Senior Java

You will work in a large, stable IT environment supporting complex applications used in education and research contexts. Your role focuses on strengthening and evolving an existing application landscape while ensuring continuity, quality, and long-term maintainability. Although your background is Java, your day-to-day focus leans strongly toward front-end development , with the flexibility to work full-stack where needed. This role suits senior developers who enjoy combining hands‑on development with technical leadership and coaching responsibilities in a mature environment. Your responsibilities include Developing and adapting software based on clearly defined user stories. Contributing primarily to front-end development, with the ability to work full-stack when required. Ensuring software quality through clean code practices, testing, and documentation. Supporting IT projects through hands‑on technical contribution. Ensuring continuity and stability of existing applications. Collaborating closely with architects, functional and technical analysts, and project managers. Coaching and mentoring junior developers within the team. Safeguarding software quality and technical standards across the team. Supporting planning and delivery to ensure deadlines are met. Contributing to the continuous improvement of team maturity and technical knowledge. Applying Agile principles and taking a guiding role where appropriate. Requirements You have proven Senior level experience developing Java-based applications . You have experience coaching and guiding developers . You have hands‑on experience working in Agile development environments , with the ability to take a leading role. You have experience with web development , including Angular , HTML , JavaScript , and CSS . You have working knowledge of frameworks and APIs such as Spring and Hibernate . You have experience with web services (REST and SOAP ). You are familiar with UML , Git , and relational databases . You are fluent in Dutch at CEFR level C2 (hard requirement). Nice-to-Have Experience with digitalisation or process optimisation in education or research environments. Experience with additional front-end frameworks such as Wicket or Bootstrap . Experience contributing to long‑term application modernisation initiatives. Terms Location: Ghent (Belgium) Work mode: Onsite / Hybrid Contract: Freelance or Permanent Workload: 80% (part-time) Start date: 5 January 2026 End date: 31 December 2027 Why apply? 4 day workweek for the next 2 years, t Zal wel zijn, maat Zijt ne keer serieus? #J-18808-Ljbffr