Backend Engineer (TypeScript)

New10; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 73,611 - 94,748; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross salary between €6,596 and €8,490

Great pension scheme

€1,000 annual development budget

Business use of NS Business Card and phone subscription

Apple gear for work

5 weeks paid holiday with the option to purchase more

Job summary

New10 in Amsterdam is seeking a TypeScript Engineer to design and develop microservices and event-driven architectures primarily on AWS. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality code and contribute to backend operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the JavaScript/NodeJS ecosystem, AWS services, and modern frameworks such as React. Benefits include a competitive salary, a strong pension scheme, and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the JavaScript/NodeJS ecosystem, with TypeScript preferred.
• Good knowledge of modern front-end JavaScript frameworks, ideally React.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and serverless architecture.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerised applications.
• Strong design experience with synchronous and asynchronous communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on architecture, technical design, and application building.
• Produce clean, stable, fast, and well-architected code.
• Write unit, integration, and E2E tests to ensure code quality.
• Own and operate New10 backend, including incident management.
• Stay updated with the latest technologies and ensure alignment across teams.

Skills

JavaScript/NodeJS ecosystem

React

AWS cloud services

Docker

REST APIs

Event-driven communication

Python

Terraform

Job description

About New10

We are New10, a financial service scale‑up initiated by ABN AMRO Bank. Our purpose is to empower businesses to access the funding they need. We aim to become the #1 engine powering North‑West European SMEs.

TypeScript Engineer

Reporting to the feature team, you will design and develop microservices and event‑driven architectures, primarily on AWS serverless infrastructure. You will collaborate with front‑end (React), infra (AWS), and backend teams to create fast, maintainable, and well‑tested code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on architecture, technical design and the building of applications.
• Produce clean, stable, fast and well‑architected code.
• Own the quality of the code by writing unit, integration and E2E tests.
• Own and operate New10 backend, including on‑call incident management.
• Stay up‑to‑date with the latest technologies and ensure alignment across teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the JavaScript/NodeJS ecosystem (TypeScript preferred).
• Good knowledge of modern front‑end JavaScript frameworks (React preferred).
• Experience with AWS cloud services and serverless architecture (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EventBridge, etc.).
• Experience with Docker and containerised applications.
• Strong experience designing synchronous (REST APIs) and asynchronous (event‑driven) communication patterns.
• Python knowledge is a major plus.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) experience is a major plus.
• Strong soft‑skills: empathy, communication, self‑leadership, organisation, time management, and presentation.

Benefits

• Gross salary between €6,596 and €8,490 (36‑hour basis) plus holiday allowance and benefits budget.
• Great pension scheme.
• €1,000 annual development budget.
• Business use of NS Business Card and phone subscription.
• Apple gear for work.
• 5 weeks paid holiday with the option to purchase more.
• Hybrid working model, office near Weesperplein, and remote work possible.

Employment Requirements

The role is based in The Netherlands; candidates must reside or relocate there. A background check will be required due to banking and compliance requirements.

Equal Opportunities

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Diversity, equity and inclusion are extremely important. We encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.