Summary: The role of Freelance Software Engineer involves working within a cross-functional team to develop software applications and contribute to platform services and infrastructure tooling. The position requires translating business requirements into technical solutions and ensuring system reliability and performance. Candidates will be responsible for writing maintainable code, improving code quality, and participating in architectural decisions. The role is based in Amsterdam and offers a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain software applications using relevant programming languages and frameworks
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions with clear effort estimation
- Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code following established patterns and standards
- Improve code quality through refactoring and strong test automation practices
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability
- Take ownership of services end-to-end, including monitoring, deployment, and production operations
- Handle technical incidents and participate in root cause analysis and postmortems
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions
- Continuously optimize systems, processes, and workflows
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Key Skills:
- Solid experience with modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar)
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of software design patterns and system design principles
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, testing frameworks, and automation
- Familiarity with cloud environments and infrastructure tooling
- Ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production systems
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
You will work in a cross-functional team alongside product managers, designers, and engineers, contributing to a modern tech stack. The focus spans product development, platform services, and infrastructure tooling, depending on team priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain software applications using relevant programming languages and frameworks
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions with clear effort estimation
- Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code following established patterns and standards
- Improve code quality through refactoring and strong test automation practices
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability
- Take ownership of services end-to-end, including monitoring, deployment, and production operations
- Handle technical incidents and participate in root cause analysis and postmortems
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions
- Continuously optimize systems, processes, and workflows
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
Required Skills & Experience
- Solid experience with modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar)
- Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of software design patterns and system design principles
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, testing frameworks, and automation
- Familiarity with cloud environments and infrastructure tooling
- Ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production systems
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities
Details
Start: Asap
Duration: 12 months (+)
Location: Amsterdam, hybrid
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