Tech Lead – Platform & Backend (DevSecOps / Django) at SmartCraft Finland

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Mar, 26

Salary

7500.0

Posted On

11 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

DevSecOps, Django, AWS, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, Python, Technical Leadership, Backend Development, Infrastructure, Security, Mentoring, Construction Industry

Industry

Description

Congrid is the market leader in construction quality and safety software in Finland. We provide digital solutions that make construction work more consistent, efficient, and safer. We are looking for a Tech Lead to drive our technical platform, own our AWS infrastructure, and contribute to our backend. You will lead the Platform Squad, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, and developer-friendly. Your Role You act as the technical backbone of the team. You are responsible for architecture and infrastructure, but you also contribute hands-on code. Technical Leadership: Lead execution, design AWS architecture (cost, performance, HA), and mentor engineers. Infrastructure & DevSecOps: Own the AWS environment. Manage IaC with Terraform, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and enforce security practices ("Shift Left"). Backend Development: Contribute to the core platform using Django. We don't expect you to code 100% of the time, but you understand the stack deeply. Reliability: Ensure the platform is rock-solid. You resolve bottlenecks across backend and infrastructure. Experience & Skills Must-have: Several years of professional software development experience, primarily in DevOps and Backend development. Several years in a Tech Lead or senior technical role. Terraform Docker CI/CD pipeline experience Ownership mindset Python experience Tech lead or senior technical experience Should-have: Security / DevSecOps awareness AWS production experience Django experience Nice-to-have: Full DevSecOps depth Mentoring track record Experience in the construction industry SmartCraft Group Congrid is part of the SmartCraft Group, the leading provider of digital SaaS solutions for construction in the Nordics, supporting over 115,000 users. You will have the support of a large expert network across Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the UK. What You Get Compensation: 6000 – 7500 €/month, based on experience. Full Remote: Work from anywhere in Finland. Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive occupational health & dental (specialists included). Free-time accident and travel insurance. Benefits: Lunch benefit (50%), sports/culture/massage benefit. Professional Growth: Personal annual budget and "unlimited" time for competence development. Impact: You are building a platform that ensures the quality of buildings and the safety of workers.

Responsibilities

You will lead the Platform Squad, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and developer-friendly. You are responsible for architecture and infrastructure while also contributing hands-on code.