Lead AI-Native Developer

Veikkaus Group; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Excellent benefits

Balanced work life

Job summary

Veikkaus is seeking a Lead AI-Native Developer to steer our web engineering pods in an AI-native model. You will build features across the TypeScript/React/Astro/Node.js stack on AWS while guiding autonomous AI agents in implementation, testing, and deployment.

You will write code alongside your team to ensure reliable collaboration with agents and maintain hands-on coding where it matters most. You will thrive with hands-on experience in our core web stack and agent-driven workflows, plus

Qualifications

• Hands-on production experience with core web stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS).
• Experience with AI agent systems: prompting, tool use, multi-agent orchestration.
• Proven track record delivering complex features end-to-end and evolving CI/CD/quality tooling in an agent-driven workflow.
• Ability to set technical direction for AI-native development and mentor teams.
• Empathy for developers and a drive to create AI systems that augment creativity.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-native development efforts with autonomous AI agents writing, testing, and shipping production code.
• Write and review code, mentor developers, and ensure reliable collaboration with AI agents.
• Direct how work is divided among you, your team, and your agents.
• Develop features across the web stack and guide implementation, testing, and deployment by AI agents.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS

agentic development lifecycle

Tools

GitLab

pnpm

vitest

Cypress

Playwright

Grafana

Astro

Zustand

Tanstack Query

i18next

Job description

We are currently implementing an AI-native software engineering operating model for Veikkaus.

As a Lead AI-Native Developer, you lead our web engineering pods through an AI-native development model — one where autonomous AI agent write, test, and ship production code alongside your team, and you stay hands-on, writing and reviewing code alongside them to keep that collaboration reliable. Day to day, you'll build features and write code across our web stack (TypeScript, React, Astro, Node.js, AWS) while directing AI agents on implementation, testing, and deployment, decide how work is divided between you, your team, and your agents, and mentor developers adapting to this way of building. You'll work side by side with AI agents that handle much of the implementation, testing, and deployment — setting direction, reviewing outcomes, and writing code yourself where it matters most.

You will thrive in this position, if you have:

• Hands-on production experience with our core web stack — TypeScript, React, Node.js, and AWS — and a deep understanding of the agentic development lifecycle.
• Practical, hands-on experience working with AI agent systems in your own development work — prompting, tool use, multi-agent orchestration — beyond just using AI coding assistants’ day to day.
• Proven experiencedeveloping complex features end-to-end, with comfort using and evolving CI/CD and quality tooling (GitLab, pnpm, vitest, Cypress, Playwright, Grafana) in an agent-driven workflow.
• The ability toset clear technical direction for your own AI-native development work and help your team adopt an agent-based approach.
• Strong empathy for the daily work of developers and a drive to create AI systems that augment and empower their creativity.

Considered an advantage:

• Experience with our broader front-end stack — Astro, Zustand, Tanstack Query, i18next — or comparable tools.
• A genuine interest in how human ideas and AI can work together to handle complex delivery tasks.
• The motivation to move past old habits and use AI to find better, guided paths for teams to succeed.
• The curiosity to explore how new tools can help others adapt to an AI-native way of working.

We offer:

• A workplace where the game evolves – and so do you. You’ll face meaningful challenges and gain new skills while contributing to shared success – in Finland and beyond. We value curiosity and create the space for it to thrive.
• Inspiring and supportive teammates you can rely on. The best ideas and world-class entertainment are built together – and Veikkaus thrives because of its people.
• Balanced and inspiring work life. At Veikkaus, we believe a good job adds something to life – but isn’t all there is to it.
• Excellent employee benefits. You can read more about us and our benefits from here .

It is important to us that everyone can come to work as their authentic selves. We value diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives, and believe that success comes from working in diverse teams. We encourage individuals from various backgrounds to apply for our jobs.

The position is located at Veikkaus’ headquarters in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki. We work flexibly in a hybrid model with three on-site days per week.

A drug test under Section 7 of the Act on the Protection of Privacy in Working Life (759/2004) will be conducted on the selected candidate.