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Lead Frontend Developer

Lead Frontend Developer

At Planon, we build software that helps major organisations manage real estate portfolios, workplaces and business-critical operations. Our products support global enterprises in managing complex environments at scale.

As our Lead Frontend Developer, you will shape the frontend direction of the Planon Real Estate platform and its associated applications. You will combine hands-on development with technical leadership, influencing architecture, technology choices, engineering practices and reusable frontend capabilities across multiple teams.

Your work will help keep a data-intensive enterprise platform scalable, accessible, secure, maintainable and ready for future growth.

What we can challenge you with:

• Define and drive the long-term frontend architecture and technology strategy for Planon Real Estate products and applications, including the evolution of the shared frontend platform and reusable component strategies.

• Act as the leading frontend technical authority and escalation point, driving architectural discussions and guiding engineering decisions across multiple Scrum teams.

• Establish and continuously improve standards for coding, reviews, automated testing, observability and technical governance.

• Improve performance, scalability, accessibility, maintainability, security and usability across frontend solutions.

• Mentor frontend developers and strengthen a culture of ownership, continuous learning and engineering excellence.

• Evaluate frameworks, emerging technologies and AI-assisted development capabilities, translating relevant opportunities into practical improvements.

• Contribute directly to modern, responsive and data-intensive applications while collaborating with architects, product owners, backend developers, QA engineers and UX designers. Support product planning and refinement by assessing technical feasibility, complexity, dependencies, and risks.

What you will help solve:

• Evolve a shared frontend platform that supports multiple products without compromising team autonomy or product quality.

• Balance immediate product needs with sustainable architecture and a clear long-term technology direction.

Profile

You create clarity in complex technical environments and communicate decisions in a way that helps engineering and product stakeholders move forward. You evaluate existing approaches using evidence, propose improvements and bring others into the change.

This role is a great fit if:

• You have at least eight years of professional software development experience, including substantial modern frontend development and technical leadership.

• You have hands-on expertise in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5 and SCSS.

• You have experience designing and evolving frontend architectures for large-scale business applications, shared platforms or reusable component frameworks, with a strong understanding of design patterns, component-based development and software architecture principles.

• You have experience with frontend testing strategies, code-quality practices, CI/CD pipelines and technical governance.

• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, can influence engineering decisions across teams, explain technical trade-offs, and communicate effectively in written and spoken English.

• Experience with enterprise component libraries such as ag-Grid, Kendo UI or comparable technologies is an advantage.

• Experience with Azure DevOps, cloud-native development, domain-driven design or AI-assisted software development tools is an advantage.

We offer

We offer a healthy work-life balance with the flexibility of hybrid working, in a collaborative and learning-oriented environment with opportunities for continuous development. We put our people at the heart of our company and create an inspiring and safe environment that allows everyone to work, learn, live and play. You will work on challenging projects with leading clients, gaining valuable experience.

Salary range: EUR 4,500 - EUR 7,000 gross per month, depending on experience. This range reflects a good faith estimate of the expected compensation for this role, based on objective, role-related criteria. The total compensation package includes variable compensation and additional benefits.

Would you like to find out more about our salary range and benefits? View Netherlands benefits.

Planon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law.

Excited to build connections and make an impact? Join us, apply today and let's shape the future together!

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, such as application screening and candidate assessment. These tools assist our recruiters, and final employment decisions are always made by human professionals.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We know that a company is nothing without its people. Our diverse group of employees is the beating heart of Planon, and the key to our collective success. From celebrating both the big and small wins, to home working, we understand that company culture is a number one priority. Excitement, enjoyment and fun are integral to who we are and help to create a shared sense of belonging. Not only do they power our success, but they also encourage our drive and resilience.

Crucial to the personal and professional development of our people is maintaining a continuous learning culture. The Planon Academy has been set up for this reason. We encourage our people to show self-leadership, impact their personal growth and fulfil their career potential by using the range of support and tools. At the end of the day, it’s your career - we want you in the driving seat.

Our managers play a very important role in driving the talent and career development of our people. To support them in their role, we offer a specific management learning programme.

With our Healthy Hybrid Workplace framework, you have the freedom to work in a way that suits you, whether that’s from the office or home. You have the flexibility and autonomy to make sustainable choices that work for you. We believe in the benefits of coming together at the office, but we also embrace the many possibilities that working from home offers. Your wellbeing comes first.

Our application process consists of five steps:

  1. Introduction call with a recruiter
  2. First interview
  3. Assessment
  4. Second interview
  5. Offer

Learn more about our application process.

First of all, you will receive an attractive salary and benefits package. Secondly, our employees enjoy a healthy work-life balance and have multiple opportunities to grow.

Learn more about the benefits specific to your country.

Alongside developing smart sustainable building management software to support our clients on their journey to net-zero buildings, we are investing in improving the sustainability of our own operations.

In our daily activities, we adhere to sustainable business practices. We include these practices in our company values and standards, which are implemented in several ways. The UN Sustainable Development Goals play a leading role in our decision-making, and we aim to report under the CSRD and the GHG Protocol.

Learn more about Planon’s impact

We value a working culture that excludes nobody. DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging) is essential to our company and the key to unlocking the maximum potential of our individuals and teams. In everything we do, we try to break down barriers and build connections. We focus on diversity when it comes to our people, new hires, management, and leadership. We recruit, employ, and promote our colleagues based on their qualities and abilities, and do not discriminate in any manner.

Internal education also plays a big role in our DEIB programme. The programme includes internal courses and regular workshops on topics such as how to be a hiring manager, overcoming bias and intercultural competence. The global nature of our organisation and colleagues means we especially value these competences.

Planon has offices in 16 countries. The headquarters are in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

You are more than welcome to submit an open application here. We will contact you as soon as possible.

Schneider Electric is a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitisation to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centres, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes.

At Schneider Electric and Planon, we're building the future together. As a new colleague, you will be joining a partnership that's redefining what smart buildings can do. Our solutions bridge the gap between building systems (OT) and business processes (IT), transforming data into clear, actionable insights. This is where you come in: helping our customers to create buildings that drive innovation, operational efficiency and sustainability.

Together, we empower our customers to lead and inspire, crafting spaces that are efficient, optimised and have a positive impact on both our users’ lives and our planet.

These are the steps of our onboarding process:

  1. You will receive a welcome letter with information about your first working day.
  2. Your manager will welcome you on your first day and give you a tour of the office.
  3. You will collect your laptop and other assets from IT and visit HR to finalise the administrative onboarding.
  4. You follow the three-day online induction course by the Planon Academy.
  5. After your probation period, your manager discusses the continuation of the employment contract with you.

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