Senior Software Engineer

Doghouse Recruitment; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Travel allowance

Visa sponsorship

30% ruling

Hybrid work setup

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Doghouse Recruitment helps a rapidly growing SaaS in Utrecht hire a Backend Developer with strong Node.js and TypeScript skills. You’ll own features end‑to‑end and deploy to GCP.

The role is backend‑heavy (about 80/20), reports to the CTO, and you’ll influence architecture and take ownership from design to production. Based in the Netherlands with hybrid work (3 days in Utrecht).

Qualifications

• 6+ years of full stack development experience.
• Strong backend focus with Node.js and TypeScript skills.
• Owning features from design to production and running your own infra.
• Experience with GCP or AWS.
• Based in the Netherlands.
• Hybrid work: 3 days per week in Utrecht office.

Responsibilities

• As Backend Developer, report to the CTO and work across the stack.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features and deployments to production.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and drive implementation.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Full stack

React

GCP/AWS

Netherlands based

Hybrid work

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

GCP

Job description

[SaaS]

Our client is a rapidly growing SaaS in the online learning branche, they are based in Utrecht, around 40 FTE. They have a fast paced, start-up culture, curious people and a diverse international workforce. The company has strong financial funding and works with a modern technology stack.

They are supporting thousands of SME customers across Europe. The product is expanding rapidly, and to support this growth they are launching a fifth development cell. This cell will focus on building a new module within the existing application, so a lot of building work. Current team is totaling 12 engineers, looking to grow to 16 split in 5 cells. It is a true startup environment, so you'll have to be able to work independently and find your way. There are no separate cloud or support teams, engineers take full responsibility. You build it, you own it, deploy it to GCP, and run it in production. High ownership, short lines, real impact. The stack is modern and pragmatic. Backend is centered around Node.js and TypeScript, with React on the frontend. Everything runs on GCP, with CI/CD via GitLab.

As Back end developer, you report to the CTO. You’ll work across the stack, contribute to architectural decisions, and take end-to-end ownership of features in a growing and evolving codebase. The role has a dominant focus on backend engineering (80/20).

Your profile

• 6+ years of full stack development experience
• Strong backend focus with solid Node.JS and TypeScript skills
• Comfortable owning features from design to production and running your own infra
• Experience with GCP or AWS
• Based in the Netherlands
• Hybrid -3 days per week in the Utrecht office

Salary up to €90k yearly. Good pension scheme, Travel allowance, Visa sponsorship and 30% ruling support (if eligible), Hybrid setup (3x office per week). Working remote up to 6 weeks per year.