Senior Backend Engineer, Typescript

About the Job 

Are you ready to take your Backend expertise to the next level? We are looking for a (Senior) Backend Engineer to join our highly skilled Web Development team located in Oulu. 

In this role you’ll work on a critical R&D product that has a huge impact on Qt toolings and framework. This cross-functional project brings together expertise from multiple teams to develop cutting-edge solutions. You’ll be at the heart of it, solving complex technical challenges, driving innovation, and directly shaping the future of Qt toolings. 

You’ll play a key role in the design, development, and deployment of those by assessing the technical and computational complexity based on the functional and nonfunctional requirements.  

Does this sound interesting, then we’re curious to learn about you! 

You will 

• Develop and maintain our Figma to Qt product 
• Collaborate with Product Management (and other roles) to refine the functional requirements and build test cases to be verified during development and feature release 
• Seek and provide advice and criticism for technical approaches and methods: include others in discussions and designs 
• Assess the severity/impact of bugs quickly to help set priority and align this with Product and Engineering Management 
• Own and plan for elements such as availability/quality/performance/security risks for your team and area, through review and technical design 

About you 

• 3 to 5 years of professional software development experience and proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript 
• Understanding of requirements (performance, ownership of feature) between different systems and can translate this into technical designs that consider technical and non-technical constraints and balance for business value, simplicity, mitigation of technical risks and performance at scale 
• High sense of ownership of the features built and supported by the team 
• Advanced knowledge in English both written and verbal (English is our corporate language) 

Beneficial to have: 

• Experience with CMake, QML, and C++ 
• Experience with Figma 
• Comfortable in working with cross-functional teams 
• Excited about technology with a strong pursue for excellence 
• Interested in AI technology 

We offer:  

• Be part of a dynamic, international Finnish growth company with talented and skilled professionals from all around the world  
• Wide scope of tasks and responsibilities; a chance to learn and develop professionally every day  
• Work-life balance matters: option for a hybrid work-from-home policy and flexible hours  
• Comprehensive occupational health care plan, with health insurance and support for mental wellbeing  
• Benefit from other perks such as lunch benefit, yearly wellbeing budget, bike & commuting benefit...  
• Nice office space in Oulu, free beverages and fruits, ergonomic equipment, and supportive tools  

Be yourself at Qt 

At Qt, we appreciate the individual differences of our employees and aim to promote diversity through all our practices. We provide a workplace that generates equal opportunities regardless of gender, religion, national origin, age, disabilities, and any other factors. We have unique products, but our people make us exceptional. We strongly encourage people from all groups to apply – we welcome you as you are. 

We would like to know more about you. Tell us about your skills, strengths, and knowledge, but even more importantly about yourself. 

About Qt 

Qt Group (Nasdaq Helsinki: QTCOM) is a global software company, trusted by industry leaders and over 1.5 million developers worldwide to create applications and smart devices that users love. We help our customers to increase productivity through the entire product development lifecycle - from UI design and software development to quality management and deployment. 

Our customers are in more than 70 different industries in over 180 countries. Qt Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and employs over 750 people globally. To learn more, visit www.qt.io