{"id":11702,"date":"2026-08-14T12:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/?page_id=11702"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:17:22","slug":"vacancies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/en\/vacancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacancies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11702\" class=\"elementor elementor-11702\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0311107 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0311107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874b1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"874b1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t```html\n<style>\n.isp-careers{box-sizing:border-box}\n.isp-careers *,.isp-careers *::before,.isp-careers *::after{box-sizing:border-box}\n.isp-careers h1,.isp-careers h2,.isp-careers h3{text-transform:none}\n.isp-careers a{color:#26214F;text-decoration:none}\n.isp-careers a:hover{opacity:.9}\n.isp-careers img{max-width:100%}\n.isp-careers ul,.isp-careers ol{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"isp-careers\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; color: #3D3A5C; font-family: 'Poppins', system-ui, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; background-color: #ffffff\">\n\n<section id=\"top\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #26214F 0, #26214F calc(100% - 214px), #F5F5F7 calc(100% - 214px))\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 96px 24px 0\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 56px; align-items: flex-end\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 0\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 19px; color: #ED6614\">Careers<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 85px; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.035em; color: #FFFFFF; font-style: normal\">Work with us<br>at i-spark<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 380px; min-width: 0\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 32px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; color: #E0DEEC\">New projects are coming up and we are looking for the right people to join us. We work from integrity, craftsmanship and real care for the people around us. Does that appeal to you? Our vacancies are below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px\">\n<a href=\"#vacancies\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 28px; border-radius: 999px; background: #ED6614; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600\">View vacancies\n<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 5v14\"><\/path><path d=\"M19 12l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<a href=\"#apply\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 28px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid #FFFFFF; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500\">How to apply<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top: 72px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0\">\n<img title=\"Vacancies | i-spark\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Black-White-Minimal-Simple-Bold-Modern-Professional-Photography-Letter-K-Museum-Logo-11.png\" alt=\"The i-spark team\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 360px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 20px\">\n<\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0\">\n<img title=\"Vacancies | i-spark\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3235-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The i-spark team\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 360px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 20px\">\n<\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0\">\n<img title=\"Vacancies | i-spark\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a84535a6-48a5-4775-84c2-9a4801ce1c9c-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The i-spark team\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: 360px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 20px\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"vacancies\" style=\"background: #F5F5F7\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 96px 24px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ED6614\">Open roles<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #26214F\">Vacancies<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 440px), 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Data Engineer<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Hybrid<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #EEEEF3; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Zevenhuizen (Groningen)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 12px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">You build and maintain the data pipelines the rest of the team relies on. You work with dbt, Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery, and AI tools like Claude Code are a normal part of your work. Our clients include companies in media, entertainment and energy.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/en\/data-engineer\/\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-height: 44px; align-self: flex-start; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; background: #26214F\">Read more\n<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Data Generalist<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Hybrid<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #EEEEF3; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Zevenhuizen (Groningen)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 12px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">You are analyst, engineer and sparring partner to the client at the same time. You find out what the client really needs, decide which solution fits and lead the project from start to finish. You also help shape where i-spark is heading.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/en\/data-generalist\/\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-height: 44px; align-self: flex-start; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; background: #26214F\">Read more\n<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Open application<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Hybrid<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #EEEEF3; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Zevenhuizen (Groningen)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 12px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">You are curious and like to take the initiative. Don't see your role listed? Tell us who you are and what you want to do, technical or not. Then we'll look together at what fits.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/en\/data-ai-professional\/\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-height: 44px; align-self: flex-start; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; background: #26214F\">Read more\n<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/article>\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #E4F5FD; border: 1px solid #99C3F8; border-left: 4px solid #ED6614\">\n<span style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ED6614\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 10L12 5 2 10l10 5 10-5z\"><\/path><path d=\"M6 12v5c3 2 9 2 12 0v-5\"><\/path><\/svg>Internship<\/span>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Data &amp; AI Internship<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Hybrid<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FFFFFF; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Zevenhuizen (Groningen)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 12px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">Are you curious and do you want to build something you're proud of? We'll help you get there, with honest feedback and room to learn. You work on real projects, matched to your studies and what you want to learn. So far our interns have come from data and security, but other fields of study are welcome too.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i-spark.nl\/en\/data-ai-internship\/\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; min-height: 44px; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; align-self: flex-start; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; background: #ED6614\">Read more\n<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"why\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #26214F 0, #26214F calc(100% - 140px), #FFFFFF calc(100% - 140px)); color: #C9C6DD\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 104px 24px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff\">Why i-spark?