Front end developer

Our people make the difference!

We are a purpose driven company with ambitious, highly skilled people and an academic culture that we are proud of. We use our passion for mathematics to optimize organizations and, with every mathematical optimization and analytics solution we implement, we make the world a little better.

At ORTEC, you will be part of a unique organization and team! We will support you in finding your strengths and the best way to succeed within the company through a challenging, hands-on experience.

What we do

As a company that is driven by data and technology, we focus on improving the impact our solutions have on our customers’ business. Therefore, research and development is an important factor in our activity. We continuously strive to improve our product suite and services. We develop optimization and analytics solutions that are state-of-the-art and often pioneering. Our employees have vast experience in Operations Research and IT, which we combine with extensive knowledge of industry-specific business processes across almost every industry imaginable. What is our everyday goal? Finding better solutions in shorter times, providing our customers with a key to sustainable success in a challenging world. We operate a flat organizational structure that keeps communication lines short. The atmosphere is open, informal, cooperative and positive.

Our story

The ORTEC journey started in the early 1980s. A few young Dutch students wanted to show the world the value of mathematics to secure long term sustainable growth for organizations and society at large. 37 years later, ORTEC is the world’s leading supplier of mathematical optimization software and advanced analytics with around 1000 employees and offices in 13 countries around the globe. Over the years, we have optimized business processes at more than 2,000 leading companies, enabling us to make a significant contribution to a better world.

Profile

University education in Computer Science, Mathematics, Cybernetics or similar studies
Fluent in English
Good communication skills
Good humored, motivated and ambitious
Eager to learn
International exposure
2-3 years of previous experience would be a plus
Previous exposure to:
AngularJS ( or any other experience with a JavaScript framework is a plus)
HTML 5, CSS 3, Bootstrap
C#, ASP.NET Web API 2
Microsoft SQL Server

Nice to have, but you will get the chance to learn
Knowledge of different JavaScript libraries: jQuery
CSS Preprocessors: LESS
Experience using code versioning systems
Package management: Bower, NuGet
Automation tools: Jenkins, Gulp
Testing frameworks: Jasmine, Karma, Protractor
Tasks tracking tool: Jira

Reproduce the UX and visual designs received from the specialized team for developing customized websites for ORTEC optimization algorithms
Ensure the feasibility of UI/UX designs
Work closely with the back-end development team
A good ideology for creating maintainable, scalable and cross-browser code
Work closely with consultants’ team on solutions, feasibility of implementation and estimations for requests
Proactively looking for ways to facilitate stable platform growth (interested in new technologies) What we offer
Challenging projects, large (international)customers, ideal for learning and implementing the latest technologies

We offer

A dynamic environment with opportunities to fulfil your ambitions and to evolve initiatives
Opportunities to work on your own development
Cool working environment with different relaxation activities, flexible working schedule and nice social events
A competitive salary package, which will grow with your career
A nice, informal working atmosphere