Staff Software Engineer

Aiven
Full-time Helsinki, Uusimaa Other-General
Posted:
March 02, 2026
Location:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Job Description

We're a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone.

The Role:
We're looking for a
founding Staff Engineer
to lead the way—someone who can architect, ship, and run this service. Think of this role as the
CTO of the team
: you'll set the technical direction, design the early architecture, define SLOs, and contribute to open-source. If you're interested in eventually moving into engineering management, that path is open.

We work like a startup inside Aiven: fast shipping, tight feedback loops, and treating mistakes as opportunities to learn. Our focus is on mid-market customers who need
simple, open solutions that just ...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posted: March 02, 2026
Deadline: April 11, 2026