Senior Engineer - AI-Native IDE & Agentic Developer Tooling

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**Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
**Employment Type:** Permanent

**About the Role**

We are looking for a hands-on **Senior Engineer in AI-Native IDE & Agentic Developer Tooling** to join a small, highly technical R&D team in Amsterdam.
You will explore and build the next generation of **AI-native developer experiences** — from intelligent IDE capabilities and coding agents to context-aware, tool-using and self-verifying development workflows.
This is a highly hands-on role with significant technical ownership. You will turn emerging ideas in **LLMs, coding agents and developer tooling into working prototypes**, evaluate new architectures, and help shape future product direction.

**What You'll Do**

* Build **working prototypes and technical demos** for AI-native IDE and developer-tooling capabilities.
* Explore how modern coding agents handle **context, tool use, planning, orchestration and verification**.
* Design and prototype **AI-assisted and agentic developer workflows** that improve developer productivity and experience.
* Evaluate emerging **IDE, LLM and agent architectures** hands-on and translate findings into practical technical recommendations.
* Experiment with new approaches to **context engineering, agent orchestration and coding-agent evaluation**.
* Collaborate with universities, open-source communities, researchers and industry partners.
* Work closely with international R&D teams to influence technical direction and future product capabilities.

**What We're Looking For**

* Strong hands-on experience building **IDE, developer-tooling or engineering-productivity features**.
* Good understanding of IDE technologies such as **IntelliJ Platform, PSI, LSP, or similar architectures**.
* Practical experience with **LLMs, coding agents, context engineering, agent orchestration, or evaluation**.
* Strong software engineering skills and the ability to independently turn an early-stage idea into a **working prototype**.
* Strong engineering judgment and ability to evaluate emerging technologies beyond the proof-of-concept stage.
* Strong English communication skills and confidence working with international technical teams.
* Based in Amsterdam or willing to relocate.

**Nice to Have**

* Experience with **compiler toolchains, build systems, runtimes, debugging, or developer test infrastructure**.
* Contributions to **developer tools, AI coding tools, research projects, or open-source communities**.
* Experience building developer tooling for ecosystems with limited documentation, tooling, or training data.
* Experience with **code intelligence, code completion, static analysis, refactoring, or program analysis**.
* Strong technical communication skills and the ability to clearly explain and advocate for new technical ideas.

**Why Join?**

You'll work at the intersection of **AI, IDEs and software engineering**, exploring how the next generation of developers will build software with intelligent agents.
Rather than simply integrating existing AI APIs, you'll have the opportunity to **experiment, prototype and influence how AI-native development environments are designed from the ground up**.
The position is based in **Amsterdam** and offers a competitive compensation package within an international R&D environment.

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