Software Engineer

Freeday builds digital employees that automate repetitive work using an AI platform. They are looking for a Software Engineer to join their Digital Employee Management Platform squad, responsible for backend features, integrations, and platform improvements using Python and Django.

• Turning client and implementation team input into scoped engineering work
• Building backend features, integrations and platform improvements
• Working mainly with Python and Django, while touching other parts of the stack when needed
• Writing clear technical designs, ADRs or product notes that others can understand
• Joining discussions with product, design, implementation and engineering
• Building integrations with systems like Salesforce, Microsoft Graph, Apaleo or Zendesk
• Helping ship client-specific projects without turning everything into custom work
• Keeping the product practical, scalable and useful in the real world

• around 3 to 5 years of professional engineering experience
• strong in backend development, ideally with Python
• Experience with Django or Django REST Framework is useful, but not a must
• worked on product features, not only technical tickets
• can explain previous work in terms of the problem, the user and the trade-offs
• writes clearly and can document technical choices
• comfortable working with ambiguity
• likes talking to people outside engineering
• comfortable using tools like Cursor, Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools
• speaks English fluently
• based in the Netherlands and can work from the office regularly
• Nice to have: Experience with AI, LLMs, agents, prompts or evals
• Nice to have: Experience with GCP, Postgres, Grafana or basic ops
• Nice to have: Experience in a SaaS or scale-up environment
• Nice to have: Experience with conversational AI, chatbots or voice agents
• Nice to have: Dutch communication skills are a plus

• A role with real influence where you can see the direct impact of your work
• A team full of smart and driven people
• A solid salary, pension plan, laptop and travel allowance
• An office five minutes from Rotterdam Central
• Space to grow, experiment and make mistakes because that is how you learn
• Regular drinks, fun team moments and plenty of laughs along the way