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Sambla Group is a fintech company with a clear goal – to be your trusted financial partner. We’ve grown into one of the fastest-growing fintech companies - bridging the gap between borrowers and lenders - thanks to the 500+ amazing people who work here.

Our success comes from a shared commitment to deliver the best customer journey and empower people to improve their personal finances. Through our well-known brands - Sambla, Advisa, Rahalaitos, Omalaina, Rahoitu and DigiFinans - we help customers get the best possible terms on their loans.

Right now we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who wants to be part of this journey, who cares about impact, not just output. With a product mindset, you will help shape the next phase of our growth.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Sambla Group, you will work together with a close-knit team of developers on all levels. Everyday work as a developer here revolves around developing our internal systems, working with our partner banks' APIs, and being part of different cross-team projects. A sample of our stack is comprised of the JavaScript stack with a focus on Node.js for backend. Having superb skills in our entire stack is not a requirement, but the will to learn is!

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop backend services powering our new products and ventures.
• Actively take part in product discovery and influence what we build.
• Collaborate with frontend, design, and business colleagues to deliver end-to-end value.
• Write clean, reliable, and scalable code with ownership from idea to production.
• Contribute to defining our ways of working and technical patterns as we grow.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of backend or fullstack experience with frequent product shipping.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles and architectures.
• Experience with or curiosity for our stack: Node.js, React, TypeScript/JavaScript, Next.js, and AWS (including CDK and CloudFormation).
• Solid experience with APIs, testing, analytics, feature flags, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bonus: App-first products, React Native, or AI-driven workflows.
• Above all: a product mindset, you want to understand why we build things and you see impact as important as delivery.

Why this role?

• Shape the foundations: Help set patterns and practices in teams where ways of working are still evolving.
• Build for scale: Work on customer-facing features that reach thousands, while also designing systems that support Sambla’s growth.
• Grow and explore: Join at a stage where team missions and ventures expand, giving you the chance to explore different problem spaces over time.
• Work with purpose: What you build helps everyday people take control of their finances and create lasting impact in their lives.

What we offer:

• Business in mind & people at heart – we deliver results together and celebrate our achievements.
• A varied and challenging role in a multinational and highly innovative company, where we value the development of our employees.
• We are strong believers in creating a fun workplace where people enjoy coming to work.
• A friendly culture with openness and respect for one another, with the possibility to influence and make a difference in society and people’s everyday lives.