Backend Software Engineer

Elevate the Last Mile. As a Backend Developer Field Services, you build the platform behind our delivery apps. Your code supports every delivery, on every street. You make delivery tech smarter and scalable.

Why you choose PostNL as a Backend Software Engineer

Visible work: You develop backend applications that our couriers use every day. Your work helps parcels arrive smoothly, at the doorstep or at out-of-home locations.

Challenge: Our goal is to remain the leading delivery company in the Benelux. That takes smart technology, strong AWS solutions and scalable architecture. Your expertise truly makes a difference.

Good atmosphere: You work with colleagues who take initiative, share knowledge and help each other move forward.

Flexibility: You work from home and from a flex desk in our modern office in the historic Stationspostgebouw, next to Holland Spoor station.

Responsibility: You have a strong voice in your work, solutions and working hours.

Development opportunities: You get plenty of room to learn, follow training and grow within our tech domain or other teams.

This is your role

You work on the backend of our Loading and Delivery apps. These applications are at the heart of our Field Services platform and support thousands of couriers every day. You build secure, scalable solutions that directly contribute to reliable delivery.

You also play an important role in our cloud-native journey. You work with AWS in our Landing Zone, help design architecture and build a new data broker layer. This enables real-time data flows and a future-proof platform.

What we deliver you

An innovative role and work that you literally see in every street in the Netherlands. We aim to become the logistics e-commerce platform of the future. Smarter, faster and better delivery of special moments. Your mindset meets our challenge. Together, we make it happen. You can count on an attractive benefits package. The top benefits of your role are:

• Salary between €4,588 and €6,498 gross per month based on 37 hours per week. Working 32 hours per week is also possible.
• Room for hybrid working and flexible hours. If you work from home two days or more per week, you receive a €45 net allowance per month.
• An engineering laptop (Mac or Windows) and smartphone.
• 8% holiday allowance and 25 vacation days for a full-time contract.
• Travel allowance for commuting. NS Business Card or kilometre allowance.
• A good pension plan through the PostNL pension fund.
• Training and development opportunities via Mijn Leerplein.
• Discounts on holidays, events and products.

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What you brin

You are passionate about technology and data and feel at home in AWS environments. You think in solutions, keep the user in mind and balance quality, speed and value. You like to share knowledge and help us improve every day.

You also recognise yourself in the following:

• You have a higher vocational degree or master thinking level.
• You have at least 4 years of experience designing and building applications in Typescript.
• You have experience setting up and improving CI/CD pipelines.
• You can independently design and build AWS environments based on business needs.
• You have interest in business goals and solution design.
• Experience with GitHub is a plus.

The final letters

• We do a background check for all applicants. This includes a certificate of good conduct, reference checks and possibly a custom security check.
• Because we believe in equal opportunities, candidates complete an assessment designed to evaluate relevant competences and skills.
• We recruit our own colleagues to build the PostNL of the future. Messages from recruitment agencies will be returned to sender.