Securing a visa sponsorship job in the Netherlands is a popular choice for many international job seekers around the world. This process can be tough when applications ask if you already have work authorization. Luckily, these companies actually sponsor visas: ASML, Booking.com, Adyen, Philips, Amazon, Microsoft, NXP Semiconductors, ING, Picnic, and Heineken.

ASML

Every smartphone, laptop and server in the world uses chips that are made using technology from a small Dutch town called Veldhoven. That is where ASML is located. They create photolithography systems, the extremely accurate machines that use ultraviolet light to print tiny circuits onto silicon wafers. Without them, the modern tech industry essentially stops.

They operate at the very peak of deep tech, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced physics. Because the science behind their machines is so extreme, ASML can’t just rely on local universities to fill their openings. They need optical engineers, mechatronics experts, embedded C++ developers, hardware architects, and cleanroom integration specialists.

What makes ASML stand out is their sheer scale of relocation. They are one of the biggest recognized sponsors with the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). When they find qualified engineers abroad, they don’t hesitate. They handle the Highly Skilled Migrant permit, offer generous relocation packages, and help you get settled in the Brainport Eindhoven region with tax guidance and temporary housing.

You can also verify official employers on the IND Recognized Sponsors Public Register.

Booking

Everyone knows Booking.com as the place you go to find a hotel for your holiday but behind that simple search box is a huge engineering operation running out of a massive HQ in Amsterdam. Hundreds of millions of room nights go through their system every year so it’s a huge scale operation and one that absolutely has to be up 100% of the time.

They sit right at the center of travel and tech. For developers and tech people, the work involves handling busy systems, distributed backends, smart models for pricing and fraud, and mobile apps. English is the daily working language on campus, so you’ll hear all kinds of accents as you walk down the halls.

Booking.com also has one of the smoothest relocation processes in Europe. Once you land an engineering, product or data position, their team handles your paperwork immediately. They handle your visa, secure your flight to Amsterdam, provide you with a furnished apartment while you search for a place to live, and help you secure your Dutch residence permit and BSN.

Adyen

If you have ordered an Uber, used Spotify or purchased an item on eBay, you’ve used Adyen without even knowing. Based in Amsterdam, Adyen is the payments technology company working with thousands of brands worldwide.

Adyen focuses on payments and fintech. That means their systems have to work all the time. They are always looking for software engineers, especially those who know Java. They also need people who can work with infrastructure and cloud systems, people who can lead payment operations data analysts and risk managers. Their way of working is known for the Adyen Formula. This is a set of rules that values communication, quick action and trust. There is red tape or complicated steps.

As an IND-recognized sponsor, Adyen is used to moving people from over the world. They are known for moving fast during the hiring process. Once someone gets an offer, their mobility team takes care of the Skilled Migrant visa.

Philips

For most people, their first encounters with Philips were with electric toothbrushes or radios. Today, Philips has completely redefined itself as a health technology company. Based in Amsterdam, with large research facilities in Eindhoven, they develop a wide range of products, including hospital MRI systems, diagnostic imaging, and patient monitoring systems.

It’s a mix of medical devices, life sciences and healthcare software. Opportunities for biomedical engineers, clinical software developers, research on imaging algorithms, cybersecurity professionals, regulatory affairs specialists who are knowledgeable of tight restrictions of healthcare (i.e. CE mark, FDA, and many others.).

Because medical technology requires deep specialized education, the Dutch domestic market simply does not produce enough candidates to fill Philips’ technical pipeline. They sponsor international candidates on an ongoing basis. If you have technical credentials in healthtech and want to relocate to Europe, Philips has the global mobility infrastructure to get you there with full visa support.

Amazon

The company has been expanding quickly in the Netherlands, especially near Amsterdam. Their retail marketplace is fairly active in the country, but their largest hiring wave tends to be from their Amazon Web Services (AWS) and corporate development teams, which aid European firms in the move to the cloud. The work involves cloud architecture, enterprise solutions, database systems, software engineering, and partner engineering.

