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Developers exploring the sea

Ever dreamed of being a real explorer?

Take the next career step and join the community of professional developers taking the marine industry to the next level.

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In its over 30 years of operation, NAPA has become a global leader in software, services and data analysis for the maritime industry; providing data-led solutions for safety, efficiency and productivity in both ship design and operations.

Headquartered in Finland, NAPA can be found in Romania, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, the USA, Germany, Greece and India. NAPA software is used by shipyards, owners, designers, classification societies, research institutes, authorities, and consultancies worldwide.

For developers, we are a product house.

NAPA developers

What does it mean to be a software developer at NAPA?

Developers at NAPA can focus on building solutions that are used worldwide and will have a long-lasting impact on the whole industry. We don’t rush new projects out but instead have a long-term commitment to our current products. Our goal is to make the best possible products for our customers.

We have been around a long time, but we are constantly evolving our technologies and agile working methods. At NAPA, You are surrounded by skilled developers and professionals from other fields. Our company culture is based on strong self-management and low hierarchy.

Our developers tell no tales

Meet your future colleagues and see how they spend their days here in NAPA.

Jaakko Carlstedt

Software Developer

Jaakko initially started to work for NAPA in the summer of 2017. After the summer trainee period, Jaakko stayed in touch with NAPA, writing his master thesis with us and finally started as a Software Developer.

Myeong-Jo Son

Senior Software Developer

South-Korean Myeong-Jo Son, also known as M.J at NAPA, works as a Senior Software Developer developing NAPA Designer and concentrating mainly on 3D model-based approval topics.

Karina Pietere

Lead Test Engineer

“Be brave! If you don’t know something, you can learn, no biggie!”

Iulian Panait-Fecioru

Lead Software Developer

Iulian Panait-Fecioru, Lead Software Developer at NAPA Romania has spent more than a decade with us. Originally, he relocated to Galati from elsewhere in Romania, and was attracted to NAPA because of its global reach.

Veronica Carusi

Lead Database Administrator

Veronica Carusi, Lead Database Administrator at NAPA Romania, is responsible for administering the data from over 200 ships that have NAPA’s system installed on them.

Colin More

Software Developer

Colin More, originally from Canada, works as a Software Developer at NAPA Finland. Colin’s area of expertise is in fluid mechanics, and he is specifically interested in fluid dynamics in shipping.

Helong Wang

Senior Software Developer

Helong Wang relocated to Finland when he took up the role of Senior Software Developer at NAPA. In his work, Helong develops new features for NAPAShipping Solutions’ products and feels that he can make full of use of his skills and talent in this role.

Ignatius Selvaraj

Senior UX Designer & Agile Coach

“I appreciate the awesome Naparians who have supported me like family members.”

Technologies and projects

Our tech teams develop software for ship design and operations.

We work with:

  • C#, F#, C, C++, Fortran
  • Typescript
  • .NET, WPF, Angular
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Amazon Web Services

among other things.

What can we offer for software developers?

Self-management

Everyone is here to help and guide each other, but you’re your own leader.

Enjoy working together

We have a variety of leisure activities for the employees and, at times, their families.

Long-term product vision

We focus on building the best possible products.

Industry’s leading organizations as customers

We have long-lasting customer relationships.

Flexible working

It is important for us that you have enough time to spend with family and friends. You can work from the office, home or abroad.

International company

NAPA has offices and customers around the world and you will be able to meet people from different cultures.

Open Software Development positions

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