Job Description

About DPG Media IT

We are the software craftsmen behind the digital products of all the media brands of DPG Media and all our internal applications that keep our business running. This means we enable the biggest news & entertainment brands in the Netherlands and Belgium via technology.

• Discovering the agile culture in the media industry.
• Delivering incremental business value with high quality at high speed, as well as providing good support to our customers, is what we do.

+1000 colleagues working from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hilversum, Vilvoorde, and Antwerp. We believe the unit of delivery is the team. We want to mobilize all the brainpower we can and therefore try to organize our work environment without unnecessary levels and hierarchies, pigeonholes, or marching orders to simply be executed.

Understanding the “why” is a prerequisite for doing what we do best. Understanding the problem is key to finding good solutions. Since we don't know what the future will bring, we optimize for scale when it makes sense and go for fast experiments & learning wherever we can.

DPG Network Area

At DPG Media, we all contribute to our mission to reach and inform as many people as possible. Here at the DPG Network Area specifically, we are at the very center of our digital strategy. As such, you’ll have the opportunity to join a team whose everyday activities have a real impact on our company and perhaps even digital media as a whole. We are active in both the Netherlands and Belgium, but our home base is Antwerp.

Experienced Frontend Developer (TypeScript / JavaScript)

You’ll join the Tracking Team to help us build a modern, unified Tracking Platform from the ground up. Reliable tracking data is essential for DPG Media to truly understand our readers and viewers, continuously improve our digital products, and drive strategic decision-making across all our media brands.

To make tracking consistent across the entire company, we are building a suite of core SDKs for Android, iOS, and now Web. You’ll join a multidisciplinary team composed of mobile SDK developers and data engineers where cross-pollination of knowledge is highly valued—working together to align architectures while adapting to the nuances of each platform.

In this role, your primary stakeholders won’t be business users but your fellow developers across DPG Media. You’ll collaborate with them closely, sharing insights in Guilds and Communities of Practice (CoPs) and building tools that make their integration experience seamless.

As a member of this team, you’ll be responsible for software craftsmanship in the broad sense of the term. You’ll help define and refine solutions in close collaboration with product and tech stakeholders, develop high-performance SDKs and demo tooling, and safeguard the technical foundation of our software platforms (including robust automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure) as well as execute on full end-to-end responsibility.

Who are you?

• Your home base is Antwerp, but you don’t mind sporadically traveling to Rotterdam or Amsterdam (once per quarter on average).
• You’re comfortable interacting with a wide range of people, such as developers across various teams, product owners, analytics engineers, and marketeers
• You believe in Agile, and you understand why it matters
• You’re a good communicator when it matters
• Frontend or fullstack development and client-side architecture hold no secrets for you, and you are passionate about building clean, efficient libraries
• Modern TypeScript and JavaScript (ESNext) are your core toolkit, and you have profound knowledge of browser contexts, HTTP, web storage, and performance optimization
• Quality and testing are part of your DNA: you have solid experience with automated testing frameworks (such as Vitest, Jest, or Playwright) and believe in building testable code from day one
• You are excited about Developer Experience (DX) and enjoy creating type-safe APIs, clear documentation, and demo applications for other engineers to use
• Experience with event tracking platforms (such as Snowplow), data pipelines, or streaming technologies (AWS, Kafka, Flink) is a big plus
• Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (React, Vanilla JS/HTML) to support internal consumers and build test apps is nice to have

What we offer

💼 Competitive salary package

You will receive an attractive salary supplemented by fringe benefits such as a company car, meal vouchers, and a comprehensive insurance package.

🕒 Flexible working

With flexible working hours and working-from-home options, you can organize your workweek in a way that keeps work and private life in balance.

🚴 Tailored mobility

We provide mobility solutions that perfectly align with your preferred way of traveling.

🎓 Continuous development

Through the DPG Media Academy, you will have access to training and development programs that support your professional growth.

🌴 Room to recharge

With 32 days of annual leave, you will have plenty of time to relax and recharge your batteries.

🏢 Inspiring working environment(s)

Get inspired in our vibrant hubs in Antwerp, Amsterdam or Rotterdam, working across locations is perfectly possible.

Applying, and then what?

Are you a top performer in your field, or do you have the ambition to become one? Do you thrive in a warm, creative, and vibrant environment where you are constantly challenged? Apply via the button and let’s explore what we can mean for each other. Because your talent is welcome at DPG Media, regardless of your background and preferences.

Want to know more? Please contact Toon Hertogs via toon.hertogs@persgroep.net.

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