Software Engineer (Java or React) – Hybrid/Amsterdam
Hourly rate: €80 - €110
Duration: 6 months
Start: ASAP
We’re looking for 2 Full stack Engineers (React) and 2 Backend Engineers (Java) to join our team and help build and scale high-impact systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, combining backend, frontend, and data engineering expertise while taking ownership of services end-to-end.
You’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining critical applications, contributing to architectural decisions, and driving continuous improvement. If you enjoy solving complex problems and working in a fast-paced, high-scale environment, we’d love to hear from you
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Build & Deliver Software
- Develop high-quality applications using Java as the primary language
- Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code using modern development practice
- Refactor and improve existing systems using appropriate design patterns
- Ensure high standards through robust testing and quality assurance practices
- Safeguard data security, integrity, and quality at all times
Own Systems End-to-End
- Take full ownership of services, from design through to production
- Monitor system health, performance, and reliability using meaningful metrics
- Deploy and operate applications in production environments
- Contribute to continuous delivery and experimentation frameworks
- Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
- Handle Production Incidents
- Respond quickly and effectively to live production issues
- Minimise customer impact and meet SLA commitments
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term improvements
- Contribute to incident tracking and postmortems
- Contribute to Architecture
- Help shape technical solutions aligned with business and architectural goals
- Provide input into system design and challenge assumptions constructively
- Support teams in aligning with broader platform and architectural strategies
- Drive Better Solutions
- Analyse complex problems and identify patterns and root causes
- Propose and implement measurable improvements to systems and processes
- Continuously look for ways to enhance performance and efficiency
- Collaborate & Communicate
- Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver shared goals
- Actively listen, challenge ideas constructively, and drive alignment
What We’re Looking For Essential Skills
- Java – strong proficiency (primary language for this role)
- Full-stack mindset – experience across backend, frontend, and/or data engineering
- Experience building and scaling production systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to take ownership and operate independently in production environments
Nice to Have
- Experience with Perl (or willingness to learn)
- Background in Data Engineering
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Exposure to AI/ML, with an interest in applying AI across the SDLC
- Previous experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
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