Software Developer, Vaisala Oyj, Vantaa

As an embedded software developer, you have an excellent opportunity to join an exciting team developing and maintaining Vaisala’s IoT devices. Your work will involve prototyping new product concepts, as well as maintaining existing product firmware. You will work in the experienced software development team but also collaborate closely with other stakeholders such as hardware engineer, mechanical engineer, and product management. We hope you have good skills in technical problem solving, as well as a bold and growth-oriented attitude towards the work. Your workplace is mainly located at Vaisala’s office in Vantaanlaakso while occasional remote work is possible.

You are offered in this role

• An opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals in a diverse team
• Challenging and interesting projects
• Hybrid work model

What working at Vaisala offers you

• A great opportunity to work with products and systems that help save lives and mitigate climate change, e.g., in weather forecasting around the world.
• A chance to join a company that is recognized in the world when it comes to measuring and predicting weather and other environmental phenomena.
• A possibility invest your time in improving the quality of products, which are made to measure the most difficult measurable things in severe conditions – from deserts to glaciers and even to Mars!
• An interesting opportunity to work with a mixture of hardware and software products in a company that invested 13% of its net sales into R&D.

At Vaisala, we rely on courage, curiosity, and world-class expertise to stay ahead and make a difference. We are committed to being a great place to grow for brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds, we work together to build an inclusive community where everyone is welcome and belongs as they are. All talents applying to join our community will be considered without regard to their background. Our trust-based culture is the home for purpose-driven people who are inspired by our shared values, innovations, and impact for a better, sustainable world.

• Suitable technical background e.g. engineering
• Prior embedded systems programming experience with Linux, Embedded Linux and/or a modern RTOS
• A very good command of the C language
• Fluent written and spoken skills in English

The following are seen as an advantage

• Product development experience with Zephyr RTOS
• Ability to contribute to support processes and tooling e.g. Python scripts, CI/CD pipelines
• Working knowledge of cellular networks or other wireless network technologies, especially in low-power, resource-constrained environments
• Understanding of secure internet communication protocols such as DTLS or X.509 device certificates.

To succeed in this role, you are:

• An excellent problem solver with good analytical skills
• Systematic and communicative
• Proactive and courageous
• Willing to learn new skills and technologies

In addition to your CV, please include a cover letter explaining more about your suitability.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Vaisala Oyj is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most – from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. Vaisala was recognised by Time Magazine in 2025 as among the world’s best companies for Sustainable Growth. Our team of over 2,300 experts and 59 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong.

​At Vaisala

• We take every measure for the planet. Our technology and data play a vital role in understanding, mitigating, and adapting to climate change. We enable climate action from optimizing industrial processes to advancing the energy transition, predicting hurricanes and wildfires to monitoring road conditions.
• ​Numbers speak louder than words. The engagement (4.1/5) and leadership (4.0/5) indexes in our annual employee survey show that people like it here. Commitment to equality is a given, and we have zero gender-pay gap.​
• When stakes are high. Our solutions provide the most accurate and reliable measurements around the globe and on Mars. 28% of us work in R&D creating science-based innovations that endure the extremes. To stay ahead of the game, we invest around 13 % of our net sales in research and development.