Principal Software Engineer - Virta Ltd - Helsinki, Finland
Software Engineer
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Job Description
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Virta and our partners use cookies for necessary functions and analytics. The role of Principal Software Engineer involves defining technical vision, establishing standards, ensuring architecture coherence, leading transformational projects, shaping AI strategy, mentoring engineers, and representing Virta externally. The candidate should have broad technical expertise, strategic thinking, experience in enterprise architecture, and excellent communication skills in English. The role is hybrid, based in Helsinki, Finland.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 14 |
| Remote - Global | 3 |
| Remote - Finland | 2 |
| Berlin, Germany | 1 |
| Paris, France | 1 |
| Remote - Sweden | 1 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 1 |
| Remote - Germany | 1 |
| Remote - France | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6 |
| Sales Executive | 2 |
| Technical Support Specialist | 2 |
| Executive Assistant | 1 |
| Solution Consultant | 1 |
| Customer Delivery Specialist | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Sales Operations Specialist | 1 |
| Finance | 1 |
| Support Manager | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 4 |
| Manager | 2 |
| Executive | 1 |
| Mid-level | 1 |
| Senior | 1 |
Virta Ltd appears in 25 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Remote - Global, and Remote - Finland.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Define technical vision and build multi-year roadmaps.
- Establish engineering practices, coding philosophies, and architectural principles.
- Ensure architectural coherence across services and platforms.
- Lead proof-of-concept and pilot projects.
- Shape AI engineering strategy.
- Mentor technical leaders.
- Drive adoption of new technologies and practices.
- Represent Virta externally.
Requirements
- Broad technical expertise in enterprise architecture and system design
- Experience in defining and implementing engineering standards
- Strategic thinking and ability to align technical and business goals
- Mentoring experience for senior engineers
- Excellent communication skills in English
