From 5d07d43ae7cf23406cc822e6a8561e5e9d280e82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thilo Maier Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:28:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add video: Landing a frontend dev job in the Netherlands in 2026 Fixes #1170 --- .../+page.md | 65 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/routes/videos/(2026)/landing-a-frontend-dev-job-in-the-netherlands-in-2026/+page.md diff --git a/src/routes/videos/(2026)/landing-a-frontend-dev-job-in-the-netherlands-in-2026/+page.md b/src/routes/videos/(2026)/landing-a-frontend-dev-job-in-the-netherlands-in-2026/+page.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0e443aba --- /dev/null +++ b/src/routes/videos/(2026)/landing-a-frontend-dev-job-in-the-netherlands-in-2026/+page.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +id: 123 +title: Landing a frontend dev job in the Netherlands in 2026 +description: TODO +publishedDate: 2026-03-16 +--- + +Summary + +## Links + +## Timestamps + +``` +00:00 Introduction +``` + +## Transcript + +- Tech jobs with visa sponsorship are rather rare. +- I assume that you are already located in the Netherlands: + - You need to have very specialized skills to get a visa sponsorship. + - Or your employer is desperate because they have a bad working climate. +- Job tiers: + - Fully remote international + - Fully remote local (very rare) + - Hybrid local (most common, often Dutch speaking) + - On-site local (up and coming, almost always Dutch speaking) +- Salary ranges (no figures): + - Big Tech international: absurdly high because it's not tailored to the Dutch tax system. + - Bigger tech Amsterdam + - Government and semi-government + - Midfield tech (non-tech companies with a CAO) + - Local startups + - Agencies + - Mom-and-Pop +- Geographic distribution: + - Amsterdam + - Utrecht + - Eindhoven (lots of tech jobs but not many frontend) + - Den Haag (non-profit and government) + - Rotterdam (very few tech jobs) + - Random places in the middle of nowhere +- Freelance: + - Wet DBA scare companies + - It's fine to freelance as long as you are strictly task-based. + - Cross-border fulltime employment via freelance is a grayzone. +- Cross-border employment: + - Even within the EU you need an EoR. + - I wonder what contracts people have with an EoR. +- Job titles: + - A product engineer has a different meaning in the local job market. +- Websites: + - Indeed: narrow down geographically + - LinkedIn: ghost jobs and easy apply put you up for a failure. Try to find the job on the company + website and apply there. + - Google search + - local job boards + - Communities, Discord + +Strategy: Programmingpodcast #66 says your chances to get a job when cold applying is 3% or less. + +This means that you have to figure out how to narrow the pool of canidates and to increase the pool +of job openings. Narrow down, e.g. hybrid jobs in a specific location. The pool of jobs by being +flexible with the tech stack and figure out what trade-off you are willing to make.