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Lead Back-end Engineer

Withthegrid

Utrecht

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Lead Back-end Engineer role at Withthegrid, a cleantech scale-up in Utrecht. The position involves driving backend architecture, leading a small team, and ensuring platform scalability for grid operators and renewable energy producers. Candidates need strong SQL, TypeScript, Kafka, and Redis experience.

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HybridFull-timeLeadSQL

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: office in Utrecht, Mondays and Wednesdays office days, flexibility for remote work

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Lead Back-end Engineer

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

SQLHTMLCSSJavaScriptReactAngularVue.jsGitGitHubAWSTypeScriptApache KafkaRedis

Soft Skills

Problem-solvingAttention to detailCommunicationMotivationInitiativeTeam collaboration

Key Responsibilities

•Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of AMP’s backend services with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
•Lead the front-end development of AMP.
•Ensure the platform handles growing data volumes from thousands of devices while maintaining low latency, reliability, and high availability.
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex domain requirements into technical solutions and APIs.
•Establish architectural direction for asynchronous processing, streaming data, event handling, and distributed systems.
•Lead code reviews, define coding standards, and champion best practices for testing and deployment.
•Manage and support your team (2 developers), helping prioritize work and remove technical blockers.
•Troubleshoot complex production issues, automate operational tasks, and continuously improve platform stability.
•Stay on the edge of backend technologies and propose modern tools and patterns.

Lead Back-end EngineerCleantechScale-upUtrechtTypeScriptKafkaRedisAWSEnergy Transition

Key Responsibilities

•Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of AMP’s backend services with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.

•Lead the front-end development of AMP.

•Ensure the platform handles growing data volumes from thousands of devices while maintaining low latency, reliability, and high availability.

•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex domain requirements into technical solutions and APIs.

•Establish architectural direction for asynchronous processing, streaming data, event handling, and distributed systems.

•Lead code reviews, define coding standards, and champion best practices for testing and deployment.

•Manage and support your team (2 developers), helping prioritize work and remove technical blockers.

•Troubleshoot complex production issues, automate operational tasks, and continuously improve platform stability.

•Stay on the edge of backend technologies and propose modern tools and patterns.