Software Application Engineer

We are looking for some people that have fullstack & Backend experience to be able to be independent and move on with this project on its own.

Required Skills & Experience

Java: Proficient – this is the primary programming language for the role

Perl: Comfortable or willing to learn

Data Engineering: Prior experience preferred

AWS: Prior experience preferred

AI: Some experience; willingness to learn and grow in this area, applying AI throught the full

SDLC

Company's Infrastructure: Experienced with internal systems, tools, and platform

architecture (candidates should include specific references and details of their experience

working with company's infrastructure in their application)

Full-Stack Versatility: Ideal candidate will have a combination of back-end, front-end and

data engineering experience

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE): Prior experience as an FDE is a plus

Role: Software Application Engineer

Location & Mode: Amsterdam, Netherlands & Remote is also possible

Type: Contract until Dec 2026 with potential extension

Must have: Java, Perl, AWS

Building Software Applications

• Is responsible to build software applications by using relevant development languages and

applying knowledge of systems, services and tools appropriate for the business area

• Is responsible to write readable and reusable code by applying standard patterns and using

standard libraries

• Is responsible to refactor and simplify code by introducing design patterns when necessary
• Is responsible to ensure the quality of the application by following standard testing

techniques and methods that adhere to the test strategy

• Is responsible to maintain data security, integrity and quality by effectively following

company standards and best practices

End to End System Ownership

• Has sufficient knowledge to own a service end to end by actively monitoring application

health and performance, setting and monitoring relevant metrics and act accordingly when

violated

• Has sufficient knowledge to reduce business continuity risks and bus factor by applying

state-of-the-art practices and tools, and writing the appropriate documentation such as

runbooks and OpDocs

• Has sufficient knowledge to reduce risk and obtain customer feedback by using continuous

delivery and experimentation frameworks

• Has sufficient knowledge to independently manage an application or service by working

through deployment and operations in production

Technical Incident Management

• Is responsible to address and resolve live production issues by mitigating the customer

impact within SLA

• Is responsible to improve the overall reliability of systems by producing long term solutions

through root cause analysis

• Is responsible to keep track of incidents by contributing to postmortem processes and

logging live issues

Architectural Guidance

• Has basic knowledge to advise product teams towards a technical solution that meets the

functional, nonfunctional & architectural requirements by challenging the rationale for an

application design and providing context in the wider architectural landscape

• Has basic knowledge to set a clear direction for a technical capability by evaluating and

aligning the target architecture improvements, reframing architectural designs and decisions

for varied stakeholders

Software Systems Design

• Has sufficient knowledge to evaluate possible architecture solutions by taking into account

cost, business requirements, technology requirements and emerging technologies

• Has sufficient knowledge to describe the implications of changing an existing system or

adding a new system to a specific area, by having a broad, high-level understanding of the

infrastructure and architecture of our systems

• Has sufficient knowledge to help grow the business and/or accelerate software development

by applying engineering techniques (e.g. prototyping, spiking and vendor evaluation) and

standards

• Has sufficient knowledge to meet business needs by designing solutions that meet current

requirements and are adaptable for future enhancements

Critical Thinking

• Is responsible to systematically identify patterns and underlying issues in complex situations,

and to find solutions by applying logical and analytical thinking

• Is responsible to constructively evaluate and develop ideas, plans and solutions by reviewing

them, objectively taking into account external knowledge, initiating ‘SMARTʼ improvements

and articulating their rationale

Continuous Quality and Process Improvement

• Has sufficient knowledge to identify opportunities for process, system and structural

improvements (i.e. performance gains) by examining and evaluating current process flows,

methods and standards

• Has sufficient knowledge to design and implement relevant improvements by defining

adapted/new process flows, standards, and practices that enable business performance

Effective Communication

• Is responsible to deliver clear, well-structured, and meaningful information to a target

audience by using suitable communication mediums and language tailored to the audience

• Is responsible to achieve mutually agreeable solutions by staying adaptable, communicating

ideas in clear coherent language and practising active listening

• Is responsible to ask relevant (follow-up) questions to properly engage with the speaker and

really understand what they are saying, by applying listening and reflection techniques

NOTE: Candidate must be present in Netherlands. No sponsorship supported