We are looking for some people that have fullstack & Backend experience to be able to be independent and move on with this project on its own.
Required Skills & Experience
Java: Proficient – this is the primary programming language for the role
Perl: Comfortable or willing to learn
Data Engineering: Prior experience preferred
AWS: Prior experience preferred
AI: Some experience; willingness to learn and grow in this area, applying AI throught the full
SDLC
Company's Infrastructure: Experienced with internal systems, tools, and platform
architecture (candidates should include specific references and details of their experience
working with company's infrastructure in their application)
Full-Stack Versatility: Ideal candidate will have a combination of back-end, front-end and
data engineering experience
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE): Prior experience as an FDE is a plus
Role: Software Application Engineer
Location & Mode: Amsterdam, Netherlands & Remote is also possible
Type: Contract until Dec 2026 with potential extension
Must have: Java, Perl, AWS
Building Software Applications
- Is responsible to build software applications by using relevant development languages and
applying knowledge of systems, services and tools appropriate for the business area
- Is responsible to write readable and reusable code by applying standard patterns and using
standard libraries
- Is responsible to refactor and simplify code by introducing design patterns when necessary
- Is responsible to ensure the quality of the application by following standard testing
techniques and methods that adhere to the test strategy
- Is responsible to maintain data security, integrity and quality by effectively following
company standards and best practices
End to End System Ownership
- Has sufficient knowledge to own a service end to end by actively monitoring application
health and performance, setting and monitoring relevant metrics and act accordingly when
violated
- Has sufficient knowledge to reduce business continuity risks and bus factor by applying
state-of-the-art practices and tools, and writing the appropriate documentation such as
runbooks and OpDocs
- Has sufficient knowledge to reduce risk and obtain customer feedback by using continuous
delivery and experimentation frameworks
- Has sufficient knowledge to independently manage an application or service by working
through deployment and operations in production
Technical Incident Management
- Is responsible to address and resolve live production issues by mitigating the customer
impact within SLA
- Is responsible to improve the overall reliability of systems by producing long term solutions
through root cause analysis
- Is responsible to keep track of incidents by contributing to postmortem processes and
logging live issues
Architectural Guidance
- Has basic knowledge to advise product teams towards a technical solution that meets the
functional, nonfunctional & architectural requirements by challenging the rationale for an
application design and providing context in the wider architectural landscape
- Has basic knowledge to set a clear direction for a technical capability by evaluating and
aligning the target architecture improvements, reframing architectural designs and decisions
for varied stakeholders
Software Systems Design
- Has sufficient knowledge to evaluate possible architecture solutions by taking into account
cost, business requirements, technology requirements and emerging technologies
- Has sufficient knowledge to describe the implications of changing an existing system or
adding a new system to a specific area, by having a broad, high-level understanding of the
infrastructure and architecture of our systems
- Has sufficient knowledge to help grow the business and/or accelerate software development
by applying engineering techniques (e.g. prototyping, spiking and vendor evaluation) and
standards
- Has sufficient knowledge to meet business needs by designing solutions that meet current
requirements and are adaptable for future enhancements
Critical Thinking
- Is responsible to systematically identify patterns and underlying issues in complex situations,
and to find solutions by applying logical and analytical thinking
- Is responsible to constructively evaluate and develop ideas, plans and solutions by reviewing
them, objectively taking into account external knowledge, initiating ‘SMARTʼ improvements
and articulating their rationale
Continuous Quality and Process Improvement
- Has sufficient knowledge to identify opportunities for process, system and structural
improvements (i.e. performance gains) by examining and evaluating current process flows,
methods and standards
- Has sufficient knowledge to design and implement relevant improvements by defining
adapted/new process flows, standards, and practices that enable business performance
Effective Communication
- Is responsible to deliver clear, well-structured, and meaningful information to a target
audience by using suitable communication mediums and language tailored to the audience
- Is responsible to achieve mutually agreeable solutions by staying adaptable, communicating
ideas in clear coherent language and practising active listening
- Is responsible to ask relevant (follow-up) questions to properly engage with the speaker and
really understand what they are saying, by applying listening and reflection techniques
NOTE: Candidate must be present in Netherlands. No sponsorship supported
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