Software Developer/Architect with People Lead responsibilities

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You will be a part of Solita’s Development unit’s close-knit People Lead community. The unit is Solita's largest, consisting of approximately 500 software development professionals. In addition to supporting individuals, People Leads play a key role in ensuring that business goals, customer needs and team capabilities are aligned. One of the core tasks of People Leads is to proactively respond to changes that may affect customer delivery or business continuity. We are looking for People Leads primarily to our office locations in Helsinki, Tampere or Oulu.

Your day-to-day tasks continue to include Software Developer or Software Architect role in addition to People Lead tasks.  

Your team will consist mainly of Software Developers and Architects. To support your additional People Lead role, your Business Area lead and Human Resources Business Partner are there to help. You will be surrounded by a community of more than thirty other Consultant-People leads or Project lead- People Leads from the Development unit. In Solita overall, there are over a hundred people having a People Lead role in addition to their main role, so you will never feel alone!   

At Solita, the daily work of software architects and developers revolves around meaningful projects that genuinely impact people’s lives, combining modern technologies, high-quality engineering and close collaboration with skilled, multidisciplinary teams. A typical day can involve designing and implementing both new and more traditional systems, understanding customer needs, defining technical solutions, and doing hands-on development with technologies such as Java, .NET, Node.js, or modern frontend frameworks.

Architects set the direction and establish the foundation for projects while staying involved in practical development work, and developers turn ideas into production-ready solutions using agile methods, automation, and continuous delivery. What unites both roles is a drive to learn, help others, solve real problems in the right way, and build sustainable, long-lasting software as part of a relaxed, caring, and courageous community that values work–life balance.

The additional tasks, that come from People Lead role addition:   

• Looking after the well-being of your team members based on Solita values and leadership principles  

• Development discussions, learning paths, and rotation planning together with staffing  

• Recruiting and onboarding new team members  

• Regular salary discussions with your team members  

• Collaboration with staffing, other Dev People Leads, recruitment and team members’ project leads 

• Ensuring business profitability by managing team resources efficiently, supporting performance and overseeing daily operational processes such as time tracking and absences 
• Depending on the priorities of the role, balancing time between your expert work and people management  

What do we expect from you?  

• Strong experience in software development and familiarity with both the backend and the frontend, as well as with cloud technologies.
• A genuine interest in people and team leadership and preferably previous experience in leading individuals and teams.  
• Desire to help and listen to others, develop the community and willingness to take responsibility   
• Communication skills and the ability to give and receive meaningful feedback. Teams consist of people with varied backgrounds from senior technical skills to new up and coming talent.  
• Enthusiasm to participate in recruitment and onboarding  
• Business acumen and an understanding of how to make individuals, teams and Solita’s goals support each other   
• Finnish and English language skills  
• Experience in IT projects and understanding of the opportunities and constraints brought by different technologies in relation to client projects and team members' career paths and competences. In recruitment interviews, you will identify the right talent for the team and communicate Solita’s culture to the outside world.  
• Interest in the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and experience in leveraging AI as part of software development, either through personal projects or in a professional context.

Why become a People Lead?  

You'll join a community of dozens of talented people who share the same passion for people work. You'll have a wide range of responsibilities and the opportunity to grow and develop in the direction your passions lead you. People Leads in Solita's dev unit have their own development / tinkering days, Slack channels for day-to-day communicating, and various peer support groups. So you won't be alone in your role, but have the support of knowledgeable colleagues. In other day-to-day matters, you will also be helped by HR and recruitment. We put a lot of effort into the work and development of our People Leads. You will be able to participate in internal trainings for team leaders - not forgetting the everyday sparring moments!   

In this role, you’ll have a direct impact on Solita’s business success by ensuring that our people are engaged, and that our staffing and our customers are supported by high-performing teams. 

Apply to our People Lead community!  

Tell us more about yourself by 8.2.2026 via the application form. For more information about the position, please contact Saila Karonen, saila.karonen@solita.fi.