Mendix Engineer - Team SSR

Do you want to work on technology that truly makes an impact? As a Mendix Developer, you will help further develop the logistics heart of PostNL, ensuring millions of packages reach their destination smartly and quickly. 

Why join PostNL as a Mendix Developer

Visible work: You contribute to the digitization of the largest supply chain in the Netherlands. If you make a change, you will see it directly on the streets the next day. Challenge: You work with Mendix and machine learning on smart logistics solutions. Good atmosphere: You work in an enthusiastic and mature scrum team that helps each other move forward. Freedom: You work partly from home and partly in our modern office in the Stationspostgebouw in The Hague. Responsibility: You have the space to largely fill in your role and working hours yourself. Development opportunities: You follow training courses through the PostNL Academy and grow within the Mendix community. 

Your role With your sharp analyses and technical skills, you improve one of the most important platforms at the heart of our logistics. Our Smart Shipment Router (SSR) platform determines the best logistical route for millions of packages per day. The platform is developed and continuously optimized by us. Think of changes like a new commercial proposition, an algorithm to predict delivery times, or smarter management of our deliverers. 

You translate logistical issues into practical IT solutions that directly contribute to our ambition: we deliver special moments and are a reliable partner. You work in a Scrum team and develop Mendix applications that improve our logistics chain. You experiment with new technologies such as the Mendix Machine Learning Kit and AWS Event Brokers. Together with colleagues from the chain, such as Chain Management and Strategy, you ensure smart solutions that truly make a difference. 

Your colleagues
You work in a multidisciplinary team of three Mendix developers (with AWS expertise), a Platform Owner, two Solution Consultants, and a Scrum Master. Together, you build a robust and innovative platform that is business-critical for our logistics. If something in the platform does not work well, it has immediate major consequences for the deliverers on the street and therefore for the whole of the Netherlands. Your work is therefore super relevant! You are part of the IT department "Regie", which manages the entire logistics landscape of PostNL through multiple strategic platforms. The atmosphere in the team is professional and collegial, with plenty of room for personal growth and a joint lunch or game night. You work an average of two days a week in the office in The Hague. 

What we’ll deliver
An innovative position and work that affects literally every street in the country. PostNL wants to be the logistics e-commerce platform of the future, delivering special moments faster, smarter and better. With your mindset, you can help PostNL face its challenges head on. You can count on excellent benefits in the process.

The benefits of your position are: 

Salary between €4,030.55 and €6,402.21 gross per month at 37 hours per week. But 32 hours is possible too! 

What you bring to the job
You combine analytical skills with a critical view of yourself and your work, ensuring that solutions are not only functional but also scalable and maintainable. You communicate clearly with stakeholders and team members, and you switch smoothly between business and IT. Accuracy and structure help you minimize risks and continuously improve quality. 

You also have the following qualities: 

• You have a higher vocational degree or university degree. 
• You have a Mendix certification at Intermediate or Advanced level or at least 2 years of experience with Mendix in complex environments. 
• You have demonstrable critical reflection skills and apply them in code reviews, testing approaches, and retrospectives. 

Want to know more: Contact Lee Verschuren