Developer & Designer

Alma Media is an international digital service business and media company with a strong capacity for renewal. Over 80% of our revenue comes from digital sources. We have over 100 digital services and marketplaces created by our own developers & designers. We use the newest technologies and develop platforms on which millions of users spend time, search and find, buy and sell – in 11 different countries.

Our services are trusted when making life's big and small choices. Inspiring human curiosity and choice – since 1847.

Technology

  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk
  • AWS Kinesis
  • Storybook
  • Go
  • AWS SES
  • Docker
  • AWS API Gateway
  • AWS SageMaker
  • AWS SDK
  • ReactJS
  • Google Looker
  • AWS CloudFront
  • AWS SQS
  • Sass
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS Athena
  • AWS Cloud Development Kit
  • Java
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Kotlin
  • MongoDB
  • Terraform
  • AWS S3
  • Python
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Ansible
  • OpenAPI
  • GitHub
  • SonarCloud
  • AWS DynamoDB
  • Google BigQuery
  • AWS Aurora
  • AWS EventBridge
  • AWS ECS Fargate
  • Auth0
  • Ruby
  • Apache Airflow
  • AWS Lambda
  • TypeScript
  • Google DataFlow
  • AWS Step Functions

Alma has many teams across Finland, Sweden, Baltics and Eastern Central Europe developing over 100 digital services and marketplaces; This means we use a lot of different technologies as teams can choose the most suitable tools for their work.

When building user interfaces for web ReactJS is almost a de facto JavaScript UI library of choice and its React Native counterpart chosen for mobile applications. As programming languages go, TypeScript, Go and/or Java are most used ones (with some PHP and Ruby here and there) for web applications. Whereas Python dominates in context of data science & -engineering.

Applications are hosted in a cloud environment. We use AWS as our primary application cloud platform, which we have used already since 2012. Sometimes we do cherry-pick specific products – like Google BigQuery – from other cloud vendors. When designing cloud architecture, we heavily utilize serverless-first and event-driven patterns by utilizing tools like AWS Lambda and various managed/serverless products, but one can also find a lot of containers running in our cloud environment with products like AWS ECS/Fargate.

Teams in Alma have –“You build it, You run it”– DevOps culture where Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery plays an important role. Everything happens through version control systems and products like Github Actions or AWS CodePipeline build, test and finally deploy the applications. We can push to production multiple times a day.

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Alma Developer & Designer -program is a nine-month paid trainee -program for Software developers, UX Designers and Data engineers. We are looking for people in Finland who are starting their career or already have gained 1-3 years of experience in the field of software development.


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Last day to apply is February 12th

Timeline

  1. Recruitment

    16.01.2023 – 12.02.2023

    We invite potential candidates to interviews on a rolling basis.

  2. Interviews

    Starting Now

    Recruitment process consists of 1–2 interviews and possibly an advance assignment.

  3. Selection

    February 2023

    We aim to have all selections made during February. We will individually contact each candidate.

  4. Start

    Spring 2023

    This is flexible based on your schedule.


Content

  • Flexibility Your individual starting date will be determined together with us based on your schedule. Part-time options are available and we can accommodate exam weeks into the schedule.

  • Training We organize 30-50 “Alma LevelUp” training sessions per year. The topics vary from specific tools & technologies to things like Frontend Development, AWS Cloud, DevOps, and more.

  • Mentor Every trainee has a personal mentor assigned to them. They are usually from the same team or at least someone with a somewhat similar role. Feel free to ask them anything!

  • Community You will be part of a community of 300+ Developers & Designers working at Alma Media. We have also several tribes that you can join based on your interests, for example: CloudTribe, DataTribe and UX/Design Tribe.

  • Learning Platforms Depending on your role, you will have access to our learning platforms which include platforms like A Cloud Guru and Egghead.

  • Activities Throughout the program we will organize several social activities for you to get to know your colleagues better.

  • Real Work We don't assign any “dummy training tasks" to you. You will be working on real projects with real impact from the start.

  • Certification Depending on your role, you will have an opportunity to get certified in AWS, Google Cloud, or other technologies. Employer will cover the cost of the certification exam.

Growth Paths

Don't worry, you don't need to choose now, we will figure out the right growth path for you together! Below you can see some common examples with descriptions. Just send an application and we'll start the journey from there!


  1. Cloud Architect

    Design & build with AWS

    If not already, you will become firm believer in Infrastructure as Code: You're not afraid of YAML or JSON configuration files (for example when working with AWS CloudFormation). You might already be familiar with programming languages like TypeScript or Python, so you can venture into defining cloud resources using AWS CDK. Before you start writing any infrastructure code, you plan carefully and condiser different options: Such as when to utilize Serverless & Event-Driven architectures, and when to use more traditional solutions such as Containers.

