Senior Backend Engineer, IAM Platform — Hybrid (Amsterdam)

DataSnipper; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

28 vacation days

Pension plan

Stock participation

Lunch provided

OpenUp access

Team events

International environment

Friday drinks

Job summary

DataSnipper is expanding its Identity & Access Management team in Amsterdam. We seek a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build core platform services for authentication, authorization, and access across our product. You will own backend architecture decisions and collaborate with multiple teams to enable secure identity flows.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and security, with on-call rotation and a strong emphasis on building scalable systems in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend development experience (C#, Java, Python, TypeScript, etc.).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).
• Proven track record of building scalable, reliable systems.
• Experience with system design and architecture.
• Strong communication across stakeholders.
• Bias to action and ownership.
• Ability to work independently on complex problems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools.
• Wealth of testing experience and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure IAM platform services.
• Own and drive architecture decisions for backend systems.
• Work across teams to enable identity and access flows across the platform.
• Ensure high reliability, performance, and security.
• Handle ambiguous, high-level problems and turn them into structured solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and communicate technical decisions and risks clearly.
• Participate in an on-call rotation (second line after tech support).

Skills

7+ years backend

Cloud platforms

System design

Communication

Ownership

Independent work

CI/CD

AI-assisted tools

Testing approaches

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

AI tools

Job description

DataSnipper is expanding its Identity & Access Management team in Amsterdam. We seek a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build core platform services for authentication, authorization, and access across our product. You will own backend architecture decisions and collaborate with multiple teams to enable secure identity flows.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and security, with on-call rotation and a strong emphasis on building scalable systems in a fast-growing environment.