Coding Architect

Job Title: Coding Architect
Location: Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, Finland (Hybrid)
Salary: €7,500 – €12,000 gross per month

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Coding Architect who combines strategic technical leadership with strong hands-on development skills. This role is ideal for a senior technologist who can guide product-focused engineering teams, modernize legacy systems, and architect scalable cloud-native solutions.

You will work closely with product owners and engineering teams to translate business goals into robust technical architectures while actively contributing to the codebase and mentoring developers.

This position suits professionals with 10–25 years of engineering experience who enjoy solving complex technical challenges and improving development velocity across organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect complex, scalable systems and define technical direction for product initiatives

• Work hands-on in the codebase while mentoring engineering teams

• Identify and resolve development bottlenecks to accelerate delivery

• Collaborate with product owners on discovery, roadmap planning, and technical strategy

• Modernize legacy systems and design scalable greenfield solutions

• Apply AI-enabled tools and modern engineering practices to improve code quality and productivity

• Provide technical leadership and guidance across distributed teams

Requirements

Must Have

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong hands-on coding background

• Deep cloud-native and full-stack development expertise

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud platforms

• Experience with distributed systems and scalable architectures

• Knowledge of systems architecture and security practices

• Some exposure to data platforms or AI technologies

• Experience collaborating with product teams on discovery and roadmap planning

Nice to Have

• Consulting experience in technology or digital transformation projects

• Previous roles such as CTO, Technical Lead, Product Engineering Leader, or Architect

• Experience modernizing large legacy systems without full rewrites

• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously

• Experience with mobile development or modern frontend frameworks

• Agile leadership experience (Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or team mentoring)

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior technical generalist with a T-shaped skillset, combining deep engineering expertise with a broad understanding of product development, cloud infrastructure, data systems, and modern application architectures.

They are capable of leading by example, unblocking teams through technical problem-solving, and translating business goals into sustainable engineering solutions.

Work Environment

• High-seniority engineering environment

• Autonomous and collaborative culture

• Opportunity to work on complex product systems and technical transformations

• International teams and modern technology stacks