Tech Talent Program

Program Overview

Start in our Tech Talent Program and receive all the training and guidance during your first year at KPN to grow as a software engineer. This program offers you the chance to learn and grow from the technical heart of KPN, TDO B2C Solutions. Contribute to our customer applications and make a real impact.

Your Role as a Tech Talent Program

As a Tech Talent in this 1-year program, you get the chance to develop yourself and discover what suits you best. What does this program entail?

• You work for one year in the same team on various projects, with the choice of a front-end or back-end oriented team. Under the guidance of a mentor and a talent manager, the focus is on your growth and technical training using your education budget.
• After the first year, you have the opportunity to switch to another team within B2C Solutions to gain more experience.
• You can further develop in front-end, back-end, or a combination of both, with skills in programming languages such as Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Vue.js.
• During the program, you will delve into front-end and back-end technologies and frameworks. During internship days, you can shadow different teams and discover what you enjoy most.
• You start together with other Tech Talents and follow soft skill training from Faculty of Skills such as effective communication, stakeholder management, and networking. You apply this knowledge directly in practice, for example, during joint technical assignments from the leadership team.

The assignments in the teams of this program are spread across various work locations, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Amersfoort, and Groningen. We match teams with your profile.

In short, this program is perfect if you want to specialize as a software engineer and develop yourself in a technical environment where you directly impact the customer experience! 🚀

Your Team

Want to kick-start your career in the tech world? Join our Tech Talent Program at KPN and get all the training and guidance you need in your first year to grow as a software engineer. This program offers you the chance to learn at the heart of KPN, TDO B2C Solutions. Contribute to our customer-focused applications and make a real impact.

At KPN TDO, more than 300 software engineers and developers work in an open, multinational environment where learning and knowledge sharing are in our DNA. Our strength lies not only in technical skills but also in collaboration and team spirit. We don't compete with each other but strengthen each other. Collaborating is winning together.

What You Bring

For this Tech Talent Program, we are looking for technical talents. It is essential that you reside in the Netherlands to be selected for this program. Can you identify with the points below? Then apply directly.

• You have recently graduated or are about to graduate in one of the following fields: AI, Software Engineering, Data, and/or Computer Science.
• You have experience in front-end or back-end development and possess basic knowledge of programming languages such as: Python, Kafka, Vue.js, HTML, or JavaScript.
• You have knowledge of Artificial Intelligence.
• You are open to change and enjoy developing yourself within multiple teams.
• You are a team player with excellent communication skills.
• You speak and write Dutch and English fluently.

What KPN Offers

During this program, you start as a full-fledged employee at KPN. This naturally comes with excellent conditions.

• A gross monthly salary of €3900 based on 40 hours.
• Fixed 13th month, partly paid monthly and partly in January of the next year. Or you can use it for a FLEX & BOOST goal of your choice! Click here to read more about it.
• You start with a 1-year contract, with the possibility of extension after the 1-year program.
• Annual individual and collective increase in accordance with our CAO.
• Good growth and training opportunities and a personal training budget of €2500.
• Flexible vacation days: our colleagues can decide themselves (in consultation with the manager) how they handle leave.
• A good work-life balance (such as 2 days in the office, 3 days at home, transition leave, holiday exchange to a holiday of your religious or cultural preference).
• Home office setup allowance to optimally furnish your workplace at home, including a mobile phone & laptop.
• 50% discount on our products and services, so you can surf, call, and stream affordably.
• Good travel allowance: your public transport costs are fully reimbursed, or €0.23 per kilometer if you travel by car. Do you prefer to cycle? Then you can claim our bicycle allowance of €0.40 per kilometer.
• Excellent pension conditions: a total contribution of 23% of your pensionable salary, of which KPN contributes 16% and you 7%.
• Fun activities via KPN, YoungKPN, and YoungTDO.

The start date of this program is June 1, 2026.

Key skills/competency

• Software Engineering
• Front-end Development
• Back-end Development
• Python
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Vue.js
• Artificial Intelligence
• Teamwork