Software Engineering Jobs in Netherlands
There are 931 open Software Engineering jobs in Netherlands on freehire right now. 242 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are java, cloud and api.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | month | €5,177 | €5,850 | €6,500 | 79 |
| EUR | year | €74,412 | €75,000 | €85,462 | 64 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- java 48%
- cloud 38%
- api 37%
- ci-cd 35%
- python 32%
- agile 30%
- ai 29%
- kubernetes 27%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 151 · 16%
- Remote 72 · 8%
- Onsite 29 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 60% of the 123 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 336
- Lead 38
- Junior 24
- Staff 23
- Principal 14
- Intern 12
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 143
- 501-1000 employees 128
- 51-200 employees 102
- 11-50 employees 21
- 201-500 employees 12
Senior Java Developer (Spring / Microservices) | Energy
Senior Java developer building risk-management software for energy-sector clients using Spring, microservices, and Azure; hybrid role based in Brussels.
Senior Java Developer Den Haag
Build and maintain backend systems in Java/Spring Boot that allocate billions in education funding, using Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability tools while coaching peers and driving technical decisions.
Senior Java Developer: Growth, Autonomy & Community
Senior Java/Kotlin developer building impactful projects in a growth-focused consultancy with strong emphasis on knowledge sharing and cloud technologies.
Senior Java Developer: Elevate Developer Experience
A Senior Java Developer focused on improving developer experience by enhancing Java products and custom solutions, collaborating with DevOps, architects, and enablement teams to optimize development processes and tooling choices.
Senior Java Developer – Hybrid Den Haag (Kubernetes)
Builds backend systems for Dutch education funding using Java, Kubernetes, and Agile practices; leads technical decisions, mentors junior devs, and maintains modern DevOps pipelines.
Senior Java Developer: Cloud, Kubernetes & CI/CD
Builds enterprise Java applications for public and private sectors using Spring/Quarkus and cloud-native tools.
Medior / Senior Java Developer bij Gino in Groningen
Build and maintain Java-based healthcare software (Kidos, Solvio) that supports youth health services and victim support organizations in the Netherlands.
Senior Java Developer
Senior Java Developer builds scalable, future-proof Java-based solutions for clients, focusing on Spring Boot, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) in an outsource consultancy environment with emphasis on knowledge-sharing and professional growth.
Senior Java Developer
Senior Java developer improving developer experience for DUO’s software teams by designing Java solutions, optimizing architecture, and enhancing tooling for smoother, faster, and more efficient software development.
Senior Software Engineer (AppGlass)
Develops AI-first debugging tools for production systems, focusing on JVM tooling, program analysis, and cloud integrations to enhance developer workflows and reliability.
Staff Software Developer (IntelliJ Platform)
As a Staff Software Developer on the IntelliJ Platform team, you will drive the plugin ecosystem, re-architect core subsystems using Kotlin and JVM concurrency, and manage API deprecation processes for JetBrains IDEs.
Staff / Senior Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - Index
Builds and optimizes large-scale indexing and data processing pipelines for an AI-native search engine, handling tens of gigabytes per second of real-time data to support agentic AI retrieval systems.
Staff / Senior Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - Runtime
Builds and optimizes a low-latency search engine runtime that serves AI agents in real time, using C++ or Rust and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer (Managed PostgreSQL)
Senior engineer builds and operates a managed PostgreSQL service optimized for AI workloads, including vector search and migrations, using Go and PostgreSQL internals.
Senior Software Engineer (Token Factory)
Build and maintain a large-scale LLM training platform using Python and Go, optimizing distributed systems for AI workloads on Nebius’s cloud infrastructure.
Software Engineer (Early Talent)
Early-career software engineers contribute to backend systems for an AI cloud platform, working with Go, Java, Python, or C++ while learning scalable architectures and cloud infrastructure.