Summary
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Join a remote engineering team as a Senior Front-End Developer building tailored software applications for customers in complex, high-impact domains. You will develop applications from scratch, write technical specifications, use modern front-end technologies, review code, improve development practices, research emerging technologies, and support the growth of less-experienced developers.
Highlights
Work on impactful customer-facing software with significant technical ownership, opportunities to improve engineering practices, explore new technologies, and mentor junior developers.
Description
## About the Role
As a Senior Front-End Developer at Yellowtail, you will build tailored software solutions that have a direct impact on the financial lives of customers.
Yellowtail develops software for areas including pensions, mortgages, loans, and government services, working with major clients such as Aegon and ABN AMRO.
You will be responsible for developing customer-specific applications, reviewing code, improving development processes, and researching new technologies and their implications.
You will also contribute to the growth of the development team by supporting junior colleagues and sharing your experience.
## Key Responsibilities
* Build and develop tailored front-end software solutions for individual customers.
* Set up applications from scratch.
* Write technical specifications.
* Develop software using modern front-end technologies.
* Review code and contribute to code quality.
* Improve development processes and ways of working.
* Research new technologies and assess their implications.
* Contribute to selecting projects where your skills can have the greatest impact.
* Support and mentor junior developers in their development toward becoming experienced developers.
* Work collaboratively with an international team of Front-End and Back-End Developers across the Netherlands, South Africa, and India.
## Required Qualifications
* 5 years or more of development experience.
* Experience with at least one of Yellowtail's front-end frameworks.
* Experience with REST API integration.
* Experience with end-to-end testing.
* Experience with build pipelines.
* Experience with Git and Git Flow.
* Good Dutch communication skills, both written and spoken.
* Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken.
## Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with multiple front-end frameworks from Yellowtail's technology stack.
* Experience with Angular, React, React Native, or VueJS.
* Experience with Cypress.
* Experience with C# and .NET Core.
* Experience with MongoDB.
* Experience with Docker.
* Experience with Azure DevOps and infrastructure as code.
* Experience with Kubernetes.
## Skills & Competencies
* Front-end development
* Application development
* REST API integration
* End-to-end testing
* Code review
* Git and Git Flow
* Build pipelines
* Technical specification writing
* Software development process improvement
* Problem-solving and technical investigation
* Ability to learn and adopt new technologies
* Collaboration and teamwork
* Mentoring and supporting junior developers
* Project and technology awareness
* Strong Dutch and English communication skills
## Education & Experience
**Education:**
No specific educational requirement is stated in the original job description.
**Experience:**
* 5 years or more of development experience.
* Experience with at least one front-end framework used by Yellowtail.
* Experience with REST API integration, end-to-end testing, build pipelines, and Git/Git Flow.
## Work Arrangement & Schedule
* **Location:** Naarden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
* **Work Arrangement:** Remote
* **Employment Type:** Not specified in the original job description.
* **Work Schedule:** You can largely determine where and when you work.
* **Remote Flexibility:** Yellowtail states that employees can work remotely, including from a preferred holiday destination.
* **Work-Life Balance:** Yellowtail supports a well-balanced approach to work and home working.
## Compensation & Benefits
* **Salary:** €3,900–€5,300 gross per month, depending on knowledge and experience.
* **Mobility allowance:** €800, which can also be paid as salary.
* Company-provided lunches.
* Latest MacBook and phone.
* Pension arrangement.
* Flexible salary and expense administration.
* Support for setting up a suitable and responsible home workspace.
* Opportunities for learning and professional development.
* Two company trips per year.
* Monthly Cultural FriYay events.
* Regular sporting, educational, and social activities.
* Office recreational activities including darts, table football, and table tennis.
## Compliance / Additional Information
Yellowtail states that it values an inclusive working environment where employees can be themselves without having to conform to a particular image or stereotype.
Yellowtail develops software for financial institutions and states that its software is ISO and SOC certified.