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Senior Software Engineer, Aiven Context

Aiven · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
55 days
Aiven's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
5% of Aiven's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Aiven
high
39 stale, 2 reposted of 39 open
Hiring momentum
49 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Aiven's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Aiven.

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Aiven, you will work on building an AI-Native Open Source Data Platform, integrating open-source technologies, and driving technical direction for complex problems. Your role will involve full-stack engineering, mentoring team members, and contributing to the community by enhancing open-source projects. You will also design AI-driven workflows to optimize processes and collaborate with various teams to communicate technical tradeoffs effectively.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Aiven as an employer.

What you need

  • Senior software engineering experience
  • Deep proficiency in Python
  • Solid experience with React and TypeScript
  • Comfortable determining your own methods and procedures on new assignments
  • Integrated AI tools deeply into your development process
  • Thrives in ambiguous environments

Nice to have

  • Prior experience as an early startup hire
  • Active contributions to open-source software (OSS) projects
  • Background or strong interest in agentic context, data catalogs, or ontologies
  • Experience building or experimenting with Agentic workflows, Text-to-SQL, or Graph RAG
  • Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives that span multiple engineers or teams

What you get

  • Participate in Aiven’s equity plan
  • Hybrid work policy
  • Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success
  • Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities
  • Holistic wellbeing support through Employee Assistance Program
  • Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves ambiguity and requires self-direction
  • Expectations for AI integration may require a steep learning curve for some candidates

Summarised from Aiven's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Aiven on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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