Principal Software Engineer

Redwood Software, Redwood Software Nederland B.V. Waterveste 3 3992 DB Houten The Netherlands +1

What you will do

Your impact

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader and strategic influencer shaping Redwood’s RunMyJobs platform. You will drive high-impact technical decisions, own complex system designs, and lead initiatives that span teams and domains. Your work will translate business needs into scalable, resilient full-stack solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

What you need

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. You should have over eight years of software development experience, with at least three to five years in a senior or staff software engineer role. This position requires proven experience in workload automation, job scheduling, and orchestration technologies.

Deep proficiency in Java (11/17+), with strong experience in modern frameworks and libraries.
Strong background in microservice architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and RESTful API design.
Experience with frontend technologies including ReactJS, MobX, and TypeScript.
Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Strong understanding of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, data modelling).
Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with tools like Git, GitHub, Jira and Bamboo from Atlassian.
Proficiency in testing frameworks such as JUnit, Jest and Playwright with a focus on driving quality automation and testability by design.
Commitment to engineering best practices, including code reviews, static analysis and continuous quality improvements.
AI Tool Fluency: Demonstrated ability to proficiently use AI-powered developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, CodeWhisperer) in a production environment.
Code Judgment: Proven track record of evaluating and overriding AI-generated suggestions that are technically correct but architecturally flawed or non-compliant with security and performance best practices.
Prompting Proficiency: Experience writing clear, contextual, and effective prompts for generative AI to produce usable code, tests, or documentation.
Adaptability & Learning: High degree of curiosity and a proactive approach to learning new AI tools and techniques that continuously reshape the development workflow.
Domain & Architectural Focus: The capacity to abstract away from low-level coding details to focus on high-value business logic and systemic architectural integrity.

If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer

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