Who We Are

At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves.

Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others. We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

About the Role

Platform Science is looking for a Medior Software Engineer for their Core Product Development team in Leuven, Belgium. In this role, you will be involved as a full stack developer in the Design & Development of Video Intelligence solutions, and will also work on integrating with and enhancing the various other software products developed by Platform Science - EU. This is a highly collaborative position where you will coordinate implementation with feature development teams in Brazil and the US. This is a full-time position.

You report to the Software Development Manager.

The place of work is located at Leuven, Belgium - Hybrid/Remote.

Essential Responsibilities

• You participate in the complete product development cycle starting from analysis, architecture, design, coding, unit integration and system testing of software.

• You implement the solution and coordinate with the feature development teams in Brazil and the US.

• You provide ongoing sustaining support to the product, addressing end to end feature enhancements.

• You review and work with others (Product Management, Technical Architects, Development Engineers, Software Development Manager) to confirm and track feature requirements through to delivery.

• You are a member of an agile development team (Scrum methodology) and participate in the planning and execution of work items.

Experience

Required experience

• 4-6 years of total experience in software development.

• Strong proficiency with the Node.js ecosystem (including ExpressJS).

• Strong experience in modern front-end development with React (including Redux).

• Experience with NoSQL Databases like MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis/Memcached.

• Experience with AWS Services (AWS SDK, S3, Lambda, EC2, EKS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform).

• Experience with FFmpeg (fluent-ffmpeg) for video transcoding and processing.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kafka and RabbitMQ/AMQP messaging systems.

• Knowledge of other technologies like Kotlin, Python, Angular TS, or React Native.

• Familiarity with hardware streams (e.g., Streamax, N9M protocol).

Traits of a successful candidate

• Passion and willingness to learn new technologies.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Self-starter, Ability to work well in a small, international team with good communication skills.

• You are a strong team player but are able to work independently.

• You are dedicated to delivering high quality and performant solutions.

• You are eager to learn new things, you take ownership and want to get things done.

Educational requirement: Equivalent experience is accepted.

The company offers various benefits to regular, full-time employees including:

• Monthly meal vouchers (Edenred) 

• Home Working Allowance

• Internet Allowance

• Representation Allowance

• Ecocheques (Edenred) - EUR 250

• Medical Insurance (DKV)

• Pension & Life Insurance (Baloise)

• Car expense Allowance

Wie Wij Zijn

Bij Platform Science werken we aan het verbinden van alles wat beweegt. Opgericht in 2015, zijn we een open IoT-platform dat samenwerkt met innovatieve wagenparken, applicatieontwikkelaars, voertuigfabrikanten en leveranciers van apparatuur in de transportsector om revolutionaire oplossingen te leveren aan professionals in de supply chain over de hele wereld.

Onze medewerkers vormen een betrokken, diverse groep mensen die geloven in de kracht van geweldige ideeën. We nemen mensen met verschillende ervaringen en perspectieven aan om een bedrijfscultuur op te bouwen die groei stimuleert door innovatie.

We waarderen doordachte acties en empathie voor anderen. We benaderen uitdagingen met veerkracht en creativiteit, terwijl we transparantie aanmoedigen, want ongeacht onze achtergrond of verantwoordelijkheden, we zijn één team.

Over de functie

Platform Science is op zoek naar een Medior Software Engineer voor hun Core Product Development team in Leuven, België. In deze rol bent u betrokken als een full stack ontwikkelaar bij het Ontwerp & de Ontwikkeling van Video Intelligence oplossingen, en werkt u ook aan de integratie met en verbetering van de diverse andere softwareproducten die ontwikkeld zijn door Platform Science - EU. Dit is een zeer collaboratieve functie waarbij u de implementatie coördineert met functiespecifieke ontwikkelingsteams in Brazilië en de VS. Dit is een fulltime functie.

U rapporteert aan de Software Development Manager.

De plaats van tewerkstelling is gevestigd te Leuven, België - Hybride.

Essentiële verantwoordelijkheden

• U neemt deel aan de volledige productontwikkelingscyclus, beginnend bij analyse, architectuur, ontwerp, codering, unit integratie en systeemtesten van software.

• U implementeert de oplossing en coördineert met de feature development teams in Brazilië en de VS.

• U biedt voortdurende ondersteuning aan het product en richt zich op end-to-end featureverbeteringen.

• U overlegt en werkt samen met anderen (Product Management, Technische Architecten, Ontwikkelingsingenieurs, Software Development Manager) om featurevereisten te bevestigen en op te volgen tot de oplevering.

• U bent lid van een agile ontwikkelingsteam (Scrum methodologie) en neemt deel aan de planning en uitvoering van werkitems.

Ervaring

Vereiste ervaring

• 4-6 jaar totale ervaring in softwareontwikkeling.

• Sterke vaardigheid met het Node.js ecosysteem (inclusief ExpressJS).

• Ruime ervaring in moderne front-end ontwikkeling met React (inclusief Redux).

• Ervaring met NoSQL Databases zoals MongoDB, Elasticsearch en Redis/Memcached.

• Ervaring met AWS Services (AWS SDK, S3, Lambda, EC2, EKS) en containerorkestratie (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform).

• Ervaring met FFmpeg (fluent-ffmpeg) voor videotranscodering en -verwerking.

• Uitstekende mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatievaardigheden.

Prettige extra's

• Ervaring met Kafka en RabbitMQ/AMQP messaging systemen.

• Kennis van andere technologieën zoals Kotlin, Python, Angular TS, of React Native.

• Vertrouwdheid met hardwarestreams (bv. Streamax, N9M protocol).

Kenmerken van een succesvolle kandidaat

• Passie en bereidheid om nieuwe technologieën te leren.

• Sterke analytische en probleemoplossende vaardigheden.

• Zelfstarter, vermogen om goed te functioneren in een klein, internationaal team met goede communicatieve vaardigheden.

• U bent een sterke teamspeler, maar kunt ook zelfstandig werken.

• U bent toegewijd aan het leveren van hoogwaardige en performante oplossingen.

• U bent leergierig, neemt eigenaarschap en wilt dingen gedaan krijgen.

Opleidingsvereiste: Gelijkwaardige ervaring wordt geaccepteerd.

Het bedrijf biedt diverse voordelen aan vaste, fulltime medewerkers, waaronder:

• Maandelijkse maaltijdcheques (Edenred) - € 250

• Thuiswerkvergoeding

• Internetvergoeding

• Ecocheques (Edenred) - € 250

• DKV (Hospitalisatieverzekering)

• Baloise (Pensioen & Levensverzekering)

• Autokostenvergoeding 

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've built and ship products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession. You are passionate about the field and have the desire to build high quality product that serves customer needs
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.