Developer

Laterite is looking for a Developer to join our Analytics team and develop and implement research applications and software solutions for social impact. This role combines AI application development, software engineering, data handling, coding, product development, and deployment, with a focus on translating research needs into practical technical solutions. This role will liaise directly with our Managing Partner and Analytics team in Amsterdam, and with Laterite’s in-country research and data collection teams across eight countries in Africa and Latin America.

This position is open to candidates of all nationalities who have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship.

WHO WE ARE

Laterite is a data, research, and analytics firm working on complex international development challenges. We partner with universities, global think tanks, international NGOs, multilateral donors, and government ministries. Our clients include the World Bank, TechnoServe, the Mastercard Foundation, and others.

We operate across the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Peru, with 80+ full-time staff and more than 2,000 enumerators. We believe meaningful impact requires being on the ground, building local teams, and establishing long-term trust. Our office culture is collaborative and gives people autonomy to grow into their roles.

THE ENVIRONMENT YOU’RE STEPPING INTO

You will join our Netherlands team in a collaborative and engaging environment. We are low on bureaucracy but high on individual accountability. You won’t be micromanaged here – we want you to use your judgment to solve problems, support our fast-paced teams, and actively improve the systems you build and work with. The Analytics team in particular is small, and you will have an opportunity to shape your role and the team you are on. Through your work, you will liaise directly with our in-country research and data collection teams across Africa and Latin America, who are working on delivering research for social impact.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

You will work on the development and implementation of AI-driven applications and software solutions for social impact across our key sectors: Agriculture, Education, Public Health, Youth & Labor, Urbanization & Migration. Some of this work might be internal-facing (e.g., building tools to help Laterite researchers do better research), and some of this work will be external-facing (e.g., developing a knowledge hub web platform for an international NGO).

An important note on this role: Laterite is not a technology company but is building tech products to complement our research and social impact work. Your experience on Laterite’s Analytics team will be unique and likely dissimilar to similar roles within technology companies.