Software Engineer - Build It. Own It. Ship It.

That Recruitment Company; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

That Recruitment Company is seeking a Software Engineer who wants to build real systems and ship features end-to-end. You’ll work across backend, infrastructure, and AI workflows, making architecture decisions close to product and customers.

You’ll be part of a small, high-trust team where security, deployment, and reliability matter, and where you’ll influence the direction of product decisions with leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong Computer Science fundamentals and curiosity about how systems work.
• Backend development experience or interest in infrastructure/DevOps.
• Side projects or open-source work showing love of building.

Responsibilities

• Take a feature from design to production, end-to-end.
• Make architectural decisions, not just implement them.
• Collaborate directly with product and leadership with no handoffs.
• Understand how security, cloud infrastructure and AI intersect in practice.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Backend development

DevOps mindset

Open-source projects

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineer – Build It. Own It. Ship It.

Competitive salary + benefits

The short version

A small, well-funded startup is looking for an engineer who wants to actually build things, not ticket-close, not maintain, not wait for sign-off. You'll own features end-to-end, make real technical calls, and ship software that lands in production at banks and fast-scaling tech companies.

What growth looks like here

Most early-career roles put you in a lane. This one doesn't. You'll be working across backend systems, infrastructure, and AI workflows. Close to product decisions and customers. The learning curve is steep because the work is real.

• Take a feature from whiteboard to production, start to finish
• Make architecture decisions, not just implement them
• Work directly with product and leadership, no handoffs, no layers
• See how enterprise security, cloud infrastructure, and AI actually intersect in practice

What the product does

It sits in the critical path of enterprise infrastructure, securing access to databases, Kubernetes clusters, and sensitive systems in a way that's auditable and scalable. The next chapter is AI-driven, and it's being built from scratch right now.

What they're looking for

• Strong Computer Science fundamentals and genuine curiosity about how systems work
• Backend development experience or a real pull toward infrastructure/DevOps
• Side projects, open-source work, or anything that shows you build for the love of it
• Comfort with security concepts, deployment, and system reliability is a big plus
• Golang, Docker, or Kubernetes experience is a bonus, not a blocker

The environment

Small team. High trust. Engineers are close to everything. If you casually browse Hacker News and then go build something because of it, you'll fit right in.