The Netherlands, with its vibrant culture and progressive work environment, has emerged as a hub for professionals seeking enriching career opportunities.
Among the various factors that contribute to the nation’s allure is its strong focus on employee well-being and satisfaction.
The Dutch workplace ethos places emphasis on work-life balance, professional growth, and a collaborative atmosphere, making it an attractive destination for job seekers looking to thrive.
As work-life balance is a core pillar of Dutch work culture, SMEs have been at the forefront of promoting this ethos.
For many, the appeal of working for SMEs lies in the close-knit, familial atmosphere that fosters a strong sense of belonging and encourages open communication.
These companies often boast more balanced hierarchies, allowing employees to make meaningful contributions, share ideas, and have their voices heard.
They also understand that employees’ well-being directly impacts their productivity and are thus committed to providing a healthy work-life equilibrium
Great Place to Work
Three decades ago, Robert Levering established Great Place to Work with a simple yet profound question in mind: “What makes an organisation a good employer?”
Since its inception, Great Place to Work has been dedicated to helping organisations enhance trust, the fundamental pillar of a thriving workplace environment.
Through the Trust Index employee survey, Great Place To Work provides valuable insights into employees’ perceptions, collaborative work practices, and leadership within an organisation.
Based on these insights, Great Place To Work offers recommendations for improvement to establish a robust and trustworthy workplace culture.
Best Workplaces in the Netherlands
Great Place To Work recently announced the 21st edition of its annual list of the 40 Best Workplaces in the Netherlands across four categories – Multinational, Large, Medium, and Small.
Great Place To Work Netherlands evaluates organisations based on the level of trust, pride, and enjoyment experienced by their employees while working.
We have compiled a list of 20 Dutch Small and Medium companies that have secured their place in the Best Workplaces in the Netherlands. All of them are hiring too!
BlueBricks
Location: Alphen aan den Rijn
Founded in 2007
Staff: 120
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Blue Bricks is a project consultancy firm that identifies client’s objectives and helps them achieve their goal with just a few system adjustments and organisational changes.
Mobilee
Location: Utrecht
Founded in 2004
Staff: 62
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Mobilee helps organisations to change by making the practical translation with regard to digital solutions. It does this for insurers, educational institutions, healthcare institutions, government agencies, and business service providers, among others.
This is about the perfect customer experience, operational excellence, agile organisation, data as a strategic raw material, and information management.
McCoy & Partners
Location: Eindhoven
Founded in 2012
Staff: 250
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
McCoy is the largest independent SAP implementation partner in the Netherlands. They believe that IT goes beyond just implementing software. It’s about what happens at the intersection of business and IT.
They, therefore, distinguish themselves by offering a wide range of SAP services and solutions based on an entrepreneurial mindset. And all under the motto “More than IT”.
Nextview
Location: Eindhoven
Founded in 2009
Staff: 100
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Nextview is a dedicated salesforce consulting firm in Europe. The platform supports organisations with digital transformation journeys. It enables clients to successfully adopt Salesforce’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform.
Nextview is the one-stop-shop for Salesforce expertise, Business Consulting, and Service Design, supporting clients from strategy to execution, and is often the chosen alternative over the larger system integrators.
Bizzomate
Location: Dordrecht
Founded in 2012
Staff: 66
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Bizzomate is a specialist in software solutions for digitising and optimising business processes.
With the low-code software development platform Mendix, Bizzomate helps companies modernise their systems, automate processes and improve customer contact.
Werkis
Location: Overijssel
Founded in 2008
Staff: 60
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Werkis is a labour market specialist operating across the Central and Northern Netherlands, offering comprehensive services in the field of job placement and HR issues.
With a robust presence spanning 9 distinct locations, the organisation is dedicated to alleviating the burdens faced by our clients. The company’s philosophy is that every person deserves to do work that suits them.
Yaworks
Location: Amsterdam
Founded in 2008
Staff: 84
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
YaWorks is an Amsterdam company specialising in digital infrastructure.
