Backend Developer Salary in Finland

Backend Developer jobs in Finland hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $98,539/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Haystack

usehaystack.io
Haystack empowers engineering teams with real-time insights into their team’s performance, helping you remove bottlenecks and accelerate delivery.
usehaystack.io • Decision Intelligence • Project Management • Data Visualization • 11-50 employees
Decision Intelligence • Project Management • Data Visualization • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 9 days ago

Full Stack Engineer

$90k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Asia) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Git
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 9 days ago

Senior Backend Engineer

$89k – $218k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Asia) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Docker
GCP
Git
Management
Jira
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ICEYE

iceye.com
ICEYE is a Finnish aerospace manufacturer and Earth observation company that operates the world's largest commercial constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Founded in 2014, the firm specializes in micro-satellites capable of capturing high-resolution radar imagery through clouds, dense smoke, and total darkness. Its persistent monitoring platform serves global government, defense, and commercial sectors, enabling near-real-time decision-making for disaster response, maritime domain awareness, and security intelligence.
iceye.com • HQ: Espoo, Finland • Hardware • Space & Aerospace • Peripherals • Satellite Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: Espoo, Finland • Hardware • Space & Aerospace • Peripherals • Satellite Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014
Verified live · 1 hour ago 11 days ago

Flight Software Deployment Engineer

Remote/Hybrid (Espoo, Finland, Warsaw, Poland) • Full-Time
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 12 days ago

Senior Fullstack Engineer (Fleet UI)

Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Espoo, Finland) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Go
Python
Django
FastAPI
Flask
Frontend
GraphQL
npm
React.js
Vite
Webpack
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
ArgoCD
AWS
Helm
Kubernetes
Terraform
QA
Jest
Playwright
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Smart Manufacturing Engineer, Software

Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Espoo, Finland) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
DevOps
GitHub
CI/CD
QA
Robot Framework
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Kapa

kapa.ai
Turn your product knowledge into an agent that answers, troubleshoots, and resolves. For humans and for the agents they.
kapa.ai • New York • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees
New York • Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • 11-50 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 11 days ago

Software Engineer (Full-stack)

$100k – $150k per year • Equity 0.1–0.3% • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (Germany, France, Russia, United Kingdom, Austria) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
AI/ML
RAG
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Axon Enterprise

axon.link
Axon Enterprise is a global leader in public safety technology, best known for developing TASER energy weapons, body-worn cameras, and digital evidence management software. Its cloud-based ecosystem enables law enforcement, first responders, and military personnel to collect, manage, and analyze operational data and video footage in real time. Driven by a mission to protect life and preserve truth, the company provides hardware, artificial intelligence, and software solutions designed to streamline emergency response and reduce violent conflict.
axon.link • HQ: Scottsdale, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Scottsdale, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 2 hours ago 14 days ago

Senior Imaging Software Engineer

Senior • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Tampere, Finland) • Senior
C++
Python
Rust
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Robotics
GStreamer
ROS2
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Refurbed

refurbed.de
Refurbed is a leading provider of refurbished electronics. We offer a wide range of products, including laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Our products are carefully inspected and refurbished to the highest standards.
refurbed.de • Vienna • Marketplaces • Consumer Electronics • Laptops • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
Vienna • Marketplaces • Consumer Electronics • Laptops • 201-500 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 1 day ago 14 days ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (f/m/x) - remote

$92k – $226k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote (Europe) • Senior
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Redis
Frontend
Vue.js
DevOps
gRPC
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Open 278 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 10 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer (f/m/x) - remote

$93k – $227k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Go
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
Frontend
Alpine.js
Tailwind CSS
Vue.js
DevOps
GCP
gRPC
Kubernetes
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EnergyHub

energyhub.com
EnergyHub is a software technology company based in New York, NY. EnergyHub's platform lets consumers turn their smart thermostats, electric vehicles, EV charging equipment, energy storage systems, solar inverters, water heaters and more into virtual power plants that keep the grid reliable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power. We work on technology that already provides energy and cost savings to more than a million people through partnerships with the most exciting companies in the 'internet of things.' EnergyHub is an independent subsidiary of Alarm.com, the leading technology provider of connected home solutions.
energyhub.com • New York • Helsinki • Smart Grid • Energy & Utilities • Energy Management
New York • Helsinki • Smart Grid • Energy & Utilities • Energy Management
Verified live · 1 hour ago 14 days ago

