We are working with a large-scale manufacturing company headquartered in Ypres, with decades of industrial expertise and a growing digital ambition. As they modernize production, logistics, and customer-facing systems, they're building an in-house engineering team to design and maintain the software that keeps factories, supply chain, and business operations running smoothly.
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
This is a rare opportunity to bring modern web development into a traditional, high-impact industrial environment - where your code directly supports real-world manufacturing at scale.
They're looking for a
Full-Stack Engineer
who's comfortable working across the entire stack, from building intuitive front-end interfaces to designing back-end services and APIs. You'll work closely with operations, logistics, and quality teams to translate real manufacturing challenges into reliable software solutions.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, and GraphQL
Develop internal tools for production tracking, inventory management, and reporting
Build and maintain APIs that connect factory systems, ERP software, and business applications
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, quality, logistics, management) to gather requirements and ship practical solutions
Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews
Help shape our engineering practices, tooling, and architecture as the team grows
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with a sense of ownership and urgency
Your Profile
Proven experience building production applications with
React
(hooks, state management, component architecture)
Strong back-end development skills with
Node.js
Hands-on experience designing and consuming
GraphQL
APIs (schema design, resolvers, performance considerations)
Solid understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases
Comfortable working with version control (Git) and modern CI/CD workflows
A pragmatic, problem-solving mindset — you enjoy turning messy real-world processes into clean digital xqknzec workflows
Good communication skills in English; Dutch or French is a strong plus given our local operations
Experience in manufacturing, logistics, or industrial environments is a bonus, but not required
The Offer
Up to €6.000, dependent on interview process & experience
Full package including mobility options/car
The chance to build software with tangible, visible impact on a large industrial operation
A collaborative, low-bureaucracy environment where engineers have real influence over technical decisions
Modern equipment and tooling, with room to introduce new technologies and best practices
Flexible/hybrid working arrangements
New office environment in Ypres