Communications vacancy
full-stack/front-end/back-end
Software Developer – Web & Digital Systems

General description HARD

HARD is a multidisciplinary formula student team consisting of motivated students from a variety of different studies from the Hanze UAS and University of Groningen. As a team we try to build a race car which we can compete with at a formula student event. HARD has different teams, where the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and driverless engineering teams fall under the engineering department and the marketing, event and acquisition teams fall under the communication department. All volunteers spend one or more years with the team in order to apply the theoretical knowledge they gathered in a practical environment.

Description of function

As a Software Developer within HARD, you will work on the digital platforms that support and promote the team. This includes developing and maintaining the team website, internal tools, and digital systems that help the team operate efficiently.

This role focuses on improving the online presence, infrastructure, and data tools of the team, helping HARD grow its visibility, manage information more effectively, and support collaboration between team members.

Depending on your interests, you may work on:

• The Hard website and its features

• Backend systems for managing data and team information

• Internal tools for team management

• Sponsor and partner pages

• Data dashboards and visualization tools

• Integration of APIs and external services

• Performance and reliability improvements of the team’s digital infrastructure

What we are offering back?

General qualities

• Interest in technology, software development, or web development

• Motivated to learn and apply new technical skills

• Able to work independently as well as in a team

• Interested in contributing to the growth and professional development of the team

• Enthusiastic about Formula Student and student engineering projects

Front-end Developer

Possible experience with:

• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript / TypeScript

• Modern frontend frameworks such as

• • React

  • Next.js

  • Vue.js

Tasks may include:

• Designing and developing website pages

• Improving user experience and interface design

• Creating interactive components

• Building dashboards and data visualizations

• Optimizing the website for performance and responsiveness

Possible experience with:

• Python or JavaScript / TypeScript

• Backend frameworks such as

  • Node.js

  • Express.js

  • FastAPI

Additional useful skills:

• Working with databases such as

  • PostgreSQL

  • MongoDB

Tasks may include:

• Building APIs for the website

• Managing databases and data storage

• Creating systems for managing team information or sponsors

• Integrating external services and APIs

Full-Stack Developer

Work across both frontend and backend systems, helping design and build complete features from the database to the user interface.

Possible experience with:

• Frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript / TypeScript

• Modern frameworks such as

  • React

  • Next.js

• Backend development using technologies such as

  • Node.js

  • FastAPI

• Working with databases such as

  • PostgreSQL

  • MongoDB

• Building and integrating REST APIs

• Using version control with

  • GitHub

Tasks may include:

• Developing complete website features from front-end interface to backend logic

• Building internal tools to help manage team operations

• Designing and maintaining databases and APIs

• Integrating third-party services and external APIs

• Improving performance, reliability, and scalability of the website

• Supporting the digital infrastructure of the team

What we are offering back?

In short, we offer a platform for professional development and practical experience. Being a part of the team comes with responsibilities, and these responsibilities provide opportunities to develop real technical and teamwork skills.

These skills will form a strong foundation for your future career.

Next to that we offer the following:

• A place to apply and hone your technical knowledge in a real project

• Experience working on a large multidisciplinary student project

• A motivated and social team environment

• Team-building activities and social events

• An office space to collaborate and work from

• The opportunity to attend Formula Student events

• The chance to experience and potentially drive a Formula Student race car