Lead Engineer

Job title 

Lead Engineer Send & Receive Team 

Job characteristics 

Location: The Hague – hybrid 

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Salary: €5,200 to €7,559 gross per month based on 37 hours 

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree 

Level: Senior 

Meta title 

Vacancy Lead Engineer Send & Receive Team – PostNL The Hague 

Metadescription 

Become Lead Engineer for our Send & Receive Team and take ownership of core digital channels. Drive innovation and lead a major team transformation! 

Teaser 

Are you an experienced engineer with C#, Angular or React expertise? Take the lead on our core digital channels and shape the future of sending and receiving flows. 

Why join PostNL as Lead Engineer Send & Receive Team 

Impactful work: You will lead the backbone of our digital channels, powering Track & Trace and sending flows used by millions. 

Challenge: Your biggest challenge will be managing a large hybrid team and guiding its split into two specialised functions – “Send” and “Receive” – during 2026. You will temporarily oversee both teams while building strong collaboration and processes for long-term success. 

Great atmosphere: Work with colleagues who embrace opportunities and help each other grow. 

Flexibility: Work partly from home and partly in our modern office next to Holland Spoor station. 

Responsibility: You set the technical direction for our core digital channels. 

Development opportunities: Plenty of room for training and career growth. 

Your role 

As Lead Engineer Send & Receive Team, you will take technical ownership of our core digital channels team, which handles Track & Trace and sending flows. You will work with a modern tech stack: C# for the backend and Angular or React for the frontend. AWS expertise is a non-negotiable requirement. 

You will lead a large hybrid team of internal engineers and 6–8 offshore engineers (TCS). During 2026, you will guide the team through a major transformation: splitting into two specialised functions (“Send” and “Receive”) while ensuring stability and quality. This role combines technical leadership with strategic team building and process improvement. 

Your colleagues 

You will join the digital domain of our IT organisation, working closely with product owners, developers and testers. The team is hybrid, combining internal colleagues and offshore partners. Together, you will focus on innovation and quality, with strong collaboration at the core. 

What we’ll deliver 

A role full of innovation and work that you will see reflected across the Netherlands. At PostNL, your mindset meets our challenge. You can count on an attractive package of employment conditions. The top benefits for your role include: 

Salary between €5,200 and €7,559 gross per month based on 37 hours per week. Working 32 hours is also possible! 

Hybrid working and flexible hours. Work two or more days from home? Receive €45 net per month. 

8% holiday allowance and 25 vacation days for full-time work. 

Travel allowance for commuting: NS Business Card or kilometre reimbursement. 

A solid pension scheme via the PostNL pension fund. 

Laptop (Mac or Windows) and smartphone. 

Company car. 

Training and development opportunities via the PostNL Academy. 

Discounts on holidays, events and products. 

What you bring to the job 

You are an experienced tech lead who takes ownership and thinks strategically. You also bring: 

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. 

Extensive experience with C# and either Angular or React. 

Proven AWS expertise. 

Experience managing large teams and improving development processes. 

Strong communication skills to bridge technology and business. 

The final letters... 

Prefer to have a coffee first to learn more about the role or us? That’s possible! Call or email the recruiter and we’ll schedule an appointment. 

During the application process, we conduct a background check. This includes a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG), reference checks and possibly a customised screening. 

Because we believe in equal opportunities, candidates complete an assessment designed to evaluate competencies and skills relevant to the role. 

We search for new colleagues ourselves who want to help build the PostNL of the future. Applications from recruitment agencies will be returned.