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Do you lead from inside the code, or from a slide deck? At Budget Thuis, one of the largest energy, internet and mobile providers in the Netherlands, we're looking for a Tech Lead Platform Engineering to own the internal developer platform our product teams build on. Curious? Keep reading. What you'll do As Tech Lead Platform Engineering, you own the technical direction of the platform team at one of the biggest players in the Dutch energy sector. Own the technical direction of the platform within its architecture, make the design calls, and stay accountable for technical quality; Keep building and reviewing code, so you keep real depth in the hybrid Kubernetes platform the team runs; Set the bar on code review, testing and operational readiness, and hold the team to it; Own operational excellence: SLOs, observability, reliability and incident learning; Design golden paths and self-service so app teams ship without filing tickets, with a clear escape hatch for cases that don't fit; Plan and sequence the migration of workloads from VMs to Kubernetes, with coexistence and rollback, respecting data gravity; Work with the infrastructure team as partners across different timelines, and earn adoption from app teams through real value; Coach and unblock engineers and share knowledge, so no single person becomes a point of failure. About the team Platform Engineering is a small team building the internal developer platform that the rest of engineering runs on. Today most services live on static VMs that need downtime to patch, so app teams file tickets to get changes onto them. We're moving them to a self-service platform on Kubernetes, across cloud and on-prem. You'll work closely with Engineering Managers, Architects and the infrastructure team, and report to the Head of Engineering while the management lines settle. We make pragmatic calls under real constraints and measure success by whether teams actually adopt what we build.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.