Lead Software Engineer

Dow Jones
Utrecht, Netherlands
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Geographic Information Systems PostgreSQL MySQL Open Source Technology Software Engineering Google Cloud Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Docker Golang

Job description

As a software engineer, you will design, test and build new functionalities for our clients. Your challenge is to further develop and maintain the applications, data and security architecture.You will work in the domain of validated and enriched location data and real-time status data of charging stations around the world. The main language experience that we are looking for is Go.

You Will:

  • Rebuild critical components of our systems to be ready for the future.
  • Proactively identify and propose opportunities to improve the product, architecture and systems (performance, scalability, security, etc.).
  • Provide input on priorities and (jointly) manage the roadmap., * Fun international team and frequent events
  • Dynamic scale-up vibe and lots of opportunities to make an impact
  • Our own office, next to Utrecht Central Station. We have a hybrid way of working with 3 days from the office and 2 days from home with Monday and Thursday as our mandatory office days with free healthy lunch
  • 25 vacation days
  • Medical Allowance
  • Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs
  • Membership of MyWheels EV car sharing service
  • A role with a lot of freedom, challenge, and opportunity. No dull moments, guaranteed!

Requirements

Do you have experience in Scalability?, * Go experience: >4 years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on Go development on professional projects (for businesses or open source).

  • Tech-Savvy Developer: Our stack uses Go, Gitlab-CI, Google Cloud Platform, MySQL, Postgres, Kubernetes, Docker, and more. It’s nice if you’re already familiar with our stack, but because you’re experienced, we assume you’ll quickly learn new tools if needed;
  • Quality-Oriented: Have experience with testing and passionate about code maintainability and readability;
  • Team Spirit: Accountable, an effective communicator and a true team player;
  • Adaptive Learner: Embrace a growth mindset - open to feedback, eager to learn, and always in sync with the latest technical advancements.

About the company

Eco-Movement, part of Dow Jones, is a leading global platform for EV charge point location and pricing data. Customers of the platform include navigation providers, charge point operators, eMSPs, and the public sector. As an independent platform with more than 1.5 million connectors in over 80 countries, Eco-Movement is in a unique position to support the electrification of the passenger and heavy-duty vehicle segments., Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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