MarTech Developer for Kesko IT-team

Do you want to work as a critical link between business and technology in one of the leading company in its field? K IT is looking for an experienced MarTech Developer with focus on developing cutting edge modern marketing automation tools and integrations.

Here at K Group, we believe in the power of diverse and motivated teams to achieve our goals, and we are committed to providing our employees with a supportive and inclusive work environment. We are working in a hybrid workplace model where we combine office days and remote work to best suit both the role and the team. Join our inspiring crew to seek new ways to improve the customer experience and keep current with the latest technologies!

About the role

As a MarTech Developer, you will be responsible for developing Kesko’s MarTech stack as part of the development team. You have also an active role in evaluating and planning Kesko’s future tech stack for MarTech.

In your role you are also able to participate Kesko’s Development platform initiatives and collaboration with other development teams. In this role, we expect you to bring technical expertise of Modern marketing automation development to the team.

You will be working closely with Kesko’s marketing automation team, business and IT counterparts and internal and external developer collogues and together you take part in creating the best possible shopping experience for our customers. This role offers you a great possibility to be part of Kesko’s journey in renewing marketing automation stack and creating even better customer experience to our customers.

Why join us?

– You’ll be working on business-critical platforms and your work really matters: the input you provide can affect the daily shopping experience of our customers (and there are millions of them, by the way!).
– You have a great chance to work with the pioneer of modern grocery and wholesale trade.
– You get a broad view of the rapidly developing commerce and trade sectors.
– Become part of community of expert colleagues – we are a community of 200+ IT Colleagues, who are ready to support each other when you need it.

What else we offer

– For office days – modern office with several accommodations (e.g., collaboration and break areas throughout the office, gym, health care services, restaurant and cafeteria…) along good connections in Kalasatama, Helsinki.
– Modern work tools and numerous opportunities to learn and network as a future professional.
– Extensive employee benefits unique to the K group. These include, among others: Culture, wellbeing & sport benefit (ePassi Flex), personnel discounts at K Group stores, own occupational health care services and leisure time accident insurance. Many of our partners also offer discounts and other benefits for e.g. restaurants, accommodation, sports activities and optician services.

At K Group we have a dynamic work community that focuses on well-being at work. For example, we provide several opportunities for growth: training, e-learning courses, and other opportunities for professional development and career growth. We also Support work-life balance and encourage a positive work culture that promotes open communication, teamwork, and collaboration.

To succeed in this role

You are an experienced full stack developer, and you understand the importance of business-oriented end-to-end processes. You have relevant experience in marketing automation development. You actively work towards common goals, and you are not afraid to bring out new perspectives. You are proactive in your communication style and get excited about creating something new and implementing change.

Your skills and background that we appreciate:

– Experience in modern Marketing Automation development and technology
– Experience in Snowflake or other cloud-based datawarehouse is seen as advantage
– Relevant academic background in computer science
– Experience with the following concepts and languages is seen as an advantage: Infrastructure & automation, containerizing, ci/cd, observability, security, cloud infrastructure and language like JavaScript/Typescript, Python, Yaml, Terraform.
– Strong communication skills, both verbal and written in English
– Finnish communication skills are seen as advantage
– EU visa/work permit in place (if applicable).

Next steps

The application period ends on 8.6.2025, but we will process applicants already during the application period – so don’t be late. The work on the task starts as soon as a suitable person is found. All candidates will be informed within a couple of weeks after the application period has ended. Please note that we will conduct a drug test for the selected candidate before the employment relationship can be established.

For more information about the task, please contact your future supervisor Head of Common Operation IT Antti Ala-Nikula. Best way to reach him is by phone +358405906199 26.05.2025 13.00-15.00 or 5.6.2025 13.00-14.00