Senior Fullstack Developer

We are searching for a Senior Full Stack Web Developer with experience in AWS, NodeJS, TypeScript, and VueJS. 

Studyportals Headquarters is in Strijp-S, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Flexibility to work remotely. 

About Studyportals

We change the lives of millions of students and leave the world a bit brighter than we found it. Every minute 100 students around the world trust our platforms (e.g., mastersportal.com) to find their best matching education for free. At the same time, we help educators diversify their (international) student population and reduce dropouts. 

With 35+ different nationalities among the 200+ people working at Studyportals, we are an international bunch of people. Eager to learn and serious about fun. Want to know more? 

 Why are we searching for you? 

We're dedicated to helping students find their ideal study program. However, many have expressed a need for more guidance than just a search tool. They're looking for more personalized counseling. This is where AI comes in, and potentially, you. We're on the lookout for someone who can help develop and enhance an AI advisor. It would understand each student's unique needs and preferences. Initially, it'll assist in finding suitable study programs. Beyond that, we envision it creating a helpful profile for each student by learning about them through interactions. This tailored approach aims to help students to make informed decisions and find their dream study. 
In short, there are enough (technical) challenges for you to dig in to. We value initiative greatly! 

What are your three main goals? 

• You will build AI-driven features that help students find study opportunities that truly fit them. By using search behavior and student data, you improve relevance, recommendations, and guidance across the platform — making discovery more personal and engaging

• You will strengthen core student systems such as registrations, logins, and email nurturing flows. By connecting search insights with student profiles and communication, you help students stay engaged and confidently move toward their ideal study choice

• Help us to become more scalable as a platform, by decoupling our dependencies and driving our microservice architecture. Staying in control of quality is key! 

 How does your team look like? 

The Product Engineering department consists of 35 people. You are part of a scrum team of five. Your Product Owner (PO) sets the product priorities. You are, together with the Product Owner, responsible for designing and implementing new functionalities aimed at growing our user engagement targets. This means that you, as a developer, have influence on what to build, and how to build it. You report to our Head of Engineering, Stefan. He started as a developer at Studyportals and knows his way around the systems. His main responsibility is to make sure you can do your work in the best possible way, taking away impediments, driving technical innovation and making sure you can be the best version of yourself. 

 What Tech Stack do we use? 

The technology behind Studyportals’ platforms is based on PHP, Typescript, Node/NPM, Docker and AWS. Virtually all our systems have been developed in-house and are following modern quality standards. We work in a service-oriented architecture, powered by our own RESTful API and AWS. In parallel, we are scaling up our infrastructure, moving towards SOC2 compliance. 

We also experiment with new technologies when they help us innovate faster or smarter - from AI tooling to emerging frameworks. 

• At least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or a related field

• You have 6+ years of experience as a Full Stack Web Developer

• Experience building applications in JavaScript component-based frameworks (e.g., VueJS, React or Angular). Modern JavaScript, TypeScript, NPM, and Webpack. Proficient in both Front-end and Back-end development

• HTML5 and SCSS/CSS3 are second nature to you, and you care about performance, accessibility, and responsive design

• You have a solutions architect level of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and know how to design and build distributed cloud native applications

• You have a proven track record of architecting and implementing scalable and reliable back-end systems

• Experience with (different types of) automated testing as part of CI/CD driven software development

• You write clean, modular, and maintainable code, following SOLID and modern software design principles

• You like to collaborate, appreciate open communication, and are comfortable with working cross-functionally

• Competitive salary including a bonus and pension
• 32 vacation days (including bank holidays) you have the flexibility to take your holidays whenever you want (e.g., be off on Chinese New Year instead of King’s Day)
• Reimbursement of your work-related travel costs
• Flexibility to work remotely 3 days per week, including a remote working allowance.
• Possibility to work from abroad 2 times a year
• An annual personal development budget because personal growth is KEY!
• A nice and fun office in the heart of Eindhoven; five minutes’ walk away from the station