Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact – and your part matters.
As an example of a brilliant project that we are developing in Tampere, check out 9LV!
We are seeking Software Developers to join our mission of creating exceptional performance in the 9LV Combat System, with a particular focus on enhancing our simulation and training systems capabilities. Our team covers the full spectrum of development, from platform solutions to user applications, ensuring that every component of the system operates at its peak.
Your role
As a Software Developer, you will undertake a variety of development tasks related to our global product portfolio. You will be part of an agile development team in Finland, initially focusing on simulation and training capabilities.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Developing efficient code based on specifications
- Designing, testing, and building software to meet user needs
- Verifying and deploying software tools and processes
- Troubleshooting, debugging, and upgrading existing software
- Documenting information required for upgrades and maintenance
Your profile
You are a proactive problem-solver who thrives on getting hands-on to drive product and organizational success. With a collaborative mindset, you are a team player who fosters an open, trusting, and innovative environment. Ideally, you share our enthusiasm for learning new technologies and challenging the status quo.
Required skills/experience:
- Good understanding and experience from agile SW development
- Good programming skills with at least Java
- You like working both in teams and independently
- Good communication skills in speaking and writing (Finnish and English)
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other equivalent background
- Basic knowledge of Linux
Good-to-have skills/experience:
- Virtualization and containerization techniques and tools
- DIS or HLA knowledge
- Experience with C/C++
- Experience with JavaTypeScript/JavaScript and related frameworks
- Product creation experience
If the description above sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!
In this job, some of your tasks have a connection to defence secrecy. Therefore, a drug test and approved security clearance in accordance with the Finnish Security Clearance act 726/2014 is required for the selected applicant.
What you will be part of
In addition to extremely interesting projects, we offer you unique career opportunities where on-going training and development is also provided to help you build your career.
Locally, we want to keep our organization very flat, and we embrace the culture, built on values of trust, openness and atmosphere of caring for each other.
Your work place will be at Saab Technology Center in Tampere downtown in newly renovated premises. We highly value work-life balance and offer flexible working hours and the possibility of partial remote work.
On top of joining a team of highly talented professionals and fun people, we offer you good benefit package, including full lunch benefit, exercise & culture benefit, gym facilities, transport related options, and many more.
We hope to have you as part of our team from the beginning of January 2026, however we can be flexible with the start date.
Would you like to know more about the Saab-life and our culture?
Read about Saab Careers.
Interested?
Take your chance to build your future career at Saab by submitting your CV and application via Saab Careers already now! Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.
If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people.