Senior Backend Developer (Node.Js)

pstrongAt Basic-Fit, we are on a mission to make emfitness accessible for everyone /em. With 4.1 million members and more than 1,500 clubs in 6 different countries, we are the largest gym chain in Europe, and we’re not slowing down any time soon—we open more than 100 clubs in a year! /strong /ppOne of the reasons we can grow this quickly is because we supercharge our clubs with hardware and software. Because of this, our club hosts have more time for our members and it even lets us have clubs accessible 24/7! /ppWe are very fond of self-service.

We try to make sure that a member has full control over their membership. Going on a long vacation and want to temporarily freeze your membership? There’s a button for that! Canceled your membership but have second thoughts?

There’s a button for that! Our goal is that every member is able to help themselves, whenever they want, wherever they want. /ppTo contribute to our mission we also build features that get our members moving. Either by helping them pick their very first workout or by giving them a little present to get them moving again.

We even give users badges for coming to the club! /ppBut be aware, this is not an easy task. /ppWhat we do is important to a lot of people, every error and every performance bottleneck can have impact on the fitness experience a member has. As a developer you need to make sure that all our software and hardware runs smoothly. This means the applications you build must handle millions of requests without breaking a sweat, and the hardware needs to be properly serviced and operational across all 6 countries.

On top of that, Basic-Fit likes to move quickly, and so do our teams! That’s why we minimize unnecessary rituals and focus on the exciting stuff... building software that really matters to our members. /ppstrongAbout this role /strong /ppAs a Senior Backend Developer you are not just tasked with building features off the roadmap. You are a pivotal person that reshapes the way we work.

You don't just look at how you can improve the way you work but you think of collective improvement as a default.

In this role you will be tasked to: /pulliHelp build and maintain APIs. /liliDefine Service Level Objectives for the APIs and systems in our platform. /liliCome up with structural improvement to work towards those objectives. /liliSupport the teams with documentation, architectural design and crushing the occasional hard to figure out bugs. /liliHelp form the long term engineering roadmap and dictate what we invest time in. /liliGenerally co-responsible for non-functional topics like security, privacy and performance. /liliYou are a big driver in the way we adopt AI in our development process. (No prior experience required, you just have to be excited to learn more about it with us). /li /ulpstrongWhat it takes to work at Basic-Fit: /strong /pulliYou need to be a problem solver at heart, using software as your weapon of choice. /liliYou understand that there is wide array of different people required to make the really big impact, and you are not afraid to knock on some doors to get things done. /liliWorking at Basic-Fit means you eat scale and complexity for breakfast, and that growth is a guarantee. /liliYou are eager to take responsibility and know how to manage risk well. /liliYou are knowledgeable about your craft and have demonstrated experience with at least some of our tech stack (down below) and you strongenjoy sharing your knowledge /strong. /li /ulpAnd that’s where a smart person like you comes in, if you’re up for the challenge. /ppDon’t worry, you’ll have plenty of back-up! /ppIn Tilburg, a talented team awaits you with open arms. In our development teams, you’ll find a mix of: /pulliReact (Native) developers /liliNode.js developers /liliProduct Owners /liliDesigners /liliQA Engineers /li /ulpTo help you become the best version of yourself, you’ll even have a Talent Coach who looks out for your personal growth. /ppstrongBesides all the amazing people you get to work with, you’ll also have a powerful arsenal of tools at your disposal: /strong /ppWe build our applications with: /pulliReact /liliTypeScript /liliTailwind /liliStorybook /liliService Workers /liliNext.js /liliPlaywright /li /ulpWe build our APIs with: /pulliNest.js /liliTypeScript /liliPrisma /liliPostgres /liliRedis /liliAzure EventGrid /liliAzure ServiceBus /li /ulpTo keep everything running, we use: /pulliHeroku as our cloud environment /liliAzure DevOps for all of our repositories and CI/CD pipelines /liliNew Relic as our logging, monitoring, and alerting stack /liliAkamai as our primary WAF and CDN /liliGitHub Copilot as your AI pair-programming partner /li /ulpstrongIf the challenge, the people, and the software weren’t enough… working at Basic-Fit also comes with a few nice perks! /strong /pulliA free Basic-Fit gym membership (duh) /liliWe host internal hackathons (sometimes even in the club!) /liliAn informal (you can wear jeans and sneakers if you like), international (many cultures and languages) and friendly, down-to-earth environment /liliPlenty of opportunities for your own initiatives and to make an impact /liliUnlimited access to the online training courses of LinkedinLearning and GoodHabitz /liliGood benefits, including travel allowance, a bicycle plan, discount on additional health insurance, work from home allowance and participation in our pension scheme (Basic-Fit pays 52% of the premium) /liliYou will be working in an awesome office in the Plan-T building next to Tilburg Central Station /liliA beautiful gym (fitness equipment, spinning bikes, virtual group lessons) at our headquarters (in Hoofddorp) which you can use anytime /li /ulpIf you have any questions, please contact Dorus (Corporate Recruiter) via /ph3About Us /h3pWe are the number one low-cost and high-value fitness brand in Europe. We are determined to make fitness accessible to everyone and a habit people love.

Together with our orange squad, we deliver affordable fitness solutions at 1000+ clubs across Europe, to over 2 million members combining our straightforward membership model with top-notch fitness technologies. However, where we are today is just the beginning. In the next years, we aim to further professionalize and to continue our growth.

We move like a scale-up, making use of our strong corporate backbone. /ppAre you curious, entrepreneurial, practical, and do you have a playful demeanor? Basic-Fit is the right place for you. Please feel invited to grow with us, to make an impact and to share our mission.

Welcome to the Orange Family. /p