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 56px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #FFFFFF\">What you get here<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 16px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.7); outline: 1px solid rgba(38,33,79,0.08); color: #3D3A5C; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.9), 0 20px 48px rgba(38,33,79,0.18)\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #ED6614\">FLEXIBILITY<\/span>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 24px 0 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">You set your own hours<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">On Tuesdays we're together at the office, the rest of the week you work remotely. Early bird, night owl, picking the kids up from school at 3 pm: you work your hours when it suits you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 16px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.7); outline: 1px solid rgba(38,33,79,0.08); color: #3D3A5C; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.9), 0 20px 48px rgba(38,33,79,0.18)\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #ED6614\">ETHICS<\/span>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 24px 0 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">9 values we live by<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">Three pillars, nine values. Integrity, transparency and responsibility. Craftsmanship, dedication and reliability. Harmony, empathy and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 16px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(140%); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.7); outline: 1px solid rgba(38,33,79,0.08); color: #3D3A5C; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.9), 0 20px 48px rgba(38,33,79,0.18)\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #ED6614\">TOOLING<\/span>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 24px 0 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Modern tooling<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">Including Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, dbt, git, Power BI, Looker and Claude.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 104px 24px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 56px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 0\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ED6614\">Benefits<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 40px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #26214F\">What we offer<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr)); gap: 0 32px\">\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><path d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"><\/path><path d=\"M14 2v6h6\"><\/path><path d=\"M8 13h8\"><\/path><path d=\"M8 17h5\"><\/path><\/svg><span>A one-year contract, with the intention of making it permanent afterwards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><path d=\"M18 7a7 7 0 1 0 0 10\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 10h10\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 14h10\"><\/path><\/svg><span>A market-rate salary, depending on your experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M12 2v2M12 20v2M4.9 4.9l1.4 1.4M17.7 17.7l1.4 1.4M2 12h2M20 12h2M4.9 19.1l1.4-1.4M17.7 6.3l1.4-1.4\"><\/path><\/svg><span>Five weeks of holiday on a full-time contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><path d=\"M19 5c-1.5 0-2.8 1.4-3 2-3.5-1.5-11-.3-11 5 0 1.8 0 3 2 4.5V20h4v-2h3v2h4v-4c1-.5 1.7-1 2-2h2v-4h-2c0-1-.5-1.5-1-2V5z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2 9v1c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h1\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 11h.01\"><\/path><\/svg><span>A pension plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M2 20h20\"><\/path><\/svg><span>A MacBook and an iPhone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><path d=\"M5 17h14v-5l-2-5H7l-2 5v5z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"7.5\" cy=\"17.5\" r=\"1.5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"16.5\" cy=\"17.5\" r=\"1.5\"><\/circle><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><\/svg><span>Travel allowance for commuting and business travel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><path d=\"M2 4h6a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v13a3 3 0 0 0-3-3H2z\"><\/path><path d=\"M22 4h-6a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v13a3 3 0 0 1 3-3h7z\"><\/path><\/svg><span>Time in your calendar to keep learning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid #DDD7CE\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ED6614\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 3px\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"><\/circle><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"><\/path><\/svg><span>Full-time or part-time. We match your hours to what fits your life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 360px; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; padding-top: 120px\">\n<div style=\"padding: 36px; border-radius: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Truly flexible<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">On Tuesdays we're together at the office, the rest of the week you work remotely. You work your contract hours, but when and how you do that is up to you. Early bird, night owl, picking the kids up from school at 3 pm: we don't mind. And working from abroad for a few weeks now and then? No problem either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 36px; border-radius: 20px; background: #E4F5FD\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">No chasing billable hours<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; color: #3D3A5C\">We don't have heavy commercial targets. We'd rather do work that's worth doing, and do it well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section style=\"padding: 0 24px 104px\">\n<figure style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(32px, 6vw, 80px); border-radius: 28px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 48px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 260px; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ED6614\">From the founder<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #26214F\">Why we don't chase hours<\/h2>\n<figcaption style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: auto\">\n<span style=\"width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 999px; background: #26214F; color: #FFFFFF; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px\">T<\/span>\n<span style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.3\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #26214F\">Tamara<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #5C5975\">Founder, i-spark<\/span><\/span>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"flex: 2 1 480px; min-width: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.75; color: #3D3A5C\">\n<svg width=\"56\" height=\"44\" viewBox=\"0 0 56 44\" fill=\"#ED6614\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M0 44V27C0 12.5 7.5 3.5 21 0l2.5 5.5C15.5 8.5 11.5 13.5 11 21h11v23H0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M32 44V27C32 12.5 39.5 3.5 53 0l2.5 5.5C47.5 8.5 43.5 13.5 43 21h11v23H32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\"> I was 23 when I was first seconded and someone charged an hourly rate for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">And when I had a cold, I was torn. Stay home, and you let your employer down. Go to work, and your client doesn't get the full hundred percent. So what's fair?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; color: #26214F\">I promised myself back then that I would never pass that on as an employer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0\">With us, anyone can always book hours as internal or lost if they feel they weren't productive for whatever reason, or if they made a mistake. You won't get any grief from me about that. Mistakes are human, and as far as I'm concerned the client doesn't have to pay for them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n<section style=\"background-color: #F5F5F7\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 104px 24px\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 760px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ED6614\">The team<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #26214F\">Who we are<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7\">i-spark is a data and AI consultancy from the northern Netherlands. We help clients get their data in order and actually do something with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 440px), 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">A small team<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">10 people today<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #EEEEF3; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">25 at most<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">We're a team of about ten people and in the long run we want to grow to 25 at most. You work with everyone. On Tuesday mornings the whole team discusses the questions of the moment. Beyond that, you talk to colleagues on Slack, on the phone or during a walk.