  2. Backend Developer

    Build core business logic, APIs and integrations

    You know at least one of the following programming languages TypeScript, Go, Java, Kotlin or Ruby which you will use to build applications into cloud environment that often query data either from relational or nosql databases. You may often utilize AWS SDK to integrate with other cloud resources.

    FullStack Developer

    Connect client-side apps and their backends.

    Besides backend programming, you're able to work with ReactJS frontends and pair them with backends using RESTful APIs.

  3. Frontend Developer

    Build client-side web apps

    HTML, CSS and JavaScript/TypeScript are your good friends and you aim to build accessible & performant user interfaces. You know your way around browser's developer tools to debug & test. In addition to browser technologies, you have a basic understanding of NodeJS/NPM ecosystem. You're familiar with JavaScript libraries/frameworks suchs as ReactJS.

    UI/Mobile Developer

    Build mobile applications

    In addition to more traditional frontend development, you will be using React Native to build mobile applications for iOS and Android.

  4. UX/Web Designer

    Design digital end-user experiences

    You'll be working a lot with tools such as Figma and Affinity or Adobe, but you understand your role is not just about drawing pretty pixels: It's about defining a holistic end-user experience for our digital services. You will be thinking a lot about accessibility, ease of use and how to best support the goals of the people who are using our services.

    Our UX design process is a collaborative effort with other stakeholders suchs as product owners and frontend developers, that's why tools suchs as Figma and Design Systems play important role in the process. During that process, we avoid guessing, but instead aim to use user research and data – such as from A/B tests – to support our design decisions.


Experiences from previous years

  1. 2018

    Kia Lieke, Testing Specialist

    Housing, Alma Consumer
    Your background and how did you get into Alma?

    Computer science studies (candidate + master’s) in Tampere University. I applied to Alma because in the Trainee -program there was a change to learn new things and participate in real projects from the beginning.

    What are you working with nowadays?

    Nowadays I work as a testing specialist for Etuovi and Vuokraovi. My job consists of manual testing and developing testing automation. Accessibility is also an important topic in my work.

    How do you feel about the Alma Developer & Designer program?

    Trainee -program is an excellent opportunity for personal growth and Alma has a supportive atmosphere where everyone has change to learn new things!

  2. 2020

    Riku Aapakallio-Autio, Web Developer

    Iltalehti, Alma Consumer
    Your background and how did you get into Alma?

    My friend had previously applied to Alma’s Trainee -program and was since working there as a fulltime employee; He recommended me to apply! The interview process convinced me.

    What are you working with nowadays?

    Right now, I’m working with AWS cloud services with also all things related to web development. TypeScript, ReactJS, Ruby and Python are some of the technologies I use mostly.

    How do you feel about the Alma Developer & Designer program?

    Great working environment and I was welcomed with open arms! My wishes are listened to and I can see the effect of my own work!

  3. 2018

    Aapo Laakso, Software Developer

    Web Services, Alma ICT
    Your background and how did you get into Alma?

    I was writing my thesis and already looking for my first job when I saw an advertisement for Alma Developer Trainee -program and decided to apply. My thinking was that it’s easier to start my career as a trainee during my studies than as a fulltime employee.

    What are you working with nowadays?

    I’m working with Alma’s internal APIs and Alma Account. As my skills & knowledge grew, I started participating more and more into planning & design of new services. Technologies used in our team include TypeScript and AWS cloud.

    How do you feel about the Alma Developer & Designer program?

    Really nice work community which welcomed me in. People are eager to help & answer questions and it feels like employees are trusted.

  4. 2019

    Aleksi Hulkkonen, Web Developer

    Services, Alma Consumer
    Your background and how did you get into Alma?

    Previously I had been doing freelancing and being an entrepreneur in the field of IT. I wanted to finish my studies and part of it was an apprenticeship period as a trainee in Alma.

    What are you working with nowadays?

    I’m working with Alma’s services such as Telkku, Kotikokki, Etua and Rantapallo; Nowadays mostly programming with Java Spring and JavaScript/TypeScript ReactJS.

    How do you feel about the Alma Developer & Designer program?

    Trainee -program was a great experience! Relaxed environment to learn a lot and in the end I got hired as a permanent employee!

We take care of our employees!

  • Bicycle
    Benefit
  • Sports & Culture
    Benefit
  • Lunch
    Benefit
  • Phone
    Benefit
  • Diverse &
    International Community
  • Read Access to Alma's digital media
  • Discounts to
    online shops
  • Extensive
    Healthcare Services
  • Investments in Wellbeing
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Lot of Training
  • Incentive Bonus
  • Centrally Located Offices
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Remote Work Possibilities

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