They are looking for solutions architects, technical account managers, and cloud support engineers, as well as software development engineers capable of managing large-scale enterprise implementations. Amazon is an official IND sponsor with a well-oiled relocation machine. Candidates who clear the interview process receive dedicated support from specialized immigration attorneys. They cover your work authorization, travel arrangements, temporary living costs, and basic relocation expenses. If you fit their leadership principles and pass the technical bar, location is rarely an issue.

Microsoft

Located right next to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Microsoft’s Dutch headquarters acts as an international crossroads for their Northwestern European operations. The campus focuses heavily on cloud solutions, artificial intelligence deployments, and strategic consulting for multinational enterprises.

They are always looking for cloud architects, enterprise account executives, technical delivery consultants, security specialists and customer success engineers. While some roles that focus on Dutch clients may require Dutch speakers, the technical teams, advisory groups, and cloud engineering functions, work entirely in English.

Microsoft regularly sponsors non-EU hires under the Dutch Highly Skilled Migrant scheme. Their global mobility program covers the entire visa application process for you and your dependents, helps coordinate temporary living arrangements, and connects you with relocation experts to assist with settling in the Netherlands.

NXP Semiconductors

Along with ASML, NXP Semiconductors is a cornerstone of the Netherlands’ tech power. It began as a spin-off, from Philips and is based in Eindhoven’s High Tech Campus. NXP builds the connectivity chips, radar processors and microcontrollers that are used in modern cars, smart appliances, and industrial networks.

The domain here is hardware, IoT, and automotive electronics. They need analog and digital IC design engineers, embedded firmware developers (C/C++), radio frequency (RF) engineers, and hardware test specialists. Many of these roles demand advanced university research, master’s degrees, or PhDs.

Talent in this discipline is in very short supply worldwide, not just in the Netherlands. NXP routinely sponsors experienced hardware engineers and researchers from Asia, the Americas, and beyond. Living in Eindhoven also means joining a dense, welcoming expat community where day-to-day life is completely manageable in English.

ING

ING is an Amsterdam-based banking giant that took a bold step several years back: they decided to rebuild their internal organization around Spotify-style agile squads and operate more like a tech platform than a conservative financial institution. Today, huge parts of their digital banking, fraud detection, and mobile platforms are run by multinational engineering teams.

They operate at the intersection of retail banking, security, and enterprise software. They actively look for Java developers, Python programmers, machine learning engineers, data platform engineers, and IT risk consultants who can handle the stringent security demands of financial data.

ING regularly hires and sponsors non-EU developers under the Highly Skilled Migrant visa. While regular branch and retail banking jobs are strictly local, their IT, analytics, and software hubs in Amsterdam rely heavily on foreign talent, providing complete relocation support for qualified professionals.

Picnic

If you walk down any street in an urban Dutch neighborhood, chances are you will see a small, electric Picnic delivery van zip by. Picnic is an app-only online supermarket that has turned grocery logistics upside down across the Netherlands, Germany, and France. 

Instead of opening physical stores, Picnic builds massive, automated fulfillment centers run by custom robotics and proprietary routing algorithms. They hire software engineers (Python, Java, React), automated supply chain planners, operations researchers, and machine learning specialists to optimize every step from warehouse shelf to doorstep.

Picnic has a youthful, international scale-up vibe based in Amsterdam. They are an IND-recognized sponsor and actively search outside the EU to find smart engineers who love building physical and digital systems simultaneously. For candidates with the right skills, Picnic handles the visa process and helps with local relocation.

Heineken

Heineken is one of the most recognized global brands on Earth, selling beer in nearly every corner of the planet. While brewing facilities are scattered across multiple continents, Heineken’s global headquarters remains firmly in the center of Amsterdam.

This central office isn’t brewing beer; it houses the brains behind global marketing, international procurement, supply chain strategy, enterprise IT, and digital commerce. They often search for enterprise solutions architects, global data analysts, senior finance managers, and international supply chain leaders.

Heineken is an IND-registered sponsor that hires mid-to-senior professionals. If you are a specialist or leader whose skills match their global business priorities Heineken offers full international relocation support to bring you to their Amsterdam headquarters.

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