About Meridia

Meridia is an AgTech company specialised in field data within complex smallholder-heavy agri-commodity supply chains such as cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber and soy.

Meridia Verify®, its flagship SaaS product, verifies supply chain field data in real time – and validates compliance with frameworks such as the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation). With Verify, companies can reduce commercial and reputational risk, minimise supply chain disruption and accelerate evidence-based decision-making for strategic sourcing, procurement and trade.

Meridia’s mission is to improve the veracity of datasets driving decision making in global agri-commodity supply chains. Its purpose is to build transparent and inclusive supply chains that afford smallholders a level playing field.

See https://www.meridia.land for more information on our work.

The Role

As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will be part of the team responsible for Meridia's Verify Portal. 

The Verify Portal is designed based on the client-server architecture, in which the frontend is built with Vue that interacts with the backend API to retrieve or manipulate data. The frontend heavily uses Quasar Components Framework, which is transitioning to PrimeVue to support the growing need of more flexible components. 

You’ll be part of the Portal Squad who own the Verify Portal. You will be collaborating with Product and Design, to plan, design and build new solutions into the Verify Portal. You’ll work together with your team members to iteratively maintain and improve the Portal, leveraging its functionality suiting the customers' needs. 

You will be based in The Netherlands and will work closely with our teams in The Netherlands and Indonesia. You will report to the Team lead of the Portal Team in The Netherlands.

Responsibilities

The Senior Frontend Developer role has the following areas of work and responsibilities: 

• Work closely with Design and Product to design, create and maintain solutions fitting the product’s needs.
• Own projects, and drive them to completion.
• Integrate with APIs, collaborating with backend Engineering
• Analyse bugs and optimise performance
• Actively monitor the health and performance of the Verify Portal frontend application

Learning and Development

The ideal candidate should be eager and willing to learn and grow in the role. You will be engaged in on-the-job training and development to gain knowledge about the land rights sector and software development.  You will be mentored by our Team lead Portal Squad in The Netherlands. 

Requirements

The ideal candidate has/is

• 5+ years in the role of frontend software developer, in which 2+ years of experience in Vue and Typescript.
• Good architectural understanding of Vue with components and its state management.
• Experience in client-backend architectures, namely integrating frontend clients with backend APIs.
• Eager to find creative solutions for the project's needs and the time constraints. 
• Writes high, maintainable code, supported by automated tests
• Good verbal and written communication in English.
• Experience with Tailwind CSS is a big plus.
• Experience with Component Libraries is a big plus.
• Experience building web apps involving GIS and interactive maps is a big plus.

Benefits

The benefits package includes

• Market rate salary commensurate with your skills and competencies
• Four-day work week
• 7 % pension contribution
• A computer or laptop for work
• A hybrid working position, with 2 out of 4 days at the Amsterdam office
• Up to 5 weeks allowance of fully remote working per year
• Annual employee led Learning & Development budget
• Office travel compensation 
• Being part of a fast-growing impact venture with an informal, professional work culture
• Engaging with team members, clients and users in various other countries

The ideal starting date is 1st April 2025. 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to jobs@meridia.land for more information about this position.