Junior Backend .NET Engineer

Details

Would you like to learn to build and grow with a platform that impacts the whole of the Netherlands? Funda gives you the opportunity to do that. As Junior Backend .NET Engineer, you work on software that helps millions of people take the next step on the housing market. You learn from experienced colleagues, help build real features and see the direct impact of your work. You're not starting at just another tech company, but are helping build the Netherlands' number-one housing platform.

Responsibilities

• Dive into modern backend development: from building microservices to improving existing systems.
• Work together with your team on backend features for the Funda platform (for example: APIs that pull property data or couplings with mortgage information).
• Execute small improvements in existing services and learn how microservices work together.
• Write unit tests and improve your code based on feedback from colleagues.
• Analyse performance of features and propose solutions to make them quicker and more stable.
• Participate in technical design choices and learn how scalable systems are built.
• Learn and work with tools such as Azure DevOps, Docker and Kubernetes.

Technologies & Tools Mentioned

• .NET 8
• Azure
• Kubernetes
• Azure DevOps
• Docker
• Microservices
• APIs
• Unit testing
• Performance analysis
• Agile / Scrum ways of working

Requirements

• Completed a science degree (Bachelor/Master level) and some practical experience in development — through work, an internship, or personal projects.
• Some experience with .NET and the desire to develop further.
• Inquisitive, eager to learn and comfortable asking questions and receiving/giving feedback.
• Desire to gain experience in an agile work environment and work collaboratively in cross-functional teams (product manager, UX designer, frontend and backend engineers).
• Currently living in the Netherlands and fluent in English. Dutch is a plus.

Benefits

• Salary between €3,737.82 - €4,683.76 per month (based on a 40 hours per week contract).
• Annual bonus of up to 1.5 times your monthly salary.
• Hybrid working: minimum 40% in the office.
• 25 paid days off per year and the possibility to buy more.
• Working hours negotiable (32/36/40 per week).
• 60% pension coverage.
• Learning budget up to €2,000 per year and unlimited access to digital courses at Fundacademy.
• Net monthly reimbursement up to €85 for phone and internet costs.
• Net work-from-home allowance of €2.40 per day.
• Full coverage of travel costs for office days (if you live over 5 km away).
• Unlimited access to mental support via OpenUp, including phone consultations with psychologists.
• Option for an (unpaid) 3-month sabbatical every 3 years.
• Contribution to selected gym memberships and regular office massages.
• Office lunch prepared by in-house chefs for a small salary-deducted contribution.
• Team parties, outings and a birthday/present culture.

Hiring process

1. Apply with CV and cover letter.
2. Meet a recruiter on a video call.
3. If positive, expect a maximum of two interview rounds.
4. Before the first round, you will be asked to complete a task.

Note: Funda does not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies about this vacancy.