Senior Backend Engineer | Functional Programming Utrecht

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Are you into functional programming and love working on big projects that help lots of people? Join a team that loves to share knowledge and work on cool tech like Kotlin, Scala, and AWS. You'll get to work on projects that really make a difference in the world. Plus, you'll have flexible hours, can work from home three days a week, and start with a permanent contract. We invest a lot in your growth with a big training budget and time for your own projects. Ready to make an impact with your coding skills? Read on to discover what challenges await you.

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The job: Senior Backend Engineer Functional Programming

• Are you a fan offunctional programming and want to collaborate with other FP enthusiasts?
• Do you enjoy working on highly data-intensive systems with lots of end users and social impact?
• At an organization that invests a lot in you and your developmentthrough knowledge sharing, trainings and R&D days?
• And would you like to work with a varying stack of Kotlin, Ktor Scala, Akka, AWS/Azure, Kubernetes and Kafka?

Then this is the job for you!

Your employer: Specialist in building data-intensive products based on FP with high social impact
This medium-sized, highly specialized tech organization has been successfully building data-intensive (greenfield) systems for years that are used to solve highly socially relevant issues. People here are very passionate about functional and reactive programming, across the entire stack! They currently work a lot with Kotlin in the backend, and Scala/Akka for the enthusiasts. So a great variety you can sink your teeth into! In addition to all this great technology, the great thing about their customers is that they have thousands, if not millions of end users. This allows you to really make an impact. Both technically and socially! Due to their size, they are very flexible, personal and you really feel heard. The door to management is always open, and you are really listened to. The culture, is that they can only build the best software with the best people. That is why a huge amount is invested in you as an engineer. For example, they have a partnership with Lightbend, a large training budget, they regularly attend conferences, they organize R&D days every 2 weeks and there is actually no book about your field that is not paid for you here. This way you really get the chance to delve into what you are passionate about! How cool is that? Moreover, with their flexible working hours, working from home for 3 days, they immediately offer a permanent contract, mobility allowance, a nice work-life balanceso you can invest in your career as a Backend Engineer!

Your role: Senior Backend Engineer Functional Programming Utrecht
As a Senior Backend Engineer Functional Programming Utrecht, you work with your close-knit team of colleagues on beautiful greenfield projects within varied industries. But, people here only work on projects that make a positive impact on the world (for example in the energy sector). This makes them a real authority within these niches, and they are only used to solvethe most complex problems, what you really want to work on! Think of Functional- and Reactive Programming, event-driven-architecture, serverless, DDD and more. As you know, the world is becoming more and more data-intensive. You are therefore “the A team” that helps socially relevant customers to convert their complex automation issues into elegant software. Although you are not only hired for your code, but certainly also for your vision of qualitysoftware engineering in the Cloud. You and your team lead are involved in this from the start. From design/architecture to implementation and deployment. This way you can learn a lot and you always see the impact of the systems you are developing.

Growth opportunities
As a Backend Engineer, you can reach great heights within the organization. This way you can (if desired) develop your leadership skills and take the lead as a lead developer or software architect. Ultimately, you can also grow into the role of team lead, where you manage up to twenty people and you also spend half of your time building. The ideal step for the engineer who aspires to a management position. It is even possible to make the step to engineering manager afterwards. Here are the training courses and guidance that will help you with that!

What is required?

• At least 4 years of professional Software Development experience
• A clear interest in (and preferably experience with) functional programming
• Professional experience developing with Kotlin, Scala or Java
• A completed BSc or MSc education or demonstrable work level
• Experience with Reactive & Functional programming is a big plus
• Experience working in a modern Microservices/Cloud environment is a plus
• Experience within an AWS or Azure environment is a plus
• Experience with Docker or Kubernetes is a plus

 

What is offered?

• Immediately a permanent contract
• Between € 60.000 and € 80.000 gross per year based on knowledge and experience
• + Mobility allowance of € 9600 per year on top of your salary above
• + Up to 8% End of Year Bonus
• The option to work 40, 36 or 32 hours
• Spend 10% of your working time on your own R&D projects
• 3 home working days
• Large training budget + plenty of room for visiting seminars
• Net expenses
• 27 vacation days with the option to buy more
• Non-contributory pension

 

Are you interested in taking your career within functional programming to new heights within a very informal club of experienced software engineering professionals?
 

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