Senior / Team Lead Back End Developer

Are you passionate about building innovative financial solutions and have hands-on experience with technologies like Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka? Are you eager to take on a leadership role in a dynamic environment? Then please read further! 

Our organization

AFS Group is a European financial service provider specialized as an intermediary in the wholesale Financial and Renewable Energy sector. With over 100 employees from offices in 4 countries AFS provides voice and hybrid brokering, execution, electronic trading and transaction advice services for a wide range of asset classes. Thanks to AFS in-depth market knowledge and strong historical relationships, AFS can offer her clients added value through best price discovery, time saving best execution and qualified advice.

About the job

We are looking for an experienced Back-End Developer with a strong technical background to join our team as a Team Lead. You will lead the development team which consists of 10 people (both front and back-end), ensuring effective collaboration and technical delivery. In this position you will report to the COO. As part of our IT team, you will be working on the Vennex project, our new exchange platform for trading shares and bonds in small to medium sized enterprises and crowdfunding platforms. In this role, you will guide a dynamic development team while contributing to the creation of a new MTF (Multilateral Trading Facility) in the financial sector. 

The focus of the position

• Oversee back-end development processes and maintain high-quality code standards.

• Manage day-to-day operations and support developers in overcoming challenges.

• Balancing technical leadership with team oversight, while aligning with business objectives.

• Act as the main point of contact for your development team, offering guidance and mentorship and driving technical decisions and ensuring smooth collaboration. As well as a contact point for external clients for technical discussions.

• Work together with the development team, product owners, business analysts and management on C-level to align project goals and requirements.

• At least 3-4 years of relevant working experience as a Back-End Developer

• Fluent in English 

• Expertise in Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, and Kafka. GraphQL is a plus

• Familiarity with front-end technologies like Vue, Typescript is a plus

• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS / Digital Ocean / Azure

• Experience with DevOps practices, CICD and Gitlab

• Knowledge of the financial markets is a plus

• Previous team lead experience is not required, but you should be ready to step into a leadership role and manage a team.

What we offer

• A unique workplace on the Stock Exchange floor.

• Working in an awesome, internationally diverse, continuously growing, and highly driven team.

• An organization where there is room for your refreshing ideas and to be entrepreneurial.

• Focus on your personal and professional growth with support through training, coaching and development sessions.

• Bi-annual performance-based bonus scheme.

• The opportunity to broaden your network and peak your sales by attending (inter)national events and congresses.

• 27 paid days off per year.

• Depending on where you live, an NS business card or bike lease options.

• In-house gym paid by AFS.

Get in touch!

Are you ready for a new challenge by becoming a member of this team on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange? Please send your resumé through the application link. For further questions contact Saranya Nihot via snihot@afsgroup.nl

Application process

1st round: Job interview with Corporate Recruiter Saranya Nihot

2nd round: Job interview with Team Lead and Developer

3rd round: Job interview with Product Owner and Business Manager

We are happy to recruit our AFS colleagues by ourselves. We do not need help from external parties. If we receive resumes from unaffiliated recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact the persons involved directly and treat candidates as regular candidates.