Key Skills

Job Description

At Planon, we build software that helps major organisations manage real estate portfolios, workplaces and business-critical operations. Our products support global enterprises in managing complex environments at scale. As our Lead Frontend Developer, you will shape the frontend direction of the Planon Real Estate platform and its associated applications. You will combine hands-on development with technical leadership, influencing architecture, technology choices, engineering practices and reusable frontend capabilities across multiple teams. Your work will help keep a data-intensive enterprise platform scalable, accessible, secure, maintainable and ready for future growth. What we can challenge you with: Define and drive the long-term frontend architecture and technology strategy for Planon Real Estate products and applications, including the evolution of the shared frontend platform and reusable component strategies. Act as the leading frontend technical authority and escalation point, driving architectural discussions and guiding engineering decisions across multiple Scrum teams. Establish and continuously improve standards for coding, reviews, automated testing, observability and technical governance. Improve performance, scalability, accessibility, maintainability, security and usability across frontend solutions. Mentor frontend developers and strengthen a culture of ownership, continuous learning and engineering excellence. Evaluate frameworks, emerging technologies and AI-assisted development capabilities, translating relevant opportunities into practical improvements. Contribute directly to modern, responsive and data-intensive applications while collaborating with architects, product owners, backend developers, QA engineers and UX designers. Support product planning and refinement by assessing technical feasibility, complexity, dependencies, and risks. What you will help solve: Evolve a shared frontend platform that supports multiple products without compromising team autonomy or product quality. Balance immediate product needs with sustainable architecture and a clear long-term technology direction. Profile You create clarity in complex technical environments and communicate decisions in a way that helps engineering and product stakeholders move forward. You evaluate existing approaches using evidence, propose improvements and bring others into the change. This role is a great fit if: You have at least eight years of professional software development experience, including substantial modern frontend development and technical leadership. You have hands-on expertise in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5 and SCSS. You have experience designing and evolving frontend architectures for large-scale business applications, shared platforms or reusable component frameworks, with a strong understanding of design patterns, component-based development and software architecture principles. You have experience with frontend testing strategies, code-quality practices, CI/CD pipelines and technical governance. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, can influence engineering decisions across teams, explain technical trade-offs, and communicate effectively in written and spoken English. Experience with enterprise component libraries such as ag-Grid, Kendo UI or comparable technologies is an advantage. Experience with Azure DevOps, cloud-native development, domain-driven design or AI-assisted software development tools is an advantage. We offer We offer a healthy work-life balance with the flexibility of hybrid working, in a collaborative and learning-oriented environment with opportunities for continuous development. We put our people at the heart of our company and create an inspiring and safe environment that allows everyone to work, learn, live and play. You will work on challenging projects with leading clients, gaining valuable experience. Salary range: EUR 4,500 - EUR 7,000 gross per month, depending on experience. This range reflects a good faith estimate of the expected compensation for this role, based on objective, role-related criteria. The total compensation package includes variable compensation and additional benefits. Would you like to find out more about our salary range and benefits? View Netherlands benefits. Planon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law. Excited to build connections and make an impact? Join us, apply today and let's shape the future together! We may use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, such as application screening and candidate assessment. These tools assist our recruiters, and final employment decisions are always made by human professionals.

Core Responsibilities

Define and guide frontend architecture, technology strategy, shared platforms, and engineering standards across multiple teams. Contribute hands-on to enterprise applications while improving their performance, accessibility, security, and maintainability, and mentoring developers.

Requirements

Requires at least eight years of software development experience, including substantial modern frontend development and technical leadership, with hands-on expertise in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and SCSS. Candidates should have experience with large-scale frontend architecture, testing, code quality, CI/CD, and technical governance, as well as strong analytical, communication, and cross-team influencing skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Work-Life Balance
• Continuous Development
• Collaborative Work Environment
• Challenging Projects