Software Engineer I

$56k – $70k per year • Junior • 2+ years expHelsinki • Remote (Finland) • Internship • Junior • Finnish: C1
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Docker
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Management
Slack
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iLOQ

iloq.com
Skip to content About us Vision and strategy Life made limitless Life made limitless About us iLOQ makes life easier by providing smart and secure access to the buildings and spaces we use daily.
iloq.com • Oulu • Malmö • Espoo • Consumer Electronics • Security Products • Smart Home Devices
Oulu • Malmö • Espoo • Consumer Electronics • Security Products • Smart Home Devices
Verified live · 1 day ago 15 days ago

Senior Backend Developer

Senior • In office (Oulu, Finland) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Verified live · 1 day ago 15 days ago

Backend Development Lead

Lead • In office (Oulu, Finland) • Full-Time • Staff
C#
C#
.NET
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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PostHog

posthog.com
PostHog is a product analytics company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020 by James Hawkins and Tim Glaser. The company builds an open source platform combining product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, surveys, and error tracking that teams can self-host or run on its cloud. It went through Y Combinator, operates as a fully remote organisation, and publishes its internal handbook and pricing openly.
posthog.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Analytics Platforms • Software • Web Analytics • Product Analytics • Data & Analytics • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Analytics Platforms • Software • Web Analytics • Product Analytics • Data & Analytics • Est. 2020
Verified live · 22 min ago 15 days ago

Backend Engineer - Ingestion (Europe/UK timezone)

$84k – $207k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Europe) • Full-Time
Go
Node JS
Rust
SQL
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon S3
Management
Slack
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Toloka AI

toloka.ai
Toloka is a data company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam that supplies human-generated training, fine-tuning and evaluation data for artificial intelligence systems. It began as a large-scale crowdsourcing platform and has repositioned around expert work, combining domain specialists, machine learning tooling and quality control pipelines to produce reasoning traces, preference rankings and agentic task data. Operating within the Nebius group and backed by Bezos Expeditions since 2025, the company serves frontier model laboratories and enterprises building their own systems.
toloka.ai • HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Machine Learning • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Machine Learning • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2014
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Freelance Senior Software Engineer | AI Evaluation

Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (EU, United States, United Kingdom, Serbia) • Freelance • Senior
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Anthropic
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
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Supercell

supercell.com
Space Ape Games is a London mobile studio founded in 2012 by veterans of Playfish and Electronic Arts. Its titles include Rival Kingdoms, Transformers Earth Wars and Fastlane, built around live operations and community. The studio is owned by Supercell and continues to develop from London.
supercell.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Mobile Games
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Mobile Games
Verified live · 1 day ago 19 days ago

MarTech Engineer

In office (Helsinki, Finland, London, United Kingdom) • Relocation • Full-Time
Python
Python
pySpark
Databases
Apache Kafka
Databricks
Delta Lake
AI/ML
Spark
LLM
Mobile
Braze
Push Notifications
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon S3
IAM
Rest API
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 179 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Supercell ID

Senior • In office (Helsinki, Finland) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
Java
Databases
DynamoDB
DevOps
AWS
Terraform
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Tavily

tavily.com
Tavily is a developer infrastructure company headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and founded in 2023. The company runs a search API built for large language model applications, returning ranked and summarised web results in a form agents can consume directly rather than raw pages of markup. It is used by teams building research assistants and autonomous agents, and integrates with common orchestration frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex.
tavily.com • HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Data Collection • Data & Analytics • Internet Services • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Search Engines • Est. 2023
HQ: Tel Aviv, Israel • Data Collection • Data & Analytics • Internet Services • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Search Engines • Est. 2023
$66k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Israel) • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
RAG
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Svelte
Vue.js
Mobile
PWA
QA
Chrome DevTools
Playwright
Selenium
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Verified live · 9 hours ago 19 days ago

