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Back End Developer @ Itsme
AMKP04068
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As a Backend Developer at itsme®, you play a pivotal role in the expansion of the internal backend development team and the realization of the company's technological strategy. You are not only responsible for backend development but also for driving forward the ambitious plans to restructure the entire backend architecture.
You will be a key figure in a greenfield project, the development of a modern microservice architecture in Go. This presents a unique opportunity to build a scalable and future-proof backend from the ground up, implementing innovative solutions and establishing new standards.
In addition, you will contribute to building internal knowledge and expertise, an essential part of the strategic decision to bring backend development fully in-house. This shift provides itsme® with greater control over its technology, accelerates processes, enables faster adaptation to new innovations and supports the development of new functionalities and services. Your work will directly impact itsme's broader strategy, solidifying its position as a leader in digital identity and making a difference for millions of users across Europe.
In short, as a Backend Developer at itsme®, you are not just responsible for development, you are helping to lay the foundation for the company's future growth and innovation.
Tasks and responsibilities
Software Development:
- Contribute to the development of backend systems, focusing on scalable and secure solutions, under the guidance of our Tech Lead.
- Participate in translating functional requirements into effective code, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Maintain high standards of code quality and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development practices.
Collaboration & Agile Development:
- Work closely with the Tech Lead, front-end developers, QA engineers, product owners, and architects in a collaborative Agile environment.
- Engage in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, contributing to the team's Agile practices.
- Join an autonomous team that has end-to-end ownership of the projects they work on.
Learning & Growth:
- Continuously learn and adopt new technologies and frameworks, guided by the Tech Lead and through collaboration with the team.
DevOps & Cloud Technologies:
- Support the enhancement of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, gaining exposure to modern cloud and containerization technologies.
- Contribute to deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment, ensuring high availability and resilience.
Profile
Background and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in backend development, with a focus on modern programming languages and frameworks.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies and an understanding of DevOps practices.
- Plus: Experience in Go
- Plus: Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Unitesting and CI/CD.
- Plus: Experience with cloud-native solutions and container orchestration.
- A team player.
- Good communication skills.
- Capable of working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Languages
- You are fluent in English. Dutch and/or French are a plus.
Offer
- A role at the forefront of digital identity innovation within one of Europe's fastest-growing scale-ups;
- The chance to significantly influence the future of digital interaction;
- The chance to shape the digital identity landscape;
- Be part of a high-tech environment with a diversity of complex technologies and state-of-the-art security (i.e. the highest levels of security);
- A fast-paced scale-up environment where you can develop and grow;
- Be part of Itsme's national and international growth;
- Flexible working arrangements, including remote working and a vibrant office in Brussels;
- A fun, enthusiastic and ambitious team;
- A permanent contract with a competitive salary package that reflects your central role in Itsme's mission.
Amon is the exclusive recruitment partner for this position.
If interested, please do not hesitate to contact Micha Van De Vijver, mvd@amon.be.
Keywords
Back End Developer @ Itsme
Belgian Mobile ID, known for its successful app itsme®, is a Belgian scale-up and pioneer in digitalization. In 2017, Belgian Mobile ID united the seven Belgian market leaders from the banking and telecommunications sector: Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis, KBC, ING and Orange Belgium, Proximus and Telenet. Through joint efforts, they developed itsme®, Belgium's official mobile identity. With this mobile identity app, every Belgian citizen can identify him/herself when logging into digital applications, when approving (payment) transactions and even when signing official documents. Card readers, passwords or cards with tokens are no longer required. itsme® guarantees secure identification through the combination of the itsme® app, the user’s mobile phone and the user’s unique itsme® PIN or biometric identification. itsme® is recognized as a Level of Assurance ‘High’ e-identification mean, and as a ‘qualified’ trust services provider for electronic signatures in the eIDAS regulation, which means that the app complies with the highest security levels.
The number of users of the identity app itsme continues to rise. In one year, 700,000 itsme accounts were added, a growth of 11%. Today, 7 million Belgians already use the itsme app to identify themselves, confirm transactions and sign documents online, and they do so remarkably often: an average of 47 actions per person per year, or almost 1 per week. Today, itsme is already available in Belgium and 13 other European countries!
Belgian Mobile ID closed partnerships with more than 800 companies, both in public and private sectors. The government is counted as one partner in this total amount, with more than 2.000 platforms. Although itsme® is mainly used for government purposes and in the banking, insurance and telecommunications sector, the importance of the app is increasing in other sectors as well. Examples of other industries are the gaming industry (e.g. Napoleon Games), HR sector, hospitals, mobility services, …