Type of vacancy: Regular
City: Schiphol Oost
Hours per week: 40
Education: Bachelors degree (HBO Bachelor)
Apply before: 03/04/2024
Introduction
Flight KL691, made possible in part by you, the frontend software engineer. Whether it involves threat assessments of flying over conflict areas or supporting crisis management in emergency situations, your solutions will play a vital role in helping KLM to stay one of the safest airlines in the world.
What are you going to do?
You will be working at one of our business platforms in Data & Technology. Here we build applications for our crew but also develop machine learning models to support the business in the assessment of risks. This means you will make a direct impact on the safety of our KLM operation.
Important aspects of the job:
- Develop new user-facing features
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
- Freedom Friday’s: You are encouraged and expected to spend 10 of your time with us learning new things, doing research and developing yourself. You can do this by taking courses, exploring innovative technologies, improving processes, or doing cool hack-projects with your colleagues!
- Take Ownership of the code and be an advocate of best practices including unit testing, component testing, etc.
- Designing the right frontend architecture with your team and evaluate technology choices to solve the problem at hand.
- You can look forward to co-creating with safety analysts, flight crew and operations experts at KLM. Close coordination with data scientists, SME’s and software engineers in an agile product team way of working is an integral part of your work.
Where do you land?
As a Frontend Engineer in our Business Platform Safety, Security & Crisis Management (SSC), you will be an integral part of shaping the future of KLM and the aviation industry. You will work closely with other software engineers, data scientists, product owners, business product analysts, and operations experts to create innovative solutions. You will have the flexibility to work from the Operations Control Center (where our customers are located), our SSC office, or from the comfort of your own home. Most importantly, youll have the opportunity to collaborate with a team of highly skilled, ambitious, and helpful colleagues!
Your profile
You are a highly skilled and experienced software professional who specializes in developing and maintaining complex software systems. You have a deep understanding of software development methodologies, programming languages, and technologies and can lead projects, mentor junior engineers and navigate resistance to continuously drive innovation in your field. You are passionate about delivering high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions that meet the needs of your stakeholders.
You bring along:
- 4 - 5 years of software engineering experience
- Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
- Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
- Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
- Good understanding of Angular and/or React
- Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
- Basic knowledge of building web-native dashboards
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Good understanding of JavaScript charting libraries such as Chart.js, Plotly, Fusioncharts, etc.
- Passion for aviation and a desire to drive innovation in the industry
Competencies
Communication
Critical thinking
Quality Focus
Technical/Professional Knowledge
We offer
- A gross salary between 4843,08 and 6226,82 per month;
- Plenty of scope for personal development and great advancement opportunities;
- Labour market allowance;
- An excellent pension scheme and 8 holiday allowance;
- A year-end bonus of 8.33;
- A profit-sharing scheme, up to 20;
- 25 leave days and 5 extra days off;
- 7 extra days off if you work irregular shifts;
- Substantial discount on airfare (when you have been employed for at least 6 months);
- A travel expense scheme and free use of the bus network around Schiphol;
- If your job allows it: working from home and up to 8 weeks working from abroad (EU and Caribbean);
- 2 development budget;
Ready for your next destination?
Don’t wait any longer and apply for this function before the final boarding call on 03/04/2024! A motivation letter is no longer required; we will simply ask you a couple of questions during your online application. Within two weeks, you will receive a message from us. Your application procedure consists of two interviews, an technical case and security research.
Did you know that according to research, women are less likely to apply than men when they dont meet all the job requirements? What a shame. Because, in our view, the perfect candidate is a myth. So, if you have the drive to grow in aspects of this role, we look forward to your application.
A file check (for ex-KLM-employees) and/or a reference check can be part of the application procedure. By applying for this vacancy you consent to these checks.
Questions?
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. Call or e-mail the recruiter for questions about the application process. In both cases, dont forget to mention the vacancy number: 16117. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Would you like to read more about this? Please see our statement.
Hiring manager
Ranbir Sinha: RANBIR.SINHAKLM.COM
Recruiter
Margot Schuijff: MARGOT.SCHUIJFFKLM.COM
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