Senior Backend Engineer

About The Bijenkorf E-commerce Organization


At the headquarters of the Bijenkorf, our e-commerce department, is our youngest department. A passionate and diverse group of people work together on the continuous growth and development of our digital platform.

Our department handles the delivery of omni-channel projects and the support of various internal departments. Our projects include (but are not limited to) the development of our e-commerce platform, mobile applications, CMS, various content channels, multichannel applications.

About The Position Of Backend Engineer


As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be part of one of our cross-functional agile development teams at the head office located in Amsterdam.

We are looking for someone who has the desire to push the technical boundaries of what can be achieved within the online domain and give our visitors the best customer journey they can have.

We work closely together on delivering quality and innovation to our customers and stakeholders and focus on providing individuals with the support and freedom they need to grow and encourage them to take on responsibility.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience as a senior in backend development, with a strong focus on Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot
• Expertise in microservices architecture, API design, and event-driven patterns
• Experience with databases, caching strategies, and query optimisation
• Ensure best practices in CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality
• Strong grasp of system design, scalability, and performance optimisation
  
  

Nice-to-have:

• Solid understanding of Kafka (producers, consumers, schema registry, event streaming)
• Experience working with e-commerce platforms or similar transactional systems
• Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• A customer-oriented approach
  
  

Additionally:

• Excellent communication skills in English
• A proactive, pragmatic and full ownership mindset
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, promoting engineering best practices
  
  

What we offer:

• 30 vacation days;
• Personal performance & profit sharing bonuses;
• Contribution towards your pension;
• Vitality budget;
• An employee discount on products purchased from de Bijenkorf.