Senior Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - Web Access Engineer

$67k – $189k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe, Israel) • Senior
JavaScript
C++
Go
Python
Rust
AI/ML
RAG
AI Agents
DevOps
Kubernetes
QA
Chrome DevTools
Playwright
Selenium
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Affirm

affirm.com
Affirm is a U.S. fintech company founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco. It offers buy now, pay later and installment payment products that let consumers split purchases into transparent, fixed payments. The company also provides merchant tools and a consumer app to support checkout financing and payment management.
affirm.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Lending • FinTech • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Financial Services • Lending • FinTech • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2012
Verified live · 16 min ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Back-end (Fraud)

$100k – $142k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Visa sponsorship • Internship • Senior
Kotlin
Python
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
dbt
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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$83k – $115k per year • Senior • 4+ years expWarsaw • Remote (EU, Europe) • Full-Time • Senior
Kotlin
Python
Databases
MySQL
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
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$83k – $115k per year • Senior • 5+ years expWarsaw • Remote (Europe) • Full-Time • Senior
Kotlin
Python
SQL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
dbt
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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Docker

docker.com
Docker is a leading software platform that enables developers to build, share, and run applications inside lightweight, isolated containers. By packaging code together with all its dependencies, the technology ensures that applications run consistently across any computing environment - from local development machines to large-scale cloud infrastructure. The platform accelerates modern software development, simplifying microservices architecture, automated deployment pipelines, and cross-team collaboration.
docker.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Software • Information Technology • Virtualization • DevOps • Est. 2011
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Software • Information Technology • Virtualization • DevOps • Est. 2011
$96k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 8+ years expLondon • Remote (EU, United States, Canada) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Docker
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Circle

circle.com
Circle is a global financial technology company best known as the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and EURC, two of the world's leading fully backed digital stablecoins. Headquartered in New York City, New York, the firm builds open financial infrastructure and developer APIs that enable internet-native payment settlement, treasury management, and blockchain integration. By bridging traditional banking networks with public blockchain systems, it allows businesses worldwide to store, send, and trade digital value seamlessly.
circle.com • HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Stablecoins • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
HQ: New York, United States • Financial Services • Stablecoins • Blockchain & Crypto • Est. 2013
$130k – $140k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
Tailwind CSS
Analytics
A/B Testing
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$130k – $140k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Remote • Senior
Ruby
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
Edge AI
Frontend
React.js
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Tether

tether.to
Tether is a digital asset company founded in 2014 that issues USDT, the largest stablecoin in circulation and the most heavily traded asset in crypto markets. Each token is intended to hold a one-to-one peg with the United States dollar and is backed by a reserve portfolio dominated by short-dated Treasury bills, with regular attestation reports published on the reserve composition. Headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador, the group has expanded beyond stablecoin issuance into gold-backed tokens, Bitcoin mining, energy, peer-to-peer communications and local artificial intelligence infrastructure.
tether.to • HQ: San Salvador, El Salvador • Crypto Payments • Data Centers • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Stablecoins • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
HQ: San Salvador, El Salvador • Crypto Payments • Data Centers • Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Stablecoins • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2014
$90k – $220k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Senior
Node JS
JavaScript
C++
AI/ML
Tokenization
Frontend
npm
Web3
Bitcoin
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Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Architect (100% Remote - Worldwide)

$150k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote • Architect • English: B2
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Tokenization
Web3
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Token Standards
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Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Architect (100% Remote - Worldwide)

$150k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote • Architect • English: B2
Node JS
JavaScript
AI/ML
Tokenization
Web3
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Smart Contracts
Token Standards
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Openhomefoundation

openhomefoundation.org
The Open Home Foundation fights for the principles of privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes. And for every person who lives in one. It does this by supporting the development of open source projects, and open connectivity and communication standards.
openhomefoundation.org • Wireless • Smart Home Devices
Wireless • Smart Home Devices
Verified live · 2 days ago 21 day ago

