Backend Engineer

Fixed Term Employment | Geek Soft Consulting | Netherlands

Posted On 25.02.2026

Technology

Work Experience 5+ years

State/Province Utrecht

City Utrecht

3454

• Help design, build and continuously improve the clients online platform.
• Research, suggest and implement new technology solutions following best practices/standards.
• Take responsibility for the resiliency and availability of different products.
• Be a productive member of the team.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience as a Platform / Backend Engineer to build, enhance, and operate core platform services that empower delivery teams across the organization. This role focuses on cloud-native engineering, Dev Ops automation, and scalable backend service development within a large enterprise environment.
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve core platform services supporting multiple delivery teams
• Develop backend services and automation tooling using Type Script and Node.js (NestJS)
• Design and implement Git Ops-based environment provisioning leveraging CI/CD pipelines, ArgoCD, Helm, and Kubernetes
• Operate and evolve AWS and EKS-based cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Integrate platform capabilities with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, Netcracker, Storyblok, and internal APIs
• Implement secure-by-default architectures, including secrets management, identity controls, networking, and compliance standards
• Contribute to architectural decisions across distributed systems, container orchestration, and cloud-native services
• Enhance reliability through monitoring, observability, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate closely with Platform, Cloud, SRE, and Security teams within an Agile/Scrum setup
• Strong expertise in Type Script (mandatory)
• Node.js and NestJS for service and platform API development
• Bash or Python for automation (nice to have)
• React / Next.js for internal dashboards (nice to have)
• Hands‑on experience with AWS
• Docker and container lifecycle management
• Helm charts and Kubernetes packaging
• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (AWS and platform modules)
• Solid understanding of cloud‑native architecture principles
• Git Ops workflows (ArgoCD)
• Automated environment provisioning and configuration
• Developer Experience (DX) tooling
• Platform reliability, monitoring, and observability practices
• Secrets and configuration management (e.g., AWS Secrets Manager)
• Distributed systems and microservices architecture
• REST APIs and integration patterns
• Experience integrating Salesforce, Netcracker, or Storyblok (nice to have)
• Exposure to complex enterprise ecosystems
• Zero‑trust and least‑privilege security principles
• Secure coding and platform security best practices
• Identity and secrets management
• Strong backend engineering background with Node.js/NestJS
• Experience building and operating Kubernetes‑based platforms (EKS preferred)
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform and Git Ops ecosystems
• Running and scaling workloads on AWS
• Experience in enterprise‑scale or large organizational environments
• CI/CD automation and Dev Ops best practices
• Working experience in Agile/Scrum teams
• Strong understanding of algorithms, distributed systems, and system design
• Proactive, autonomous, and comfortable owning platform components end-to-end
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on reliability and developer enablement
• Ability to provide and receive constructive technical feedback
• Strong analytical thinking, pragmatism, and business awareness
• Capability to make sound architectural and technical decisions aligned with platform strategy
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Agile Scrum team environment
• Strong focus on Platform Engineering, Dev Ops automation, and Developer Experience
• Part of a large‑scale, long‑term portals and web transformation program
• Telecom domain with enterprise‑grade systems and complex integrations
• A challenging, innovating environment.
• Opportunities for learning where needed.