AlphaSense Oy is a search technology company serving the global financial and corporate markets, ranked as the fastest growing technology company in Finland by Deloitte. We have developed a revolutionary semantic search engine that solves the information overload problem for investors and market research professionals. Our product combines breakthrough innovations in search technology, natural language processing and Big Data distributed computing, built by the company’s technology team in Finland. AlphaSense has over 800 corporate customers worldwide. To support its growth, AlphaSense is hiring experienced, capable and energetic software development professionals to join its Helsinki team based in Ruoholahti. A competitive salary and bonus together with stock options are offered to all selected candidates.

We are seeking a Scrum Master to facilitate the development work and allow teams scale to the next level and beyond

Job description:

You will join our engineering team and further define and facilitate our scrum development processes. You will guide and coach the local teams to become self-organized and facilitate efficient internal and external communication to provide transparency to all directions and stakeholders.

This is a key role for our organization as we prepare for more growth. You experience in empowering high-performance teams in a distributed environment is essential.

Requirements:

• A BS/MS degree in a relevant technical discipline such as Computer Science Engineering or Information Technology
• Experience with an iterative Agile methodology and use of tools like JIRA, Wiki, Git, Jenkins
• 2+ years of Scrum master experience
• Previous development experience is required
• Ability to understand the technical requirements and designs that team is working on is required
• Ability to organize the backlog of the team and  help break down Epics into Features, Stories, Tasks
• Understanding of DevOps tools and technicalities is required
• Experience of working in Kanban
• Experience of working in Scaled Agile is a plus
• Experience working in a multi-site setup is preferred
• Excellent leadership skills and servant leader mentality
• Strong communication skills and ability to work both in a team environment and independently