3,311 Software Engineer Jobs in the Netherlands

What employers ask for

A degree or comparable qualification is the most common ask, in 53% of postings. Cloud platforms appear in 46% — with Azure (35%) named more often than AWS (19%) — alongside Python (45%) and CI/CD (40%). Dutch language skills are mentioned in only 18% of postings, while English appears in 30%.

• Degree (bachelor's, master's, HBO or WO)

  mentioned in 316 of 598 recent postings

• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)

  mentioned in 275 of 598 recent postings · Azure leads in the Netherlands with 209 postings; AWS follows with 113

• Python

  mentioned in 272 of 598 recent postings

• CI/CD pipelines

  mentioned in 238 of 598 recent postings

• Years of experience

  mentioned in 228 of 598 recent postings

• English language skills

  mentioned in 179 of 598 recent postings

• SQL

  mentioned in 171 of 598 recent postings

• Dutch language skills

  mentioned in 108 of 598 recent postings

From an analysis of 598 recent postings, September 2026.

Software Engineer Jobs in the Netherlands: common questions

How many software engineer jobs are open in the Netherlands right now?

3,311 live openings as of the latest crawl, with 1,479 posted in the last 30 days. Listings are pulled continuously from employer career sites and removed the moment they close, so the count you see is the market, not an archive.

What do software engineer jobs in the Netherlands pay?

Among the 454 recent postings that disclose pay, the typical range is €3,250–€7,511/mo, with a median around €5,204/mo. Dutch salaries are quoted per year in euros (EUR), before tax. Each listing below shows the employer's own figures where disclosed.

Which companies are hiring software engineers in the Netherlands?

Over the last 30 days the most active employers include Booking.com, Sogeti, Unica, Comaen. Find your spark. — 635 companies in the Netherlands posted at least one opening in that window.

Where in the Netherlands are most software engineer jobs?

Among recent onsite and hybrid postings, the busiest locations are Amsterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven. 40 of the newest 1,000 postings are fully remote.

Do employers in the Netherlands sponsor work visas?

The Dutch highly-skilled migrant scheme lets recognized sponsor companies hire internationally with a fast, employer-driven process — most tech and professional hiring runs through it.

Do software engineer jobs in the Netherlands require Dutch?

Mostly not: only 108 of 598 analyzed postings (18%) mention Dutch language skills, while 179 (30%) mention English. The majority of postings state no language requirement at all.

Which cloud platform do Dutch employers ask for most?

Azure is named in 209 of 598 analyzed postings (35%), ahead of AWS in 113 (19%) — the reverse of most other markets in our data, where AWS leads.

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