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">i-spark's founder<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Hands-on<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #EEEEF3; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Regular one-on-ones<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">Tamara, the founder, does hands-on work herself and has regular one-on-ones with everyone. So you can always go to her.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DEDFE6\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Onboarding<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\"><span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgb(238, 238, 243); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: rgb(38, 33, 79)\">No IT department<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">You get onboarded, but you'll stand on your own feet fairly quickly. And if the printer breaks, there's no IT department to file a ticket with: you try to fix it yourself first. You have to enjoy that.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 32px; border-radius: 12px; background: #E4F5FD; border: 1px solid #99C3F8; border-left: 4px solid #ED6614\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: #26214F\">Our values<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FCE3D2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #B84D0C\">Integrity<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FFFFFF; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Craftsmanship<\/span>\n<span style=\"padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FFFFFF; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; color: #26214F\">Harmony<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">We work from an ethical framework of nine values that we wrote ourselves. It rests on three pillars: doing what is right, practising our craft well and treating people as people. In practice that means being open about the choices we make, delivering reliable work and looking after each other's wellbeing, including when it comes to work pace and rest. That's why we sometimes say no to an assignment, and sometimes yes to one that earns less.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"tuesday\" style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 104px 24px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 48px; align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 56px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 420px; min-width: 0\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: #ED6614\">Life at i-spark<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 48px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #26214F\">A Tuesday at i-spark<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"flex: 1 1 420px; min-width: 0; margin: 0\">Our office is a separate building attached to Tamara's house, with its own front door, a kitchen and two floors of workspaces. On Tuesdays everyone is there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<ol style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(210px, 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n<li style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 28px; border-radius: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ED6614\">8:00 to 10:00<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; color: #26214F\">Arrive<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6\">Most people arrive between 9 and 10; the early birds are in by 8.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 28px; border-radius: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ED6614\">Morning<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; color: #26214F\">Team session<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6\">The whole team discusses open questions.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 28px; border-radius: 20px; background-color: transparent\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ED6614\">Around noon<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; color: #26214F\">Lunch together<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6\">At the kitchen table in Tamara's house. That lunch is usually made by Tamara's mother.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 28px; border-radius: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ED6614\">Afternoon<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; color: #26214F\">Work or walk<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6\">We often walk as a team too, or one-on-one with Tamara: as a check-in, to brainstorm or just to catch up.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding: 28px; border-radius: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDD7CE\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: #ED6614\">Around 5 pm<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; color: #26214F\">Heading home<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6\">Everyone heads home.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top: 16px; padding: 28px 32px; border-radius: 20px; color: #26214f; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 16px 28px; background-color: transparent\">\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; color: #26214F\">After hours<\/strong>\n<span style=\"flex: 1 1 420px; min-width: 0\">We're big padel fans, so if you like it too, you'll be on the court in no time. And we enter a company team in the 4 Mijl van Groningen, even though we're not that big.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"apply\" style=\"padding: 0 24px 104px\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: clamp(36px, 6vw, 80px); border-radius: 28px; color: #E0DEEC; background-color: #26214f\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 48px; align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 56px\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 480px; min-width: 0\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: #FFFFFF\">How to apply<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 18px\">Send your CV with a short motivation to <a href=\"mailto:elenamateva@i-spark.nl\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: 500\">elenamateva@i-spark.nl<\/a>. No full letter, but something real: tell us in a few sentences who you are and why this place appeals to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"mailto:elenamateva@i-spark.nl\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; min-height: 56px; padding: 0 30px; border-radius: 999px; background: #ED6614; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600\">\n<svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"5\" width=\"18\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><path d=\"M3 7l9 6 9-6\"><\/path><\/svg>\nelenamateva@i-spark.nl<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFFFFF\">The process usually looks like this<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 16px\">\n<li style=\"padding: 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 28px; color: #FFFFFF\">1<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF\">We get in touch<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Elena reads your email and gets in touch.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 28px; color: #FFFFFF\">2<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF\">Online introduction<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">You have an online introduction with our external HR agency.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 28px; color: #FFFFFF\">3<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF\">Two interviews<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">One with Tamara and one with colleagues.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 24px; border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px\">\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 28px; color: #FFFFFF\">4<\/span>\n<strong style=\"font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; color: #FFFFFF\">Terms of employment<\/strong>\n<span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Finally, you discuss the terms of employment with the HR agency.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 32px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px 48px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7\">\n<p style=\"flex: 1 1 420px; min-width: 0; margin: 0\">Sometimes we do a short case, for example if there are still open questions or if you'd like to. 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