Senior Backend Engineer

About Xebia

We’re at a pivotal point in our journey. Xebia is scaling globally and continuing to invest heavily in engineering excellence, cloud-native development, and AI-driven innovation.

Our teams work on complex software challenges across industries, combining deep technical expertise with a pragmatic consulting mindset.

The Software Development Practice

Within Xebia Software Development, we focus on building high-quality, scalable backend systems using modern engineering practices. We work with clients across the globe to design and build distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and business-critical applications.

Our engineering culture is deeply rooted in craftsmanship. Clean code, automated testing, continuous delivery, and strong architectural thinking are at the heart of everything we do.

The Role: Senior Backend Engineer

You will work closely with clients to design and build high-quality software solutions. Each project is different, giving you the opportunity to work across industries, technologies, and engineering challenges. Depending on the engagement, you might be designing distributed systems, improving development practices within teams, building high-performance backend services, or helping organisations adopt modern software architectures.

We aim to match projects with your strengths and ambitions. Whether you want to deepen your technical expertise, grow into a technical leader, or expand your consulting skills, we support your development every step of the way.

The People You’ll Work With

One of the best parts of Xebia is the people. You’ll work alongside some of the most experienced software engineers in the industry.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Strong backend development experience using Kotlin, Java, Scala, or Golang
• Experience building scalable backend systems or distributed architectures
• A solid understanding of software engineering best practices such as testing, clean code, and continuous delivery
• A consulting mindset: you enjoy collaborating with different teams and understanding business needs
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• A passion for learning and sharing knowledge

Nice to have:

• Experience with cloud-native architectures
• Contributions to open source or personal side projects
• Active participation in developer communities or meetups
• Experience with AI or data-driven systems
• Dutch language skills

What We Offer

💰 Competitive salary and hybrid working

📚 Continuous development, training, and certifications

🧠 A strong engineering culture focused on quality and learning

🤝 A vibrant community of knowledge sharing and events

🏢 Inspiring offices in Hilversum and Amsterdam

🌱 A supportive, people-first consultancy culture