About the job
Join Our Innovative Team
Are you weary of endless meetings that lead nowhere? Do corporate hierarchies hinder your ability to innovate? If you're eager to engage with technology that genuinely drives progress, we want you!
At maqqie, we are creating the Adyen of the labor market. Just as Adyen transformed payment systems, we are redefining how individuals are contracted and compensated in the Netherlands. Our challenge is complex, involving CAO's, regulations for temporary employment, payroll rules, and constantly evolving legislation. We are crafting a modern, scalable solution that addresses these intricacies.
This is not merely another SaaS application; it is foundational infrastructure for the future of work.
About Us
Maqqie is one of the fastest-growing tech firms in the Netherlands. We are in a scale-up phase, balancing the agility of a startup with the maturity of a well-established entity. Here, your contributions have a direct impact on thousands of workers and numerous companies, without layers of management separating you from the results of your work.
Our mission is to create a digital labor market that serves everyone better. We manage contracting and payments across all employment types—from permanent staff to temporary workers and freelancers. The regulatory landscape is vast, presenting an exciting technical challenge.
Your Role
As a Senior Backend Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
Architecting Meaningful Solutions: Design and develop scalable systems that navigate the complexities of Dutch employment law, including rule engines, automated compliance checks, and payment processing across diverse contract types.
Leading Technical Initiatives: Serve as the technical lead on key projects that influence our platform architecture. You will collaborate closely with Product teams to define goals and timelines while retaining ownership of technical choices.
Tackling Complex Challenges: Our domain is intricate, involving CAO compliance, phase systems, benefit calculations, and multi-entity payroll. You’ll need to deeply understand both the technical and business contexts.
Scaling with Purpose: Enhance performance, remove bottlenecks, and ensure our systems can scale rapidly without faltering. We are building the payment engine for the labor market.
Team Development: Mentor junior engineers and contribute to our hiring efforts. Help shape our engineering culture as we grow.
You will work in cross-functional teams alongside Product and Operations. Our team consists of 15 engineers spread across 3 teams, all reporting to Luc Klaassen, our Head of Engineering. Enjoy the best of both worlds—small enough to know everyone, yet large enough to face significant challenges.
Our Technical Ecosystem
We work with a diverse technology stack, including:
- Languages: Kotlin/Java, TypeScript, Vue
- Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker
- CI/CD: GitLab Pipeline

