Senior Full Stack Engineer - Finance Domain

At HEMA, we are building an efficient and future-proof retail technology landscape. To achieve this, we are establishing a new Engineering Organization. This is your chance to help lay the technological foundation for the most iconic, nearly 100-year-old department store in the Netherlands. Do you want to make a direct impact on HEMA’s digital progress? Then this role is for you!

The challenge

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer in our Finance domain, you'll work on our AWS serverless systems. You'll collaborate with HEMA developers, partner teams, Product Owners, Business Owners, and IT Analysts across different domains. As we build our internal engineering organization, you'll play a key role in both shaping our technical direction and helping establish our engineering culture and practices.

You will work on challenging projects to build the future-proof finance backend of HEMA. This includes building scalable finance backend services such as a reconciliation service and setting up integrations with new finance applications.

Our tech stack centers on TypeScript and AWS serverless infrastructure. We're actively exploring AI capabilities with AWS Bedrock and similar services, taking our first steps in applying AI to feature development and operations. We use Apache Kafka for event-driven architecture and KONG for API management. Experience with service-oriented, API first, and headless systems is highly preferred. Innovation is our lifeblood; we are always searching for the most efficient solution to support our business teams in serving our customers.

What we offer

At HEMA, you’ll experience an environment where people truly work together. You’ll receive proper guidance, useful feedback, and gain valuable experience. Whether you are looking to extend your knowledge and skills or help others grow, you are welcome here.

• 💸 A competitive salary based on your knowledge and experience.
• 🌴 30 vacation days (based on a 40-hour week) and 8% holiday allowance, so you can recharge in time.
• 🎯 A variable bonus of up to 14% of your annual salary, depending on our collective results.
• 💸 A monthly net expense allowance.
• 🎄 A fixed year-end bonus of 4% of your annual salary.
• 🛍️ 15% staff discount on all your HEMA favorites – from tompouce pastries to towels and notebooks.
• 🧓 A solid pension plan, so you're well taken care of later too.
• 🚗 Travel allowance of €0.21 per kilometer (starting from 10 km one-way, up to a maximum of 30 km).
• 🎡 Access to the benefits at work platform, with discounts on top brands, day trips, and other extras that make life more fun.

You’ll bring

• Experience building and developing software in multidisciplinary teams, with a collaborative approach to software development.
• Familiarity with serverless AWS architectures and stack.
• Knowledge of and/or experience within the finance domain is a plus.
• Examples of applying pro-activity, collaborative decision-making, and accountability.
• The ability to speak up and ask for and give feedback, not only on code but also on behavior.
• Fluency in TypeScript, our primary programming language, and solid experience in a second language such as Python or Java, along with AWS knowledge and enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• A result- and quality-oriented mindset, always with the customer at the center.
• Innovation in your field of work and curiosity toward new solutions.
• A good understanding of security threats, such as OWASP Top 10, and coding practices.
• As a senior engineer, the ability to take the lead in the team, a good sense of solution architecture, a strong focus on quality, the ability to structure applications effectively, and maintain an overview of projects.

HEMA

At HEMA, over 17,000 colleagues work together to create a better everyday life in a more beautiful world. With products that are more practical, more beautiful, better—and that last longer too.

Our ambition is to become a frontrunner in a challenging market. We do this together, as one team, with proud colleagues, entrepreneurs, and partners. By playing to win. That means being curious, seizing opportunities, working together with joy, and always aiming for the best result. You speak up, challenge others, and help each other grow. With your unique contribution, you can help build the HEMA of tomorrow.