Elixir Backend Developer

Groenlo, Nederland

Full-time

Salary indication: € 3.700 - € 5.500

What are you going to do?

At Nedap Healthcare, our Platform Tribe builds the foundations that keep all our applications running safely, reliably, and with care for the people who depend on them. The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team ensures that thousands of care professionals can securely and seamlessly access the systems they need every day. We safeguard how identities, permissions, and sensitive information are handled. With the services we build and with guidance, we are helping colleagues across Healthcare build trustworthy and future-proof solutions.

As an Elixir Backend Developer, you contribute to the technical backbone of this mission. You help shape systems that perform at scale, remain resilient under high load, and meet the security expectations of a modern healthcare ecosystem.

You will work with Elixir services running on Nomad, containerized deployments, and infrastructure managed with Terraform.

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Your responsibilities

In collaboration with your team, you focus on building reliable, secure, and highperforming backend services. You and your colleagues work on:

Developing and improving Elixir services that power core authentication, authorization and auditing workflows.

Your team

You join the IAM team within the Platform Tribe. The team works primarily remotely and consists of developers, a Product Owner, and architects who support the broader Healthcare organisation. Together, we build and maintain essential services that other development teams rely on every day.
The team values open communication, curiosity, and craftsmanship. You step into a collaborative environment where people enjoy learning from one another, exploring new technologies, and taking shared ownership of the systems we operate. Team members meet in person a few times per year, either in the Netherlands or in other convenient locations, to strengthen collaboration and alignment.

What's in it for you?

Our offer

As an Elixir Backend Developer at Nedap, you make a valuable contribution to our goal: making people happier and more successful in their professional lives. The salary range for this role is between € 3.700 and € 5.500 gross per month based on full-time employment (38 hours) and depends on relevant knowledge and experience. In addition to your salary, you are entitled to a thirteenth month, a good pension scheme, and profit sharing with the opportunity to become a shareholder of Nedap.
Everything we do revolves around trust and autonomy. That’s why, along with your colleagues, you decide on your own working hours and vacation days to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We also place great value on personal and professional growth. You will receive a comprehensive introduction, and we encourage you to continually develop yourself.

Curious about all our terms of employment? Read on here.

Required skills

As an Elixir Backend Developer, you have a strong interest in functional programming and enjoy solving engineering challenges that matter.

You recognise yourself in several of the following:

Functional programming: Experience with Elixir or another functional programming language.
Backend Performance: Familiarity with production environments, high-performance backend systems, and optimisation.
Infrastructure mindset: An infrastructure-aware mindset, understanding how architecture, deployment, and operations connect.
Learning mindset: Openness to learning, exploring new tools, and contributing to team practices.
Remote collaboration: Comfortable working remotely in an international team across the European timezone.

Nice to have:

Educational background in computer science or software development;
Experience with Docker;
Experience with authentication and authorization concepts;
Experience with linux systems and CLI.

Good to know: This role is available for 32-38 hours per week. The team works mostly remotely, with optional office space in Groenlo, Utrecht, or Nijmegen. Team members meet several times per year in person, and occasional travel to Groenlo is expected.

The application process

Our application process is clear and personal. We take the time to get to know you and to explore whether there’s a good fit on both sides.

1. Your application

Great that you’ve applied! We’ll review your application carefully and get back to you within 10 working days. We respect your privacy. That’s why we only accept applications submitted through our website.

2. The first interview

In the first conversation, we get to know each other. We talk about your experience, your ambitions and the role, and you’ll have plenty of space to ask anything you want to know.

3. The next interview

In the second interview, we welcome you to our Nedap Campus. You’ll meet future colleagues and dive deeper into the content of the role and how we work together. A technical test or assessment may be part of this step; if so, we’ll always let you know in advance.

4. Our offer

Is there a match? Then we’d be happy to make you an offer. Please note: we only send an offer onze we’ve spoken to you personally. Once you accept our offer for this position, we will also ask you to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG).

5. Welcome!

Welcome to Nedap. We’re excited to have you join us and look forward to your first day.

Additional information

We value the diversity of people and organizations. One of the things that makes us unique is our diverse mix of people and cultures. We believe in the power of ideas and the energy of individual initiative — this is the foundation on which our entire organization is built. We handle personal data carefully and responsibly, ensuring your privacy is respected at all times.

Get in touch!

Interested in one of our vacancies, or curious about what it’s like to work at Nedap? Feel free to get in touch. We’re happy to help and answer your questions.