Senior Software Engineer, DevOpsAiven · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Senior Software Engineer, DevOps

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-02 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 30,000 EUR–45,000 EUR/mo

About the Company

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. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Database Fleet Engineering team - a cross-cutting team that keeps Aiven's database services (PostgreSQL, Valkey, and MySQL) stable, automated, and running efficiently at scale. Our philosophy is to automate everything and to avoid repetitive manual work in everything we do. Our own backend systems are mostly implemented in Python with bits of Java, Go and C. Don't worry if your experience doesn't line up perfectly - we still encourage you to apply We believe in investing in our crabs' professional growth.

Requirements

  • ● Excellent development skills in Python
  • ● 5+ years of experience working with one of these databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Valkey/Redis, or similar
  • ● Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices in production environments
  • ● Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies
  • ● Advanced understanding of Linux OS
  • ● Experience with automated testing
  • ● Distributed systems knowledge
  • ● Experience with performance improvements, bug fixes, and security vulnerability resolution
  • ● Fluency in English, verbal and written.
  • ● Good understanding of security (software, networking)
  • ● Experience in cloud DBAAS production environments
  • ● Participate in Aiven's equity plan.
  • ● Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy.
  • ● Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
  • ● Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
  • ● Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.
  • ● Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)
  • ● Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.