Focusing on the significance of a well-designed IT organisation, a future-proof architecture, and proficient IT control, YaWorks empowers companies to accelerate their innovation, expedite product and service launches, promote the customer experience, and attain greater success in their respective fields of play
Werkmandejong
Location: Ede
Founded in 2005
Staff: 110
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Werkmandejong focuses on the optimal use of the most important factor within an organisation — people.
They solve recruitment issues, fill temporary assignments with their specialised Process & Business and Finance & Control professionals and provide training and development mainly on a personal level and team level.
ICM education & training
Location: Utrecht
Founded in 2003
Staff: 127
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
ICM helps individuals, teams, and organisations realise their ambitions by offering more than 250 courses and training courses, developing tailor-made learning solutions for organisations, organising events and workshops throughout the year.
With more than 190 courses and training, ICM is among the top 5 training institutes in the Netherlands.
Kaartje2go
Location: Utrecht
Founded in 2003
Staff: 127
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Kaartje2go specialises in creating and sending personalised cards. The company has been at the forefront of the card-making industry, providing a platform for clients to design their cards while offering a helping hand throughout the process.
Specialising in a wide array of cards, including birthday cards, wedding cards, Christmas cards, and birth cards, Kaartje2go has become a trusted name for celebrating life’s most special moments.
Summiteers
Location: Utrecht
Founded in 2017
Staff: 27
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Summiteers is a consultancy company known for its expertise in guiding organisations toward achieving their visions and strategic objectives.
With a core focus on addressing complex organisational challenges, the Dutch company specialises in providing invaluable insights and structured solutions that drive positive and enduring transformations.
TRES
Location: Heereveen
Founded in 2000
Staff: 50
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
TRES is a digital agency for strategy, marketing, and technology. The Dutch company helps clients with digital applications to offer a higher level of service — the best online experience for the customer with the best efficiency for the organisation.
They develop websites and portals for this purpose.
Moneybird
Location: Enschede
Founded in 2008
Staff: 48
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Moneybird lets you create and send invoices online, keep track of the same and save time. The platform is easy to use and is ideal for both service providers and freelancers.
The startup frees you from the complex booking software and provides simplicity. Users can create and manage invoices with fun and get their real work done.
With Moneybird, entrepreneurs get an online accounting tool for managing their finances.
Derksen & Drolsbach
Location: The Hague
Founded in 2016
Staff: 43
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Derksen & Drolsbach (D&D) is the interim management and consultancy firm in Randstad for public and social organisations.
The company’s services focus on organisational change, management advice & public affairs, financial leadership, digital services, and learning & development.
Finest People
Location: Amsterdam
Founded in 2010
Staff: 21
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Finest People is a recruitment and selection agency for commercial and digital marketing professionals. The Dutch firm works with companies of all shapes and sizes across industries to build commercial and digital marketing teams.
Whyellow
Location: Eindhoven
Founded in 2014
Staff: 35
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Whyellow develops smart IT solutions for unique challenges, from mobile apps to back-end systems, with high-code and low-code, based on the latest technologies.
Republiq
Location: Amsterdam
Founded in 2014
Staff: 32
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Republiq is a consulting firm that deals with real estate issues in the public domain. The organisation aims to support as many parties as possible in improving their financial and social returns on real estate.
Republiq helps to make informed decisions that work for the customer.
Anders Software Testing
Location: Noord Brabnt
Founded in 2009
Staff: 24
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Anderis provides testing processes for software and hardware. For each assignment, a team is put together from a pool of carefully selected specialists provided by the company with all conceivable tools and facilities to excel at a high level.
The Anderis group consists of a number of specialised and independently operating business units. Each of these has no more than 25 permanent employees, led by directors who have both feet firmly planted in the relevant field.
Cruiseonline
Location: Rotterdam
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
CruiseOnline.com is an international cruise booking platform that makes it easy to compare all cruise lines, find the right itinerary and cabin.
AtriCure
Location: Amsterdam
Founded in 2005
Staff: 940
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
AtriCure provides innovative technologies for the treatment of Afib and related conditions.
Electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons around the globe use AtriCure technologies for the treatment of Afib and the reduction of Afib-related complications.
AtriCure’s Isolator Synergy Ablation System is the first and only medical device to receive FDA approval for the treatment of persistent Afib.
