Northern.tech
Software DevelopmentOslo, Norway51-200 Employees
Northern.tech is a software development company based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2008. It focuses on device lifecycle management with the goal of securing the world’s connected devices. The company is associated with CFEngine, a long-standing tool for automating large-scale IT operations and ensuring compliance. The Mender platform, released in 2015, provides over-the-air software update management for smart devices and has supported more than a million devices worldwide over nearly a decade. Its customer base includes Fortune 1000 firms such as Panasonic, Lyft, Volkswagen, Siemens, Thales, and ZF Group. In April 2026, Northern.tech released a new version of Mender that adds support for microcontrollers.