Senior Python Engineer

$66k – $187k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Python
Asyncio
AI/ML
llama.cpp
LLM
Model Context Protocol
Ollama
AI Agents
Edge AI
Function Calling
DevOps
Git
GitHub
IoT
Matter
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Customer.io

customer.io
Customer.io, legally Peaberry Software, Inc., is a customer engagement software company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and founded in 2012. The company provides a platform that enables businesses to automate personalized messaging across email, SMS, push notifications, and in-app channels based on real-time customer behavior and data. Serving over 9,000 brands globally, the organization operates as a remote-first company with a focus on data-driven marketing automation and artificial intelligence integration for B2B and B2C enterprises.
customer.io • HQ: Portland, United States • Software • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • Marketing Automation • Est. 2012
HQ: Portland, United States • Software • Customer Analytics • Data & Analytics • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Email Marketing • Marketing Automation • Est. 2012
Open 150 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA) • Senior
Go
TypeScript
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
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Open 149 daysTop 25% pay 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

$150k – $200k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA) • Senior
Go
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
GCP
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LiveKit

livekit.io
LiveKit is an open-source real-time audio, video, and AI voice infrastructure platform headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides cloud and developer infrastructure designed to build ultra-low-latency video conferencing, live streaming, and interactive multimodal AI voice agents into web and mobile applications. Powered by flexible SDKs and scalable server orchestration, LiveKit is widely used by developers and enterprise teams to deploy real-time voice and video applications at global scale.
livekit.io • HQ: San Francisco, San Jose, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Speech & Audio AI • Est. 2021
HQ: San Francisco, San Jose, United States • Artificial Intelligence • AI Agents • Speech & Audio AI • Est. 2021
Open 594 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago

Software Engineer, Agents

$135k – $300k per year • Equity • Remote (EMEA, North America) • Full-Time
Python
TypeScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
LiveKit
OpenAI
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

$135k – $300k per year • Equity • Staff+ • Remote (EMEA, North America) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
Databases
ClickHouse
NATS
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
LiveKit
OpenAI
DevOps
gRPC
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
GitHub
etcd
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

$135k – $300k per year • Equity • Senior • Remote (EMEA, North America) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
Databases
ClickHouse
NATS
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
LiveKit
OpenAI
DevOps
gRPC
Kubernetes
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
GitHub
etcd
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Bitcoin

bitcoin.com
Bitcoin kopen, verkopen en opslaan, live crypto-nieuws en koersen volgen, en ontdekken hoe Bitcoin werkt — alles op één plek. Al meer dan 10 jaar een vertrouwde partner.
bitcoin.com • Warsaw • Dubai • DeFi • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Est. 2015
Warsaw • Dubai • DeFi • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Est. 2015
Verified live · 10 hours ago 21 day ago

Senior Software Engineer (L2)

$90k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Europe) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
Java
Kotlin
Rust
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Mobile
Room
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Rest API
New Relic
Cybersecurity
PCI DSS
Web3
Bitcoin
Token Standards
QA
Sentry
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GitLab

gitlab.com
GitLab is a comprehensive, open-source DevSecOps platform that enables software teams to manage the entire software development lifecycle within a single application. It streamlines operations by offering integrated tools for source code management, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), security testing, and project planning. By consolidating the entire pipeline into one continuous workflow, it helps engineering teams accelerate code delivery, improve collaboration, and maintain strict security compliance.
gitlab.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • DevSecOps • DevOps • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), AI Engineering: AI Coding

$88k – $167k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • Remote (Europe) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
Ruby
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
GitLab
Management
Jira
Slack
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Backend Developer Salary in Finland
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How many Backend Developer jobs in Finland are available on Alion?
There are currently 48 active listings from 16 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Finland pay?
The average salary is around $98,539 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Finland?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
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