Lead Software Engineer

Tenth Revolution Group; Tampere; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Modern office in Tampere

Career development

Training opportunities

Job summary

Finnish Product Company in Tampere is seeking a Lead Software Engineer or Engineering Manager to steer the Real Estate Systems team. This hands-on leadership role blends technical direction, people leadership and product collaboration to evolve a market-leading SaaS platform used by real estate professionals across Finland.

You will drive architecture, promote cloud-native practices, and enable AI-driven product development while ensuring quality and scalability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software development teams as Engineering Manager or Tech Lead.
• Strong full-stack experience with modern web apps (frontend and backend).
• Experience with SaaS products and cloud platforms.
• Background in product companies preferred.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a cross-functional software team responsible for a market-leading SaaS platform.
• Drive technical and architectural decisions in alignment with product goals.
• Collaborate with product, business teams and customers to prioritise roadmap.
• Balance rapid delivery with long-term technical sustainability.
• Promote AI capabilities and thoughtful data-driven decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Team management

Product thinking

Tools

React

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Lead Software Engineer | Finnish Product Company | Tampere

We are exclusively supporting a leading Finnish digital product company in the search for a Lead Software Engineer or Engineering Manager to join their Real Estate Systems team in Tampere.

This is an opportunity to lead the team behind a market-leading SaaS platform used daily by real estate professionals across Finland. The business is investing heavily in platform modernisation, cloud technologies and AI-driven product development, creating a unique opportunity to influence both technology and product direction.

The Role:

As Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-functional software development team responsible for a business-critical platform at the heart of the real estate industry.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you will combine technical direction, people leadership and product collaboration. You'll work closely with developers, product stakeholders and customers to ensure the platform continues to evolve while maintaining technical quality and scalability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a team of software engineers
• Driving technical and architectural decision-making
• Working closely with product and business teams on prioritisation
• Balancing delivery speed with long-term technical sustainability
• Supporting the adoption of AI capabilities within the product
• Bringing customer and business understanding into engineering decisions
• Influencing team processes, ways of working and technical strategy

Technology Environment

• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• AWS
• AI-enabled Product Development
• Modern CI/CD and highly automated development environments

What We're Looking For

• Experience leading software development teams as an Engineering Manager, Lead Developer, Tech Lead or similar
• Strong understanding of modern web applications across frontend and backend
• Experience working with SaaS products and cloud platforms
• Product company background preferred
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Confident decision-maker who can provide technical leadership and direction

Why Join?

• In-house product development with long-term ownership
• Products used by millions of users across Finland
• Large engineering community with opportunities to collaborate and learn
• Significant investment in training, certifications and career development
• Modern cloud-native technology environment
• Strong engineering culture with genuine influence over technology choices
• High-impact product with a clear growth roadmap
• Modern office in Tampere and flexible hybrid working

If you're an experienced technical leader looking to combine engineering excellence, product thinking and AI innovation in a role with real influence, I'd be happy to share more details in confidence.

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