NAPA Design Solutions offers a comprehensive solution for 3D ship modeling and design tools covering hull form design and hydrodynamics, hydrostatics and stability, structural design, and information sharing across the shipbuilding process. These are among the most powerful tools in the industry, trusted by the world's largest shipyards and classification societies.
The team is now looking for a Software Developer who will focus on application usability development with .NET, C#, WPF and XAML. Development, testing, and maintenance of the NAPA ship design solutions are part of your daily work. In this role you will mainly work on developing NAPA Engineer, our next-generation design and computing platform for naval architects. NAPA Engineer is a modern design and computing platform for naval architects. It combines trusted NAPA calculation capabilities with a redesigned, intuitive user experience and a powerful visual approach to engineering workflows. You can read more about the solution at: https://www.napa.fi/software-and-services/ship-design/software/napa-engineer/
You will do this work with artificial intelligence (AI) as a normal part of your toolchain. We use agentic coding capability across our development teams, which means using AI coding agents to plan, write, test, review and refactor code, and doing it in a way that improves both delivery speed and code quality. We expect you to use these tools in your daily work, to help us learn where they work well and where they do not, and to share those learnings with your team.
You will be working with Windows desktop applications, native libraries, third-party components, including a 3D graphics library, database engines, a licensing solution, and more.
This job is permanent and full-time.
You will work in an international team where your closest colleagues are experienced software developers and naval architectural domain experts who will support you in your role. You will also interact with local and global colleagues from various teams in software development, UX design, DevOps, and sales. Together with them you will also shape how we use AI coding agents in practice, from tooling choices to review practices.
Our office is located in Helsinki (Ruoholahti), and you can work at the office or in hybrid mode. We hope to meet you at our Helsinki office regularly.
What matters most: you're curious about UI development, energized by AI-assisted development tools, and hungry to solve real problems as a self-starter. If the visual side of UI excites you too, that's a big plus.
You do not need to tick every box on these lists. If this role feels like a good fit for you and you have most of what we are looking for, we hope you will apply.
We work in English across all our offices, so you need to be comfortable using it in your daily work, both in writing and in conversation.
We kindly ask you to send your application and CV to us as soon as possible (by clicking the "Apply for this job" button on the job ad page), but no later than 11 October 2026. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been found.
For more information about the position, please send your questions by e-mail to jobs@napa.fi. Notice that we cannot accept job applications sent by e-mail.
With over 35 years of operation, NAPA is a leading software and data services provider for ship design and operations to enable safe, sustainable, and future-proof maritime industry. Headquartered in Finland, NAPA employs 230 experts, combining expertise in naval architecture, fleet operations and digital services. NAPA operates globally, with a presence in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, the USA, Germany, Greece, Romania and India.
With over 90% of new vessels built by NAPA customers, NAPA’s ship design software is the global de facto standard in shipbuilding. Furthermore, NAPA is a market leader in ship stability management and safety data services for passenger ships, and its cloud-based solutions for ship performance monitoring and voyage optimization support shipping’s decarbonization journey. For more information, visit www.napa.fi.
We are proud to play our part in creating a sustainable world, and a career at NAPA means working with a purpose. We focus on building the best possible products for our customers, with whom we have close and long-lasting relationships. We protect the environment and human life at sea by powering safer and greener vessels with our technology.
At NAPA, we lead and manage the company together. We help and learn from each other, while making impactful decisions for a cleaner, safer maritime industry.
At its heart, our co-leadership philosophy is founded on trust. We trust that our people are smart enough that if they make a decision, having consulted the right people, it will be good for our company. And if it's not the right decision on that occasion, that's fine too. We trust that we'll make it right, learn from the decision, and grow as a company as a result.
...is one of our core values. Learning from and respecting each other provides a healthy and pleasant working environment. We, as NAPArians, share our knowledge and help each other when needed. NAPA has offices and customers around the world, and you will be able to meet people from many different cultures. We are a diverse team with a shared goal.
Read more about our values and culture: https://www.napa.fi/careers/
NAPA Group is an independent software house supplying the marine industry with high-end software solutions for ship design and operation. NAPA has been in the forefront of software development for decades, setting new standards for marine software. The aim is to translate the innovative and modern software solutions into genuine added value for clients.
The core competencies are based on in-depth understanding of 3D product modelling technologies and naval architectural analyses. From the very outset, Napa has been committed to making 3D product modelling a standard in the ship design industry.
NAPA develops the software solutions in close cooperation and co-evolution with clients. Long-lasting relationships and ongoing dialogue with clients ensure that their requirements stemming from practical experience are incorporated into NAPA software solutions.
