Junior Developer, Summer job

Job Description

Veikkaus produces games that put a smile on people' faces every day. Our developing workplace is home to approximately 400 TECH professionals. We want to be the trendsetters of responsible gaming while having fun. Our TECH-function plays an important role in our mission. We are looking for future professionals who can deliver our customers the best experience. Are you up for the challenge? Let’s create the gaming world of tomorrow, together, today!

Junior Developer, Summer job

We are looking for a Junior Developer (Game Development Tools & Technologies) for temporary summer assignment (timetable negotiable, for example 15.05.-15.08.2025). We can discuss possibilities of diploma or degree work subject, as well as continuing also after summer period.

Our team builds comprehensive casino game development solutions, including in-house frontend rendering libraries, release pipelines and various tools to improve game development processes. We also work tightly with Veikkaus’ subsidiary Fennica Gaming to bring our games to international audiences.

“The best aspect so far has been how relaxed, comfortable and welcoming the work community in the GDTU team has been.” – Alexander, Junior Developer

Our games are played several million times a day all over Finland, so our work has high visibility. We are development oriented and value quality over quantity. We trust in expertise and give our professionals independence and responsibility.

You would be contributing to the development of world class platforms, engines and development tools - in close co-operation with Veikkaus Game Studio as well as external game studios. Your daily work will include technologies such as TypeScript, Node, GitLab CI/CD, GCP, WebGL, etc. Your role, product team and work assignments will be shaped according to your strengths and interests.

You will thrive in this position, if you have

• Applicable educational background
• Previous development experience from work, school or personal projects using TypeScript/JavaScript or any of the technologies listed above
• Interest and enthusiasm to learn new technologies and improve your development skills
• Interest towards real-money gaming
  
  

In addition, good Finnish communication skills are strongly preferred. Please note that the position requires you to be at least 18 years old.

With us, you'll have the opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive and responsible work environment. We are committed to being a responsible employer by providing meaningful tasks, fostering a great team spirit, and ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Your primary workplace will be at our headquarters in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki, which offers an engaging and modern workspace. To support your well-being and flexibility, we also provide partial remote work options through a hybrid model.

Interested? Awesome! We want to hear from you. Apply now and impress us. Please send your application with CV and salary expectation included. We are waiting to hear from you soonest possible, but latest on 5.2.2025. Candidates may be interviewed already during the application period.

For any inquiries about the position please contact Development Team Manager Mikko Laakso via email: [email protected].

Veikkaus as a company will reserve the right to perform a drug test (According to the Act on Security Clearance (726/2014)) to the person selected for the position.

About Us

Tuotamme peleillä iloa ja suojelemme sitä. Haluamme, että suomalaisten pelaaminen pysyy ilon puolella. Tässä työssä vastuullisuus ohjaa kaikkea toimintaamme. Haluamme olla pelialan edelläkävijä ja vastuullisen pelaajakokemuksen suunnannäyttäjä. Hyvinvointi on meille sydämen asia. On tärkeää, että töihin on mukava tulla joka päivä. Meillä on monipuoliset ja laajat työsuhde-edut. Tarjoamme vaikuttavia työtehtäviä kehittyvässä työyhteisössä, jossa on iloinen tekemisen meininki. Tehdään työtä ‒ yhdessä ilon puolella.