We’re on a mission to become the go-to destination for students across Europe to find a trusted home away from home. We make every step of the rental journey simple and seamless, so students can focus on what really matters: studying, exploring, and growing.
With HousingAnywhere, Kamernet, and Studapart under our roof, we’re Europe’s largest student rental platform.
You’ll find us in Rotterdam, Paris, and Cergy, always guided by our four core values: Ownership, We are enablers, We are changemakers, and We are connectors.
Join us in empowering students to unlock their potential through a safe, online, rental experience.
Our tech
Our Frontend stack is built on React, React Native (Expo) and TypeScript. Our backend runs on Golang, with PostgreSQL database(s). We run our services inside Docker containers in a Kubernetes cluster, all running in GCP. We use gRPC and messaging queue(s) in addition to HTTP for communication. We love Git. We are quickly moving towards cross-platform Domain and Event-driven architecture.
Your role
As a Mobile Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain our products while working closely with different teams. Ownership is one of our core values, and we are looking for someone who writes clean and maintainable code and helps ensure our products run smoothly.
We are looking for:
- A product-oriented person: you love developing products that help people and you’re driven by the impact you can make.
- A real team player. You understand your colleagues may have different opinions and you consider them to make our product better. You understand how to challenge ideas, disagree and still commit to team decisions
- A strategic thinker. You take initiative and are comfortable in interacting with stakeholders to elicit and clarify requirements and to create a plan to deliver your work in a timely manner.
- A problem solver. You start from the problems and not the solutions, and you go the extra mile to find innovative and pragmatic solutions to the problems at hand.
- A pragmatic and quality-driven engineer. You believe in the importance of writing good unit, integration and E2E tests.
- An advocate of clean and simple solutions. When writing code you take into account who will read your code, and make your intentions clear and explicit for others to work with it.
- A tech enthusiast! You are interested in new technologies and you constantly seek to improve yourself.
Your team
You will join one of our Product teams and work directly with other Engineers and Product Managers towards the specific team's mission and goals.
By becoming more efficient and effective, we will be able to scale our operations at a much faster pace. On a more human level, we’re going to positively reinforce the daily work lives of our colleagues and empower them to grow and to spend their time on those matters that really matter and make an impact.
We will also make an active commitment to embedding data privacy and security standards into our internal tooling.
Your profile
- Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern application development
- Solid understanding of browser fundamentals and performance considerations
- Strong working experience with React, React Native, Node.js, and API-based systems, with hands-on expertise in at least one of React or React Native
- Comfortable working across web and mobile stacks, including WebView and native-first approaches
- Experience evolving or migrating architectures while maintaining shipping velocity
- Familiar with test automation and TDD principles
- Exposure to marketplace or service-oriented products
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Ownership-driven, collaborative, and product-minded
What’s in it for you
- Depending on experience and qualifications, the compensation starts at 63.3K€ gross per year
- Unlimited paid holidays, minimum-based not maximum!
- Position based in our Rotterdam office with hybrid working policy (2 office days).
- Flexibility to work remotely for up to 2 months per year!
- 1,000 EUR personal development budget.
- Complete coverage for commuting.
- Personal equipment, including laptop and ergonomic setup.
- Gym membership discount with GoVital or OneFit.
- Dutch/English classes budget.
- Variable pension scheme.
- Diverse international community (46+ nationalities).
- Pet-friendly office in Rotterdam city centre.
- Team-building events and after-work drinks every Friday.
What can you expect from our hiring process? Read more here.
Skills Required
- Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
- Solid understanding of browser fundamentals and performance considerations
- Working experience with React or React Native (hands-on expertise in at least one)
- Working experience with Node.js and API-based systems
- Comfortable working across web and mobile stacks, including WebView and native-first approaches
- Familiarity with test automation and TDD principles (unit, integration, E2E)
- Experience evolving or migrating architectures while maintaining shipping velocity
- Exposure to marketplace or service-oriented products
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Ownership-driven, collaborative, and product-minded work approach
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and GCP (preferred)
What We Do
Whether your next adventure lies just around the corner or on the side of the world, everyone needs a home. And renting a home should be as easy and carefree as booking a hotel room. This might not sound a lot like today, but we believe it’s what HousingAnywhere can enable tomorrow. We are doing it by creating a new standard of renting. Safe. Harmonious. More options, less hassle. All with the help of our trusted network of landlords and partners. We support over 18 million people searching for their new home on HousingAnywhere.com every year. Our network of partners spans 300+ international universities and relocation agencies worldwide. Thousands of property managers are empowered by our cutting-edge rental management system. Rent Easy. Live Free.
