Senior Software Engineer - Back-End Development

Join Swapfiets as a Senior Software Engineer

Are you ready for a ride on the wild side? Join the Swapfiets team and help revolutionize the world of urban mobility! Our mission is simple: to provide a fun and convenient way for people to get around their cities. As a member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation, one bicycle at a time.

About the Role

At Team Platform, we are committed to empowering our digital product teams to excel in delivering solutions. As a Software Engineer in Team Platform, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our engineering environment, allowing our talented engineers to focus primarily on creating business value through technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Support: Collaborate closely with digital product teams to understand their needs and continuously improve our infrastructure, ensuring a robust and reliable platform for software development and deployment.
• Deployment & Operations Excellence: Develop and maintain generic and reusable deployment/build templates, streamlining the process of bringing applications to production and reducing operational overhead.
• Security and Access Management: Ensure secure and controlled access to data and systems, implementing best practices to protect sensitive information and maintain compliance standards.
• Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Participate in various project initiatives aimed at improving our engineering processes and tools, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our software delivery pipeline.
• Platform Development: You will develop a set of tools, guidelines, and shared infrastructure for our digital product teams.
• Production Management: Be ready to work with production-related issues and incidents.

Job Requirements

• Proven software engineering experience (7 - 10 years) working on complex problems and scalable solutions.
• Proven experience as a backend engineer or similar role, with a strong background in software development lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in relevant programming languages and technologies, including C#/.NET, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Azure Services: Experience in configuring and managing Azure resources, including Azure App Services, Azure Key Vault, Azure API Management, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Azure DevOps Services: Experience in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Services, Infrastructure as a Code (preferably Bicep).
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining SQL databases, with a focus on optimizing performance and ensuring data integrity. Preferably Microsoft SQL Server.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong understanding of software deployment strategies and operational best practices.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, and familiarity with sprint-based development cycles.

Nice to Have

• Kubernetes, Powershell, Terraform, New Relic, TypeScript, Node.js.

What Swapfiets Offers You

• Your own Swapfiets (lend-lease) 🚲!
• 32 vacation days (that’s right, next to 25 vacation days you can use your 7 Swap days as you please).
• A solid pension plan and a discount on your health insurance.
• MacBook or a Windows laptop (what you prefer).
• Lots of responsibility, challenging work, and friendly colleagues.
• Travel allowance (if you live more than 11 km away from the office, otherwise you’ll just use your Swapfiets, right.. 😎?).
• Delicious lunch at the office for a small contribution.
• Onefit for Business arrangement (to promote your healthy lifestyle!).
• Education budget in order to improve your skills & knowledge.
• Learning programs developed by our L&D department.
• Lots of workshops and inspirational talks.
• One day off per year to do voluntary work paid by Swapfiets.
• Flexibility in working from home/at our office at the Molukkenstraat.

Are You Ready to Join a Team with High Ambitions?

We are growing fast internationally. With your help, we want to continue expanding. What we are most proud of is how much we have already achieved as a team. Our team (around 40 Developers, Testers, Designers, and Product Managers) is characterized by a positive and collaborative atmosphere, flexibility, and ownership. But also: lots of humor, after-work activities (bootcamp, climbing, cycling, hackathons), daily lunches, and Friday afternoon drinks. At Swapfiets you will not find any complex hierarchical structures. That means you will be able to grow your career quickly. Your final solutions will help make thousands of people’s daily commute stress-free and fun!

Pedalling Towards Inclusivity at Swapfiets! 🚲

At Swapfiets, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusivity. While we are proud of the progress we've made, we acknowledge that we still have work to do to create the inclusive environment we envision. We are committed to continuous growth, learning, and fostering a workplace where everyone's voice is heard and valued. Join us on our journey to make Swapfiets an even more vibrant and inclusive community!