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Job description
Amsterdam - In this role as a backend developer you will help create the best experience for delivering news to millions of users. You will join our team that works on creating new home and category pages using a new CMS. The stack is built upon the latest tech and includes Next.js, Typescript, AWS and Kotlin/Java Spring Boot.
About the team
Our News teams create the best user experience for our premium publishing brands: De Volkskrant, Trouw, Het Parool, De Morgen, HUMO, Margriet, Libelle, Flair. We are building and running a white-label platform for all these brands including web, mobile, tablets, and backend. In total we have 6 teams. You will be joining the team which consists of front-end developers, back-end developers, app developers, a tester, UX designer and a product owner. You will also be working together with other back-end developers from different teams.
What you will be doing
You will build back-end features for our platform while always striving for the best code quality and applying security measures. The features are meant to give editors more tools to enrich the home and category pages they publish. You will also work closely with the Product Owner, our (UX) designers and business stakeholders. Your main tasks are:
Who you are
For this position, we expect a senior level of maturity and some years of experience with high traffic websites. Naturally asking questions and proactively giving suggestions to see where you can add value. We’re looking for someone who likes taking initiative with a collaborative attitude.
You have deep knowledge of and experience with:
Bonus if you also have experience with:
Where?
This vacancy is for our office in Amsterdam. Currently we're working at the office every Thursday. Most other days we work remotely.
We offer
With us, you’ll get an inspiring work environment that’s constantly evolving. Colleagues who think in terms of possibilities, see the glass as half full, and we give you the chance to develop yourself every day. We do this, among other things, through our DPG Campus / DPG Academy. This gives you every opportunity to bring out the best in yourself and be a true media maker!
💰 A salary that matches your work experience, between €3.432,32 and €6.751,19
📝 A 36-hour workweek (depending on contract type)💰 8% holiday pay and 4% personal choice budget💰 Annual profit sharing based on DPG Media’s performance🎓 Opportunities for development, both on the job and online through our DPG Academy / DPG Campus🎉 Opportunity to customize your own cultural holidays!
More reasons to want to work at DPG Media (NL)
At DPG Media, we work for more than 90 strong news brands, magazines, TV shows, radio stations, and online services such as Qmusic, NU.nl, Tweakers, Libelle, VTM, and more. We reach over 90% of the Dutch population and 8 out of 10 Flemings every month. We offer you a professional work environment where we highly value freedom. We give you all the space to work on your future by offering workshops and training. Feel free to be an entrepreneur, a learner, and a team player with us, and most importantly, feel free to be yourself. At DPG Media, everyone is welcome. So, apply, regardless of your background. Over 5,500 smart colleagues are eager to welcome you into a team, whether it’s a project team, a pub quiz team, or a sports team.
“We like to do our own recruitment and do not wish to collaborate with agencies to fill this role.”
Recruitment Team
Bij DPG Media willen wij informeren, inspireren en entertainen en werken we voor meer dan 90 sterke nieuwsmerken, magazines, televisieprogramma’s, radiostations en online services zoals Qmusic, NU.nl, Tweakers, Libelle, VTM en meer. We bereiken maandelijks ruim 90% van de Nederlanders en 8 op de 10 Vlamingen.
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