Medior front-end developer

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De Voorhoede is not a we-do-everything agency, but a real web development club. With a team of 15 people we build exciting projects for PostNL, TU Deft & TNO, Deltares and the Kindertelefoon, for example. Our goal is sustainable growth: we focus on more challenging projects for meaningful clients, so we can grow in diversity and expertise of the team. We prefer to work on projects with a social character. Diversity, inclusiveness and good care for our people and the world is our priority. As of 2023, we have established this impactful business practice by achieving our B Corp certification. We work from our offices in Amsterdam and Delft, or from home. We prefer not to limit ourselves with all kinds of rules and procedures. With freedom, trust and responsibility you get the best results. We are convinced of that.

Our client asks for a custom solution, you make sure it happens. You change projects regularly to keep the excitement going. We work in teams with designers and backenders from agencies we enjoy working with. We provide plenty of variety in your hands-on work: technical prototypes, component libraries, small websites with a headless CMS or large websites with serverless backend architecture. It doesn't matter to you, as long as it improves the web.

In your daily work, your focus is on the end user. You have a keen eye for accessibility and performance and make the right choices when converting a design into semantic HTML and robust CSS. You use familiar tooling to set up dev environments and build with frameworks such as Astro, React/Next, Vue/Nuxt, SvelteKit and other modern web frameworks.

Development and people are our focus. Every last Friday of the month is dedicated to your ambitions, with knowledge sharing, in-house training, building open source projects and our get-togethers.

You choose development at the highest level. The frameworks you work with are of secondary importance to you. You make pragmatic choices (together with your Tech Lead) in order to achieve the best results for the customer. You know when to pull something off the shelf, use AI, or write something yourself. In doubt? Then you get help in time to consult on this.

Like us, you don't care much for hierarchy. You like the variety of projects and find it easy to make contact with customers. You follow innovations closely and are at the forefront of testing and applying new techniques. It is natural for you to work with modern standards and you implement the latest concepts. This is how we live up to our name De Voorhoede (which roughly translates to Frontrunners). You adapt easily to developments in our market, such as applying AI in your daily work.

You also bring:

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience as a front-end developer
• JavaScript, HTML and CSS are something you can dream of
• Experience with at least one front-end framework such as Astro, React, Vue or SvelteKit
• Being familiar with serverless architecture and databases is a plus
• Having a specialism such as accessibility or performance is a plus
• HBO or WO thinking level. A technical education is nice but not a must

A good work-life balance, because nobody gets better from a 60-hour week. You could say that we do have a 9-5 mentality. We work together from our fine offices. In Amsterdam we can enjoy 270º views over the Houthavens, and in Delft we have a cozy stained-glass canal hideout a stone's throw from the train station. Of course, there is also room to work from home.

You should also expect:

• Freedom, responsibility and lots of room for your own ideas
• A competitive salary between €3,300 and €4,100 per month
• A contract for 32, 36 or 40 hours per week
• Monthly allowance for your old age via BrightPensioen
• 8% vacation pay + 25 vacation days (you can buy more)
• A 16″ MacBook to do all your work with
• Furnish your home office with a one-time budget of €1.000,-
• Annual coaching and study budget of €1,500,-
• Full travel allowance or an NS business card
• Lunch together at the office
• Flexible holiday policy, so you can celebrate the holidays that are important to you

Not sure if you meet every qualification? Studies show that women and individuals from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement—even when they're highly qualified. At de Voorhoede, we believe that differences make us stronger and we’re committed to creating an open and inclusive culture. So when in doubt, just apply and let us decide! 

Got excited? Apply now via the button below. Questions? Sent an e-mail to HR via [email protected]. Or call / Whatsapp Réni: 06-28331148. Please note: unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We focus on candidates who already live in the Netherlands and are allowed to work here.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated!