Databricks Amsterdam Jobs: Dutch Team Set to Double

Databricks Amsterdam jobs are about to grow in number: the US data and AI company announced on 10 November 2026 that it will invest more than $500 million in the Netherlands over the next three years and plans to double its Dutch team. Most of the growth is tied to its Amsterdam research and development (R&D) hub, the biggest the company has in Europe. Vacancies are posted on the Databricks careers page.

What has Databricks announced?

The plan has three parts, set out in the company's own press release:

Databricks sells a cloud platform that companies use to store data, analyse it and build AI tools. It says Dutch customers already include ABN Amro, AkzoNobel, Heineken, PostNL, Shell and UMC Utrecht, and that demand from firms like these is the reason for the bigger local team.

Which roles are likely to open?

The company has not listed job titles or a total number of posts. What it has said is what the Amsterdam teams work on, and that gives a good idea of the skills it needs:

• Platform engineering. Amsterdam staff build Genie ZeroOps, an AI agent that watches live workloads, looks into faults and proposes fixes.
• Application tooling. The site develops Databricks Apps, a product for building data and AI applications.
• Developer experience. A local team builds the internal systems that Databricks' own engineers use.
• Customer-facing work. The firm says a larger Dutch presence will let it support Benelux customers more closely, which normally means solutions architects, sales and customer success staff.

The last point is our reading of the announcement, not a confirmed list. Treat the careers page as the only reliable record of what is open today.

Anderson Imes, who leads the Amsterdam site, described the city as the centre of the company's European R&D work. Kevin Jonkergouw, the regional vice president for Benelux, said the country has the AI talent to become one of Europe's main hubs for business AI.

Who can apply?

Databricks has not set any nationality rules in the announcement. As with most large tech employers in the Netherlands, engineering roles are usually advertised in English. Non-EU candidates need a work permit, and whether the employer supports one depends on the individual job advert, so read each listing carefully before you apply.

Typical requirements for engineering roles at a company of this kind are a degree in computer science or a related field, strong coding skills and experience with distributed systems, databases or machine learning. These are general expectations for the sector; each advert sets its own.

How do I apply?

1. Go to the Databricks open positions page.
2. Use the location filter and choose Amsterdam.
3. Pick a role, read the requirements and apply online with your CV.

There is no closing date for the hiring plan as a whole. Roles are posted and removed one by one, so check back often over the coming months.

Can I use the free training?

Yes, and it is a sensible first step if you are not ready to apply. The 40,000-person target covers data engineering, analytics, machine learning and generative AI. Students and teachers get hands-on practice through Databricks Free Edition, and working professionals can follow free self-paced online courses. Eindhoven University of Technology and The Hague University of Applied Sciences are named as users of the free edition.

What it means for job seekers

• Amsterdam is gaining another large AI employer with a long-term budget, not a short campaign.
• A doubled team will not arrive in one go. Expect a steady flow of adverts over three years.
• Free vendor training is useful on a CV when you apply to Databricks customers such as banks, brewers and energy firms, not only to Databricks itself.
• Dublin is hiring in the same field: see OpenAI's 200 jobs at its Dublin applied AI lab and the 14 companies recruiting for AI and deep tech roles in Ireland.

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