Senior Principal Mendix Developer
Valcon
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Utrecht • Netherlands
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About the role
- As a (Senior) Principal Mendix Consultant, you bring together strategic thinking, platform expertise and strong leadership.
- You’ll lead multidisciplinary project or DevOps teams with full end-to-end ownership – from uncovering client needs to delivering scalable, future-ready applications.
- You take the lead in workshops, architecture and design decisions, translating complex business challenges into impactful IT-solutions – ranging from mobile and workflow apps to data-driven and integrated platforms.
- Increasingly, you’ll work on solutions that leverage AI, smart automation and advanced integrations to unlock new business value.
- Beyond delivery, you’ll play a key role in shaping our Low-Code capability.
- You help scale teams, raise engineering standards, and contribute to strategy, talent development and internal best practices.
- As a technical lead, you’re also actively involved in pre-sales, shaping proposals and leading proof-of-concepts for new clients.
- Designing, developing and testing innovative Mendix solutions in an agile way.
- Leading multidisciplinary teams and acting as technical lead in delivery projects: guiding architecture, workshops, design decisions, and quality.
- Leading and coaching multiple Mendix teams, sometimes across different clients and domains.
- Tackling complex technical challenges and shaping long-term platform strategies.
- Coaching developers and consultants to grow their skills and confidence with the Mendix platform.
- Supporting pre-sales activities and helping shape client proposals and proof-of-concepts.
- Strengthening our Low-Code capability through improved standards, best practices and strategic team development.
Requirements
- A completed Bachelor’s, Master’s or technical HBO degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Econometrics, Mathematics or a related field.
- At least 4 years of working experience as Mendix specialist/application developer and Mendix Advanced Developer certification.
- Nice to have: Mendix Expert Developer Certification and/or a specialisation in a domain like UI/UX, Architecture or custom (react/java) development.
- Fluent in Dutch and English.
Benefits
- Personal development: a tailor-made growth path with training, courses, certification and mentoring by experienced colleagues.
- An innovative work environment: collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and consulting.
- Immediate impact and responsibility: you’ll make a difference for our clients from day one and are entrusted with responsibilities that challenge you to bring the best out of yourself.
- Inspiring work culture: a supportive, flexible, and no-nonsense environment that fosters your growth and fully allows you to be yourself.
- Competitive employment benefits, including bonuses and expense allowance.
- A company car or mobility budget.
- A workplace that prioritizes and respects your work-life balance (for example by offering you the option of taking a sabbatical or expand the amount of holidays per year).
- An affordable sports membership that allows you to participate in 50 different sports offered by over 10,000 partners.
- The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
- A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Mendixapplication developmentAIsmart automationintegrated platformsagile methodologyUI/UXarchitecturereactjava
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingleadershipteam coachingcommunicationproblem-solvingclient engagementworkshop facilitationquality assurancetalent developmentcollaboration
Certifications
Mendix Advanced Developer certificationMendix Expert Developer certification