents into everyday development workflows, such as code generation, refactoring, documentation, or test creation

It would be ideal if you also:

• Are familiar with the frontend development
• Have experience with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
• Work comfortably with Test-Driven Development

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 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.

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.

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