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Bryggen Payments

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Payments infrastructure for 9 000 web shops. Big enough to have processes, small enough to know your name.

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Location
Bergen
Industry
Fintech
Size
201-1000 people
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Numbers we share

As stated by the company itself.

240
people
3.9 yrs
average tenure
38 %
women
35 %
remote
700,000–1,400,000
salary band (NOK)

Who works here

240 employees, 110 in technology. Offices in Bergen and Oslo. Average age 35. We have our own chef, and that's what people mention first. We wish it were the codebase.

How we actually work

Teams of 6–8 with their own PM and designer. Quarterly planning, otherwise the team decides. We have too many meetings between 9 and 11 on Tuesdays.

A normal week

Monday: team planning. Wednesday: learning day every other week. Friday: breakfast at 8:30 for those who want. Hybrid, 2–3 days in the office.

Who thrives here — and who doesn't

You'll thrive if you like systems where mistakes cost money and everything must be traceable. You'll struggle if you see PCI rules as an obstacle rather than the job.

More numbers and facts

Turnover 2025: 9%. Volume: NOK 41bn in 2025. Uptime 99.99%.

Honest answers

Fixed questions. The people answer themselves, in their own words.

What surprised you in your first month?

  • “At vi kjører postmortem på alt. Også på ting som gikk bra.”

    Amir Khalid · Staff engineer · 7 år

  • “At jeg fikk si nei til en kunde uten å måtte forklare meg til tre ledd.”

    Lise Nordby · Engineering manager · 4 år

  • “To uker onboarding uten produksjonskode. Jeg ble utålmodig; det var riktig.”

    Petter Aas · Utvikler · 1 år

What does a bad week look like here?

  • “Black Friday. Ingen deploys fra onsdag, alle på vakt, og vi har aldri mistet en transaksjon.”

    Amir Khalid · Staff engineer · 7 år

  • “En dårlig uke her er en uke uten vanskelige samtaler. Da har noen ventet for lenge.”

    Lise Nordby · Engineering manager · 4 år

  • “Første gang jeg hadde vakt. Ingenting skjedde, og jeg sov likevel ikke.”

    Petter Aas · Utvikler · 1 år

What would you change if you could?

  • “Vi har for mange møter om tall vi allerede kjenner.”

    Amir Khalid · Staff engineer · 7 år

Why do you stay?

  • “Sju år. Jeg har fått bytte team tre ganger uten å bytte jobb.”

    Amir Khalid · Staff engineer · 7 år

  • “Laget mitt. Og at ledelsen holder det de lover om lønn.”

    Lise Nordby · Engineering manager · 4 år

  • “Jeg er ett år inn og har allerede eid en tjeneste.”

    Petter Aas · Utvikler · 1 år

How hiring works here

Step by step, as the company describes it.

  1. 1

    Screening (20 min)

  2. 2

    Technical interview (60 min)

  3. 3

    System design + meet the team

  4. 4

    Offer