Senior Software Developer (R&D) – Digital Aviation

About the role

Join a leading provider of airport logistics solutions and help build cloud‑native applications that digitalise baggage handling and airport operations. You will work on Vanderlande’s OpenAir platform and the Aviation Data Hub, delivering scalable, secure services for major airports worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and implement backend services with Node.js and frontend components with Vue.js, integrating them with OpenAir and the Aviation Data Hub.
• Define software architecture, set best practices, and act as design authority for cloud‑based aviation logistics solutions.
• Build predictive‑analytics and real‑time monitoring services, collaborating with airport stakeholders to optimise processes.
• Ensure compliance with aviation safety and cybersecurity standards, and drive CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps for AWS/Azure deployments.
• Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Required profile

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with proven technical leadership.
• Strong expertise in Node.js, Vue.js (or similar) and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Hands‑on experience with microservices, API‑first design, test‑driven development and containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with data streaming, IoT integration and aviation or logistics domains is a plus.

Required skills

• Node.js
• Vue.js
• AWS or Azure
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Redis
• Elasticsearch
• MongoDB
• PostgreSQL
• OAuth/JWT