About the Position

AI-Driven Software Development Consultant

Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands | Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Type: FULL_TIME, Hybrid

About Xebia

We’re at a pivotal point in our journey. Xebia is scaling globally and continuing to invest heavily in engineering excellence, cloud-native development, and AI-driven innovation. For us, consulting is about more than delivering code. It’s about partnering with organisations to design, build, and evolve the systems that power their businesses. Our teams work on complex software challenges across industries, combining deep technical expertise with a pragmatic consulting mindset. At the same time, we’ve built a community where people come first. Our consultants are encouraged to grow into advisors and thought leaders whether that means contributing to open source, speaking at meetups, publishing blogs, or mentoring the next generation of engineers.

The Role: AI-Driven Software Development Consultant

As an AI-Driven Software Development Consultant at Xebia, you’ll work closely with clients to design and build high-quality software solutions. Each project is different, giving you the opportunity to work across industries, technologies, and engineering challenges.

Depending on the engagement, you might:

Design distributed systems and scalable backend services
Build cloud-native platforms and modern APIs
Improve engineering practices within development teams
Help organisations adopt modern software architectures
Explore and implement AI-driven solutions and intelligent applications

We aim to match projects with your strengths and ambitions. Whether you want to deepen your technical expertise, grow into a technical leader, expand your consulting skills, or further develop your AI capabilities, we support your growth every step of the way.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with clients to design and build high-quality software solutions
Design distributed systems and scalable backend services
Build cloud-native platforms and modern APIs
Improve engineering practices within development teams
Help organisations adopt modern software architectures
Explore and implement AI-driven solutions and intelligent applications

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software engineering
Strong backend development experience using Kotlin, Java, Scala, or Golang
Experience building scalable backend systems or distributed architectures
A solid understanding of software engineering best practices such as testing, clean code, and continuous delivery
Experience with AI technologies, LLMs, AI integrations, or a strong affinity for AI-driven development
A consulting mindset: you enjoy collaborating with different teams and understanding business needs
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
A passion for learning and sharing knowledge

Nice to Have

Experience with cloud-native architectures
Experience building AI-enabled applications
Contributions to open source or personal side projects
Active participation in developer communities or meetups
Experience with data-driven systems
Dutch language skills

We Offer

💰 Competitive salary and hybrid working

📚 Continuous development, training, and certifications

🧠 A strong engineering culture focused on quality and learning

🤝 A vibrant community of knowledge sharing and events

🏢 Inspiring offices in Hilversum and Amsterdam

🌱 A supportive, people-first consultancy culture

About the Company

At Xebia, your growth is a long-term investment. You’ll have access to:

A substantial training budget and certification opportunities
Conference-style knowledge-sharing events with technical talks, workshops, and peer learning
Career development support to help you grow your technical expertise, consulting skills, leadership capabilities, and AI knowledge
Opportunities to share your expertise externally through conferences, technical blogs, open-source contributions, and developer communities

AI-Driven Software Development Consultant

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