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Job Description
Your mission Join the Timefold talent pool – Open application Ghent, Belgium (hybrid) or remote Why a talent pool? We don’t always have the perfect vacancy open at the perfect moment. Great people don’t always fit into a job description either. So if you believe you could add something to Timefold, we’d like to get to know you now, before the role exists. We’re especially curious about people in: Engineering: Java, Python, optimization and algorithms, cloud and platform Product and design: building tools developers and planners love to use Go-to-market: sales, solutions engineering, customer success, marketing Operations: finance, people, legal How It Works Send us your CV plus a few lines about what excites you about Timefold and the kind of role you see yourself in. We’ll keep your profile in our talent pool for 12 months and contact you as soon as there’s a match. Your profile What We Look For Curiosity and a love for solving hard problems Ownership: you take initiative and follow through A collaborative, no-ego mindset Strong communication in English (Dutch is a plus, not a must) Why us? What You Can Expect Real impact in a scale-up where your work is visible from day one Smart, friendly colleagues who share knowledge openly Flexibility in how and where you work A competitive package, including stock options, training budget & other benefits About Us A unique career At Timefold, we're on a mission to revolutionize the field of planning optimization, and we're looking for smart and passionate individuals to join us on this exciting journey. As a rapidly growing startup backed by a prominent early-stage VC, we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions can make a real impact. Why Timefold Real impact: your work runs in production at well-known companies and directly cuts waste in how the world plans. Open-source DNA: you’ll work with a team that has built one of the most widely used planning engines in the world. Grow with us: a scale-up after Series A, with an experienced team lead who invests in your growth. Flexibility: remote-first, with an iconic HQ at Wintercircus in Ghent and yearly Team Days. A culture that’s open, trusting and down to earth: we value ownership, authenticity and growing together.
Core Responsibilities
This is an open application for future roles across engineering, product and design, go-to-market, and operations. Successful candidates will contribute to Timefold’s planning optimization products and help solve complex problems as the company grows.
Requirements
The company seeks curious, collaborative people who take initiative and follow through. Strong English communication is expected; Dutch is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Training Budget
About Timefold
Industry: Software Development
Company size: 11-50 employees
Timefold in an intelligent scheduling optimization platform that helps software developers and IT teams build and operate complex workforce management systems at scale. As scheduling complexity grows, rule-based approaches and legacy components struggle with performance, maintainability, and trust. Timefold integrates into existing software stacks via APIs, providing a transparent optimization layer purpose-built for constraint-heavy scheduling problems. Engineering teams retain full control over constraints and evolution, while operations teams gain schedules they can understand and trust. The result is faster delivery, lower total cost of ownership, and scheduling systems that remain reliable as complexity increases.