Junior Software Engineer

Join Maqqie as a Junior Software Engineer

About Maqqie

We are Maqqie, one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands. Our mission is to create a digital labor market that works better for everyone. We currently achieve this by offering an online solution for contracting and paying employees. For all types of contracts, from permanent to temporary, from employee to temporary worker and freelancer. Do you want to help us change the labor market? Then consider the position of Junior Software Engineer (32-40 hours).

About the Role

As a Junior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in contributing to our product development and maintenance while growing your technical skills. You will focus on mastering code fluency, learning best practices within a large codebase, and collaborating with senior engineers to deliver production-ready solutions. This is an opportunity to build a strong foundation in software engineering while working in a supportive, learning-oriented environment.

This means that you will be responsible for:

• Learning & Development: Collaborate with senior engineers to understand frontend and backend systems and gain experience in coding, debugging, and deploying services.

• Contributing Code: Write clean, readable code for services under the guidance of a senior engineer. Ensure your work meets the team’s quality standards.

• Performance Awareness: Begin learning how to identify performance bottlenecks and assist with basic optimization tasks.

• Customer-Focused Development: Understand product requirements and translate them into software solutions that contribute to user satisfaction.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to ensure components are developed in alignment with the overall product goals.

• Growth: Take ownership of tasks, ask questions, and proactively seek feedback to improve your skills and understanding of the codebase.

You will be working within the Technology department. Tech exists out of 14 engineers divided over 3 teams. You will report to a senior engineer or tech lead.

Job requirements

What do you need to be successful?

We think you need the following qualities for the role:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Experience: Familiarity with development concepts through internships, projects, or coursework

• Technical Skills:

  • Interest in learning Kotlin and/or Java, Typescript and Vue
  • Basic knowledge of cloud platforms, Kubernetes, or Docker is a plus
  • Understanding of version control (Git)

• Collaboration: Willingness to work in a team and seek guidance from senior engineers

• Learning Mindset: Eagerness to develop your skills, ask questions, and take ownership of your learning journey

Don’t exactly fit the profile, but do you think the role is perfect for you? Let us know. We are open to discussing the possibilities.

What do we offer?

Nothing comes for free. We understand this better than anyone. That's why we offer you:

• The opportunity to work on the labor market of the future at one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands
• A gross salary of € 2600,- to € 3500,- per month based on 40 hours per week and depending on your knowledge and experience level
• 8% holiday pay
• 8% pension contribution that you can use at your discretion
• 25 vacation days (based on 40 hours per week)
• A training budget of €2000 per year
• Hybrid working
• A laptop
• Good secondary employment conditions, including a flexible budget of €40 per month in Alleo to use for sports, beauty, investment, and more
• Outings and drinks from our active staff association, with delicious snacks

Good to Know

Creating the labor market of the future starts with us. We spend a lot of time and attention on our internal organization. You will work in a young and ambitious team. The average age at Maqqie is 33 years. We work hard together but also laugh a lot. We focus on your growth and development. Therefore, from day one, you will have the freedom to do your thing. We know better than anyone that your ideas work best when you have the space for them.

At the beginning of 2024, we moved to the centre of Rotterdam. Our office is located on the Coolsingel opposite the City Hall and is only 5 minutes from Rotterdam Central. You can join the group lunch, and there are plenty of dining and drinking options around the office. We are also a hybrid company. There are possibilities to work from the office, home, or temporarily from abroad.

In 2025, we aim to make the contracting and payment of employees even easier. All laws, regulations, collective agreements, and wishes around employment make the deployment and payment of employees incredibly complex. At Maqqie, we are making this more efficient step by step, and where possible, we automate it. By the end of this year, we want to be the payment engine of the labor market: providing every type of employee (employee, freelancer, temporary worker) with a contract, hours registration, support, and payment. A great challenge for which we can use your help. Additionally, we continuously improve our product and our brand.