Senior Software Engineer

CONTAX Inc.; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Paid vacation days

BYOD compensation

Hybrid/remote options

Job summary

CONTAX is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and scale RESTful services using Java Spring and Node.js within our cloud-based platforms in Utrecht, NL.

You're expected to ship resilient, secure features, collaborate with product teams, mentor juniors, and thrive in an international, outcomes-driven environment. Hybrid work with remote options and BYOD support are offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building and deploying backend systems.
• Work eligibility in the Netherlands.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience designing, implementing, and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience with cloud-based applications (AWS, GCP, Azure, or SAP BTP).
• Experience with enterprise software is preferred.
• Knowledge of software architectural patterns and the ability to mentor others.
• Great written and verbal communication in English.
• Desire to work in an international and collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated continual desire to learn and stay up to date with technology.

Responsibilities

• Build and support our backend systems by designing, writing and testing new features and functionality through Java (Spring Framework), Node.js, and cloud infrastructure components.
• Maintain resilient, secure and performant solutions able to serve tens of thousands of daily requests through a multiservice architecture.
• Improve existing systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting software defects.
• Suggest and contribute to integrating new techniques, technologies, and improvements into the team.
• Collaborate with other team members and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Backend development

REST APIs

Mentoring

Architectural patterns

English communication

Tools

Java Spring

Node.js

AWS

GCP

Azure

SAP BTP

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Bitbucket

JIRA

Job description

In a world where data is the new gold, it is crucial that decision-makers have the most reliable information at their disposal. And that's where we come in.

At CONTAX, you will join a team of developers that design powerful tools that provide insightful information for businesses. From multinational goods producers, to carmakers, to medical equipment manufacturers and many more. If a company ships products, it's our job to transform their shipping data into meaningful information.

Our engineers are responsible for developing state-of-the-art features and capabilities for our cloud-based platforms. In collaboration with the product teams and stakeholders, they will be responsible for driving and enabling the development and architecture strategy.

For this role, it is important that employees are passionate about technology, product, people, and business. We want to see that employees enjoy using technology to solve problems, not merely to implement features. We want engineers who are outcome focused and push themselves and the team to a higher level.

What You Will Do

Build and support our backend systems by designing, writing and testing new features and functionality through Java (Spring Framework), Node.js, and cloud infrastructure components.

Maintain resilient, secure and performant solutions able to serve tens of thousands of daily requests through a multiservice architecture.

Improve existing systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting software defects.

Suggest and contribute to integrating new techniques, technologies, and improvements into the team.

Collaborate with other team members and mentor junior engineers.

What We're Looking For

4+ years of experience building and deploying backend systems.

Work eligibility in the Netherlands.

Experience working with relational databases.

Experience designing, implementing, and consuming REST APIs.

Experience with cloud-based applications (AWS, GCP, Azure, or SAP BTP).

Experience with enterprise software is preferred.

Knowledge of software architectural patterns and the ability to mentor others.

Great written and verbal communication in English.

Desire to work in an international and collaborative environment.

Demonstrated continual desire to learn and stay up to date with technology.

Our Stack

Spring Boot (Java)

TypeScript (Node.js)

SAP BTP

Redis

PostgreSQL and SAP HANA

AWS Services

Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)

Bitbucket and JIRA

What We Offer

Attractive Compensation Package

We offer competitive compensation, a bonus program, as well as paid vacation days, so you can recharge your batteries.

Work-Life Balance

We prefer to enable people to work in ways that suit their working styles, meaning we have a hybrid-working model with remote options. Flexible working hours are also available.

We offer a bring your own device compensation so you can choose the technology that makes you most productive.

• The role is based in Utrecht, Netherlands. We are only considering applicants who are capable of living and working in the Netherlands.