Senior Manager Digital Domain & Principal Engineering

Location: The Hague, Netherlands; candidates must already live in the Netherlands, preferably within approximately 30 km of The Hague. The role requires working from the office in The Hague at least 4 days per week.

Salary: €6,900–€8,750 per month.

Company

hirify.global is a telecommunications provider in the Netherlands building technology, digital experiences, and reliable infrastructure for millions of customers.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5–6 Principal Software Engineers.
• Shape engineering principles, practices, operating models, and technical direction across Digital IT.
• Drive cross-domain modernization, reduce technical debt, and strengthen digital foundations.
• Connect architecture and engineering decisions while maintaining security, resilience, and architectural integrity.
• Explore data, automation, emerging technologies, and Generative AI to improve engineering productivity, customer experience, and business performance.
• Influence senior stakeholders and build a lasting culture of technical ownership, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience, with approximately 15 years of relevant experience including substantial line-management responsibility; formal management experience is required.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing senior technical professionals, ideally Principal Engineers, architects, technical leaders, or management teams.
• Strong software engineering and architectural expertise, including modern development practices, distributed systems, integration, automation, and cloud technologies.
• Broad knowledge of technologies such as .NET, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, or Go, with the ability to challenge and guide engineering decisions.
• Experience driving technology modernization, reducing technical debt, and improving engineering maturity in complex organizations.
• Understanding of AI, data-driven engineering, security principles, and the business value of emerging technologies.
• Credible experience influencing senior stakeholders, preferably at C-level or board level, connecting technical strategy with commercial objectives, and leading transformation across organizational boundaries.
• Good understanding of the Dutch IT and labor markets.
• Experience in large-scale, technology-driven environments where engineering quality, operational stability, and customer experience are equally important.

Nice to have

• Experience in telecommunications or similarly complex, high-volume digital environments.
• Experience bringing relevant ideas from other industries such as banking or finance.
• Dutch language skills; Dutch may influence longlist selection and final invitation decisions but are not a must-have.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home; the managerial role requires at least 4 office days per week.
• Role-based performance bonus and a competitive total rewards package.
• 30 days of annual leave for full-time employees, plus an additional day off after Ascension Day.
• Personal learning budget and access to more than 200 training courses.
• Pension plan through Zwitserleven, mobile phone voucher, bike lease scheme, gym contribution, and discounts on hirify.global and other products and services.

Hiring process

• Submit a short, personal motivation explaining why the role connects with your experience and ambitions; Dutch is welcomed but not required.
• Address experience helping senior technical professionals grow, creating influence beyond your own team, and defining effective engineering leadership.
• Applications are personally reviewed without keyword filters or automated AI hiring decisions.