Software Developer(Xbase or Clipper)

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient secure and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network Descartes helps get goods information transportation assets and people where theyre needed when theyre needed.

Were one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity better serve customers thrive competitively keep pace with evolving regulations and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo Ontario Canada and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day logistics service providers manufacturers retailers distributors and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale stability and comprehensive solution footprint to move whats most important to them. Learn more at .

Were growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.

Descartes is a leading player in supporting logistical processes for our customers. We work with major clients and manage millions of shipments each yearchances are weve facilitated the transport of products you use every day. For one of our teams we are looking for an experienced backend developer for the modernization of our application that we offer as a SAAS solution. You will assist in the migration of some of our primary systems to a .NET based application architecture.

Key Responsibilities:
Working with an international team spread across multiple countries
Develop and maintain backend solutions primarily
Support our customers in optimizing their logistical processes
Engage with a complex product that involves various applications in different programming languages
Migrate a legacy code base (XBase) to a architecture
Help set up the application with the architecture
Migrate data from DBF tables to SQL Server architecture

What Were Looking For:
10 years of experience in backend development specifically
Ability to work collaboratively in an international team environment
Willingness to read and understand different programming languages to assess the functionality of the legacy system
Familiarity or experience with the code base (XBase or Clipper)
Native Dutch speaker

This is a remote opportunity for Dutch speaking applicants with an option to commute to the office in Woerden. #LI- Remote

Join Us
As we scale were looking for new doers collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. Were entrepreneurial hardworking geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership to be heard and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes everyone has a voice and the best idea wins regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation great benefits remote and flexible work hours and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: a team thats committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of apply now. We cant promise it will be a fit but we do promise to consider your experience.

Through COVID-19 we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know were all in this together.

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected status or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at .