Senior Software Engineer - Team APL

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Datum: 3 dec. 2025

Plaats: Den Haag, ZH, NL, 2521 CA

Bedrijf: PostNL

Senior Software Engineer

Job characteristics

  • Location: The Hague + Hybrid
  • Hours: 37 hours
  • Salary: €5,200 – €7,559 gross per month
  • Qualification level: Higher vocational degree / University degree
  • Level: Senior

Meta title

Vacancy Senior Software Engineer – PostNL The Hague

Metadescription

Develop smart software for parcel lockers. Work with AWS and embedded technology in an innovative team.

Teaser

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll build the APL platform for parcel lockers. Help create logistics technology you see everywhere.

Why join PostNL as a Senior Software Engineer

  • Visible work: You’ll develop software for our parcel locker network, a popular delivery option in the Netherlands.
  • Challenge: You’ll work on complex cloud systems and embedded technology using AWS.
  • Good atmosphere: You’ll collaborate with colleagues who seize opportunities and help each other grow.
  • Flexibility: Work hybrid – partly from home and at our modern office in the historic Stationspostgebouw in The Hague.
  • Responsibility: You’ll have the freedom to make independent choices and explore new technologies.
  • Development opportunities: Plenty of chances to take courses and grow within our IT domain.

Your role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll contribute to the APL platform: the software that connects our parcel lockers with carriers like PostNL, FedEx and GLS. You’ll work on cloud applications, embedded software and the APL Management application – our digital representation of the network. You’ll develop new features, make estimates and improve technical components of the platform. Examples include features for managing locker capacity or segregating data across carriers, which you’ll also test yourself. You’ll work in a scrum team with two-week sprints and have the space to make independent choices and innovate within the APL architecture.

Your colleagues

You’ll join the APL team in the BIT E-commerce department. The team includes a lead software engineer, a solution consultant, a platform owner and five developers. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, you’ll work together at the office in The Hague; other days are hybrid. The atmosphere is open, collegial and focused on growth and collaboration.

What we’ll deliver

An innovative position and work that affects every street in the Netherlands. We aim to become the logistics e-commerce platform of the future, delivering special moments smarter, faster and better. You can count on excellent benefits:
  • Salary between €5,200 and €7,559 gross per month at 37 hours per week. 32 hours is also possible!
  • Hybrid working and flexible hours. Work from home two days or more? You’ll receive €45 net per month.
  • 8% vacation pay and 25 vacation days on a full-time contract.
  • Travel allowance for commuting. NS Business Card or mileage reimbursement.
  • A good pension plan through the PostNL pension fund.
  • Laptop (Mac or Windows) and smartphone.
  • Training opportunities for personal development.
  • Discounts on holidays, events and products.

What you bring to the job

You enjoy thinking along, work in a structured way and take initiative. You’re flexible in a dynamic environment and align technical choices well within your team. Thanks to clear communication, you collaborate easily on smart IT solutions that make an impact. You also have:
  • A higher vocational or university degree.
  • At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer.
  • Experience with TypeScript and AWS cloud technology.
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as CDK and TDD.
  • A serverless mindset and knowledge of event-driven architecture.

The final letters...

  • Fancy coming in for a cup of coffee or tea first to learn more? Call or email Lee at lee.verschuren@postnl.nl.
  • We do a background check on all applicants (certificate of good conduct, references and possibly a special investigation).
  • Because we believe in equal opportunities, candidates take an assessment to evaluate their competences and skills.
  • We recruit our own co-workers. Post from recruitment agencies will be returned to sender!