Senior Software Engineer Remote​/Hybrid

• Define and implement cloud-native and microservices architectures.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure applications.
• Automate manual business processes, to increase operational efficiency.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code that meets our engineering standards.
• Together with a few other chefs, you’ll help our clients to build and product ionize products. As an autonomous stream-aligned team , you might deal with a wide spectrum of Data, Cloud Infrastructure and Dev Ops-related problems.
• Your default will be delivering a timely and tangible output. Simple, interpretable, impactful, and straightforward workflows are your main weapons. That however doesn’t hinder you from using complex tools when the situation demands it.
• You’ll help with interviewing and selecting future chefs. We’ll train you on how to conduct effective, chef-style interviews!
• Actively share knowledge with your team and learn from their expertise in return.
• You’ll have a secondary focus area ( select one ), based on your passion and career plans:
• ✏️Content developer: if you enjoy writing and sharing what we learned.
• 🍼Baby-Chef developer: if you like to be a mentor at our Boot Camps Home for future chefs!

• Extensive programming experience across multiple paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming.
• Proficiency in Python is essential, as it is the primary language for most of our projects.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CDK, or Pulumi. If you prefer connecting to production systems via SSH and enjoy using bash, this role might not be the best fit.
• Experience in technical data modeling and strategic domain modeling, with a strong emphasis on Domain-Driven Design (DDD), which is highly valued at Data Chef.
• Expertise with containerised applications and orchestration platforms.
• Experience with React (or NextJS).
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of software design practices and architecture, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.
• At least 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Motivated by client problems, and find joy in creating simple, elegant solutions that avoid unnecessary complexity.
• Moving off any solution before asking questions, listening actively, exploring the context, and simply building trust with clients.
• Passion for simplifying and clearly explaining complex topics in person and in writing.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience with Kafka or NATS
• Experience with .NET and C#
• Experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments.
• Contributions to open-source projects. We appreciate those green dots on Git Hub!
• Solid computer science knowledge. Have you designed an $O(n)$ sorting algorithm?! Send us your cocktail recipe (we don’t need your resume).

• 💸 Competitive salary with full transparency on how we calculate it.
• 💰Annual bonus based on your individual and company performance.
• 💶Reimbursement of your home internet bill, commute to work, and software license costs. No red tape, no questions asked.
• 💝Charitable gift and donation matching. When you donate to a qualified charity, we’ll match your gift (up to €500/chef/year).
• 🤰Fully paid and extended maternity/paternity leave for the first nine weeks.
• 🎁Holiday gifts. At the end of the year, we send everyone and their family a surprise thank-you gift.
• 🛡Free 1
  
  Password family plan, so you can safely share passwords with up to 5 other family members. No more questions like “What was the password for Netflix?” or answers like “it’s Pass Word!”.

👨🏼🍳👩🏼🍳Join a team of specialists, a band of experts, a family of Chefs. Data Chef is a rapidly growing, boutique consulting firm founded in 2019 based in The Hague. We're not your typical corporate firm. We're profitable, self-funded, and our growth trajectory is skyrocketing. 🚀

💼💪🏼At Data Chef we believe in long-term relationships and demand that our Chefs join us with an owner mindset. Our people are not just staff or billable hour machines; they are talented individuals who choose to spend the best hours of their lives with us. We're wholeheartedly grateful for that decision, prioritizing their physical health, mental tranquility, and financial gain.

🎯🎯 At Data Chef, our core values define us. We're all about delivering tangible, timely output and fostering a team-centric environment. We encourage everyone to act like an owner, be a self-starter, and constantly learn and share. We value resourcefulness, positivity, and always strive to bring hope, not negativity. These values are the cornerstone of our community, driving our collective passion for data.

Learn more about our core values here.