Senior Backend engineer

Randstad Holding nv; Diemen; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Employee stock purchase plan

Annual learning budget for cloud certs

Home-office budget & mobility/commute

Descripción de la vacante

Randstad is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale high-throughput microservices and data platforms across a hybrid GCP and AWS environment. You will lead the core backend architecture powering our global taxonomies, search, and vector retrieval engines.

This role emphasizes Backend Architecture & Distributed Data Engineering, not front-end or IT support, with a focus on cloud systems, latency reduction, and MLOps deployment pipelines.

Formación

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of production experience as a Backend or Data Engineer working with distributed systems.
• Proficient in Python and SQL; cloud and data engineering experience.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain multi-cloud backend services on GCP with AWS integrations.
• Own vector retrieval and search workloads (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch).
• Design event-driven data pipelines using data engineering tools (Beam, Spark, Airflow).
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy ML/MLOps pipelines across clouds.
• Mentor juniors and shape technical roadmaps and data governance.

Conocimientos

Python

SQL

Distributed systems

Data engineering

English

Educación

Master's degree in Computer Science or related

Herramientas

OpenSearch

Elasticsearch

GCP

AWS

Apache Beam

Spark

Airflow

GitLab

Descripción del empleo

Senior Backend Engineer Role Summary

Randstad is hiring a Senior (Lead) Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale high-throughput microservices and data platforms across a hybrid Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS environment. You will lead the core backend architecture powering our global labor market taxonomies, search, and vector retrieval engines. Location: Hybrid - Diemen, The Netherlands.

Role Differentiation Important Distinction: This is a Backend Architecture & Distributed Data Engineering Role, NOT a front-end or internal IT support role. It centers on high-volume cloud systems, API latency reduction, vector search retrieval, and MLOps deployment pipelines.

What You Will Achieve

• Multi-Cloud Architecture: Build and maintain scalable backend services primarily hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with integrations into AWS.
• Vector & Search Retrieval: Own the engineering and performance of search engines and vector retrieval workflows powered by AWS OpenSearch.
• Pipeline Automation: Design resilient, event-driven streaming and batch pipelines using modern DataOps best practices.
• ML Integration: Partner directly with data scientists to put production-grade MLOps pipelines into live multi-cloud environments.
• Engineering Standards: Coach junior and mid-level engineers while shaping technical roadmaps and data governance frameworks.

What You Need to Succeed

Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.

Track Record: 5+ years of production experience as a Backend or Data Engineer working with distributed systems.

Core Tech Stack

• Languages: Advanced proficiency in Python (main API frameworks) and SQL (Rust is a strong plus).
• Cloud Infrastructure: 5+ years with GCP; solid familiarity with AWS services.
• Data & Pipeline Frameworks: Hands-on expertise with Apache Beam, Spark, Airflow, and CI/CD tools (GitLab).
• Search & Retrieval: Deep working knowledge of distributed search clusters (e.g., OpenSearch/Elasticsearch) and vector indexes.
• Communication: Professional fluency in English (written and verbal).

What We Offer Compensation & Equity

• Competitive base salary, variable performance pay, and access to Randstad's Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Dedicated annual learning budget for GCP/AWS certifications, technical courses, and global conferences.
• Setup & Mobility: Top-tier workstation setup, home-office budget, and full business mobility or commuting allowance.

Impact & Culture: Lead high-visibility distributed systems initiatives within the world's leading talent organization.

what do you get in return? In return for your talent and effort we pay a good, competitive salary and offer attractive benefits. Job security and a great work-life balance mean we take care of each other. Imagine having an instant network where everyone wants you to succeed. And we have the numbers to back that up: we're 38,331 employees strong, with over 4,800 offices in 38 countries. And 47% of our management is female. Randstad's performance standards are high, but as a team, we'll make sure you reach and even exceed them through a wide range of learning and development opportunities. Joining our team means getting to work with great people. Each of them is crucial to maintaining our open-minded, entrepreneurial, and vibrant company culture. Sure you'll work hard, but this hard work is also rewarded, and success is celebrated. It's the culture you'll find in any of our global Randstad offices. human forward starts with you Randstad's purpose is: supporting people and organizations in realizing their true potential. And this starts with making your work meaningful every day. It's people-work at its best. Making work meaningful.

about Randstad

The Randstad Group is a global leader in the HR services industry and specialized in solutions in the field of flexible work and human resources services. Our services range from regular temporary Staffing and permanent placements to Inhouse Services, Professionals, and HR Solutions (including Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Managed Services Programs, and outplacement). In 2017, Randstad generated revenue of € 23.3 billion. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad N.V. is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, where options for stocks in Randstad are also traded. For more information, see www.randstad.com.