Sr Staff Engineer, JVM

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering roles
• Proven experience operating at Staff+ level in large-scale engineering environments
• Deep expertise in the JVM ecosystem, with hands-on experience in both Java and Kotlin
• Prior experience with monorepos, Bazel or similar, or internal developer platforms
• Track record of building and scaling distributed systems, CI/CD infrastructure, or developer-facing platforms
• Strong architectural thinking, especially in high-scale, multi-team environments
• Experience influencing engineering strategy across orgs and locations
• Exceptional communication and mentorship skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Build/test infrastructure for data-intensive workflows powered by Apache Spark and other distributed systems
• Contributions to open-source JVM tooling or frameworks
• Experience building SDKs, internal libraries, backend, or mobile infrastructure is a plus

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the architecture and roadmap for developer platform initiatives in Amsterdam
• Drive cross-team alignment and consistency across build systems, deployment tooling, and JVM-based frameworks
• Deeply engage with engineers across the org to identify gaps and build long-term platform solutions
• Act as a technical partner to engineering managers and product leaders, contributing to org-wide strategy
• Provide hands-on guidance, mentoring, and technical direction to senior/staff-level engineers
• Influence global platform initiatives and ensure strong collaboration across sites

Perks and Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology
• Growth opportunities within a dynamic organization
• Impactful work that shapes the future of transportation
• Cultural diversity and inclusion initiatives