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As the Engineering & Reliability organization within ING, we aim to standardize, automate, and adopt robust engineering practices to ensure quality, reliability, security, and operational resilience while keeping up with the pace. System Engineering IT Area delivers opinionated integration patterns and Golden Paths by standardizing the development, deployment, and integration of software components and interfaces (“APIs”) through pipelines, templates, and SDKs. Our products, such as API SDK, API Pipeline, Service Mesh, API Gateway, API Management, and AI for Engineering, are used by over 10,000 engineers worldwide and support 2,000+ microservices across almost all ING countries.
Join the Nanites initiative, where you’ll be driving the integration and adoption of agentic workflows within ING’s engineering ecosystem, focusing on Backend technology stacks. You will collaborate closely with platform engineers, golden path owners, and product teams to redesign agentic workflows, promote new engineering practices using AI tooling, and facilitate community engagement. The team’s short-term mission centers on delivering new capabilities for the Nanites agentic platform.
Who are you?
An experienced Backend engineer with a passion for building reliable, scalable systems and driving the adoption of new technologies. You have the organizational skills to bring together communities of engineers. You should be a regular speaker at conferences inside and outside ING. You have a proven track record as an engineering community lead. Your experience spans collaborating with platform teams, leading workflow redesigns, and engaging with the engineering community to promote best practices. You thrive in environments where innovation and teamwork are valued, and you enjoy helping others succeed by sharing knowledge and facilitating change. Your focus is on delivering practical solutions that make a real impact, and you are always eager to take on new challenges and contribute to the success of the team.
The job as a Forward Engineer:
Your work will focus on building ING’s Nanites agentic platform.
Lead community of engineers and organize engagements across ING.
You are a highly skilled software engineer looking forward to designing, implementing, and promoting agentic workflows for microservices. You act as a community advocate, gather feedback, and support the adoption of new engineering practices.
You can lead conversations about relevant technologies, learning new ones, and constantly sharing knowledge with the team.
What you bring to the team
Dynamic and flexible Engineer.
You are driven by a desire to support your colleagues and the engineering community.
You are enthusiastic about continuous learning, and eager for new technologies, attending conferences, and sharing knowledge with the team.
You have excellent spoken and written English, and you can effectively convey complex technical concepts. You have no problem communicating with engineers of different levels and skills.
Your key competencies / skills:
Proven track record of being an engineering community lead.
Strong expertise in ING IT technology stacks.
Understanding of LLMs, agents, agentic workflows, and other tools around AI for Engineering.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, templates, SDKs, and automation tools.
Extensive professional experience in multiple programming languages. A minimum of two: Java, Scala, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, C++, Rust, etc.
You have a good understanding of software architecture.
Excellent team player who is quality-focused, service-oriented, and eager to learn.
Experience working on an (internal) open-source project offering support to other teams/colleagues.
Extensive knowledge of risk and security measures.
Strong communication and good social skills.
Excellent spoken and written English.
Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions: https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
25–28 vacation days depending on contract
Pension scheme
13th month salary
8% Holiday payment
Hybrid working
Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
About us
Curious about how ING empowers people and businesses to move forward? Discover what we do and what we can offer you: https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING.htm
Questions?
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Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.
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