Teamlead Backend Development

🚀 Take the lead in our technical teams and help us stay the best onboarding platform in the world! 🚀

About the role 🧐

Are you the technical leader we’re looking for? We’re searching for a Teamlead Backend Development to lead our technical team and provide innovative solutions for our platform. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with other teams, make technical decisions, and contribute to the ongoing development of our leading onboarding platform.

As Teamlead Backend Development, you’ll be not just a technical expert but also a coach and motivator for your team. You’ll ensure that everyone in your team delivers their best while working together on the future of our platform. This is your chance to make a real impact on tens of thousands of users worldwide!

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and developing the technical team, aligning with the product strategy.
• Making technical decisions that contribute to the product’s vision and the success of the platform.
• Motivating, coaching, and developing team members to perform at their best (our team currently consists of 5 developers).
• Translating stakeholder feedback into necessary technological improvements.
• Collaborating with the development team to assess feature implementation and time estimates.
• Align with Gijs (Director of Product & Development) on product developments and strategies.

Our ideal match 💗

The perfect candidate might not exist, but here’s what we think you should bring to the table:

• Proven experience (5+ years) as a senior developer with at least 2 years of experience leading a development team;
• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent);
• Experience with developing in Ruby on Rails (React is a bonus);
• Strong analytical skills and experience with technological research;
• Experience in a SaaS startup or scale-up is a plus.

At Appical, we’re all about teamwork! You’ll work closely with engineers, product owners, and QA engineers to achieve the best results. Giving and receiving feedback is key to our growth, and we help each other continuously get better.

What’s in it for you? 🎉

• You’ll be part of a unique scale-up organization with over 45 ambitious, inspiring and talented colleagues.
• An open and inclusive culture with plenty of freedom and room for your own initiative.
• A beautiful office in Amsterdam Noord (Pand Noord) with a delicious lunch and an in-house gym.
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model: partly in the office, partly remote.
• Pension plan.
• A MacBook and a phone allowance.
• Opportunity to join OneFit (company fitness) with a discount or another gym membership.
• Opportunity for workations (up to 4 weeks per year).
• A Fun Committee that regularly organizes fun activities like sports events, meetups, and theme parties.
• We care about your (mental) well-being. That’s why you have the option to use OpenUp for any big or small challenges in your life – work-related or not.

About us 😃

“New beginnings start here!”
Since 2012, we’ve been helping companies around the world give their new hires the best possible start with our interactive onboarding platform. But that’s just the beginning. We create digital, personalized experiences that guide employees through their entire onboarding journey, from start to finish. With thousands of users each month and a pNPS of at least 8.5, we’re on the right track, but we’re far from done!

As part of Visma, a leading cloud software company in Europe, we benefit from a large network while continually striving to improve and increase efficiency. With over 400 customers and 430,000+ users, we’re proud of our growth and excited for even more success!

Sounds good, right?

Do you see yourself as our next Teamlead Backend Development at Appical? Don’t wait any longer – apply now!

Recruiters, we understand your enthusiasm for Appical but we do not use external recruiters for this position.