Tech Lead, Software Engineering
Do you thrive on shaping scalable software systems, driving technical excellence, and building products that thousands of people rely on every day? Do you want to combine hands-on development with technical leadership, while helping shape one of the most ambitious software initiatives in the Nordics?
At Finago, we’re setting a new standard for financial, payroll, and HR software across the Nordic region. Our mission is clear: to become the most customer-centric business software company in the Nordics. To make that happen, we’re now looking for a Tech Lead, Software Engineering to join us on this journey.
Your mission?🚀
As our Tech Lead, you will be a key technical leader in an autonomous product team, helping build and evolve a shared, modern product platform used by more than 150,000 customers across the Nordics. You will play a central role in shaping architecture, ensuring high code quality, and influencing how we build software at scale, while staying close to the code yourself.
💡Your key tasks and responsibilities include:
Taking technical ownership of a product area or module within one of our SaaS products
Leading architectural decisions and technical design, ensuring maintainable, scalable, and high-quality solutions
Working hands-on with development, building new functionality and improving existing systems
Mentoring and supporting other developers through code reviews, technical discussions, and day-to-day guidance
Collaborating closely with Product Managers, Designers, and QA to deliver robust solutions that create real customer value
Contributing to continuous improvement within testing, CI/CD, security, and observability
Why join us as our next Tech Lead?
Be part of a large-scale, strategic platform initiative with real impact across the Nordics
Work in autonomous teams with high trust and low bureaucracy
Influence the architecture, technical direction, and engineering culture
💎 “Special to see a feature you have worked on ends up at the customers same week for instant feedback” - Nicolai Gjærum, Development Tech Lead
Ready to make an impact? 💥
We’re looking for a Tech Lead who enjoys combining technology, people, and product thinking. To succeed in this role, we believe you:
Have solid experience as a software developer and have naturally taken on technical leadership responsibilities
Enjoy working at the intersection of architecture, hands-on coding, and team collaboration
Thrive in complex systems and think holistically about quality, scalability, and operations
Communicate clearly, take ownership, and build trust within your team
Are curious, pragmatic, and motivated to continuously improve how things are done
Are fluent in English (Nordic language skills are a plus, but not required)
🛠️ Depending on the product, you’ll work with technologies such as:
TypeScript, Node.js, C# .NET
React on the frontend
MSSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, Redis, Cassandra, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, S3
Microservices and event-driven architectures
Kubernetes, modern CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS / Azure)
You don’t need to know everything, what matters most is your ability to understand the bigger picture and make sound technical decisions.
What's in it for you?
💜 Join our growth journey: Work with over 800 passionate teammates across Finland, Sweden and Norway at a friendly, flexible, and evolving tech company.
💜 Own your path: Grow in the direction that fits your ambitions. We offer a yearly individual development budget plus unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning in addition to everyday learning opportunities within your own role.
💜 Make a meaningful impact: Every day, tens of thousands of customers rely on us to keep their businesses running. And we show up - not only for our customers, but for the planet. We’re honored to stand in the top 5% of the most sustainable companies in the world.
💜 Grow through curiosity: Bring new ideas, try things out, and help us improve. All employees are included in our ownership program and our bonus program, so when we do well, we do well together.
Your next step? Apply! 👇
Curious about the role? If you have any questions, feel free to contact the hiring manager Ingvild Haanes Marton at ingvild.haanes.marton@finago.com.
We’re eager to connect with great people, so don’t wait until the last day to apply. We may start the screening process during the application period.
Our recruitment process:
Initial screening: getting to know each other
First interview: meet the hiring manager
Aptitude assessment & Interview: show us how you think
Offer & contract: time to make it official
Any questions on your mind regarding the process? Reach out to us anytime at careers@finago.com we’re happy to help. Please note: due to GDPR, we can’t accept or process any applications via email. Please submit your application only through our recruitment portal.
If you’re ready to do more of what you love and help shape the future of our business software, send us your application today! 💜
Finago
Finago is one of the largest financial, people and business operations software providers in the Nordics. Our solutions empower our customers to do more of what they love – backed by expert guidance, innovation, and a commitment to keep you ahead in a changing world. We’re trusted by hundreds of thousands of companies across the Nordics, and we’re just getting started. Our mission? To become the most customer-centric business software company. We’re not just building software; we’re changing the game. Together, let’s shape our Nordic success story.