SURF · Standplaats: Utrecht · 23 maart 2026
Fullstack Developer Educredentials
Would you like to help build digital solutions that advance education? As a full-stack developer at SURF, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative platforms that make a real difference for students, teachers, and educational institutions across the Netherlands. As part of an open and technically strong team, you'll develop smart, future-proof solutions and help build the next generation of digital credentials. Ready to make an impact? Then we'd love to meet you.
Where you will work
SURF is the ICT cooperative for Dutch educational and research institutions. Together with them, we work on digital services and complex innovation challenges to enhance the quality of education and research. Within the Accessible and Open Education & Research (AOER) department, we work with institutions to develop smart solutions for flexible education, digital learning materials, and the sharing of educational data. As a full-stack developer, you'll play your part in this.
Working at SURF means working for a unique and open organization. This is evident in everything: the structure of the organization, the setup of the project teams, the culture in our offices, and the atmosphere among colleagues. SURF offers excellent terms of employment and takes a flexible approach to work/life balance. Employees enjoy working independently. In addition, everyone is given the space and freedom to use and develop their talents as effectively and broadly as possible.
The team you will join
You'll be joining a relatively new team: the Development Team. This team consists of platform engineers, various developers, and designers, and will continue to grow in the coming months. That means that, as a new developer, you'll help shape the culture and the team itself.
The Development Team provides the SURF Development Platform, software developers, and designers to various multidisciplinary product teams within the unit. We have an open attitude toward one another and help each other out when needed. As part of this team, you will be assigned to the edubadges/educredentials product team.
What you will do
As a developer, you'll play a key role in the ongoing development of the edubadges service and its successor, educredentials. Edubadges is the platform through which 60 vocational, higher vocational, and university institutions issue digital credentials, including microcredentials. This allows learners to demonstrate their knowledge and skills and easily share them with educational institutions or employers. You will contribute to the further development of this platform and help build its future-proof successor, based on the latest standards and technologies and well-integrated with other educational applications.
Other tasks you handle:
Your skills and experience
You are a curious and dedicated developer who enjoys working on reliable and future-proof digital solutions. You thrive in an environment where technology, collaboration, and social impact converge. You prefer to work according to Agile principles and have a strong focus on privacy and security by design. In addition, you enjoy contributing ideas for new applications, work independently, and actively seek collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
In addition, you have:
It is a plus if you:
SURF takes pleasure in doing its recruitment itself; acquisition is therefore not appreciated.
Applying for a job at SURF
This is what you can expect
Apply
After submitting your application, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail.
Response
After the the closing date, you will receive a response from our recruitment team.
First interview
We invite you to our office, because we want to get to know you.
Second interview
We invite you again for an interview with others who also want to get to know you.
Assessment
We may ask you to do an assignment (assessment).
Are you the right person?
Then you will receive a salary offer from one of our HR advisors.
Welcome to SURF!
You join onboarding activities with other new colleagues.
Location Moreelsepark, 48, 3511 EP, Utrecht, Netherlands Degree University Degree (Bachelor) Employment 3 years Salary €4791 - €6845 Hours per week 32 to 40 hours Deadline 05 April 2026 Substantive questions
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