Senior .NET&Python Software Developer— Flexible/Remote, The Hague

Headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, Europol offers a purpose driven career, as every role offers a profound sense of accomplishment, through making a positive contribution to society. Europol’s mission is to support its Member States in preventing and combating all forms of serious international and organized crime, cybercrime and terrorism. We are committed to upholding the values of service, integrity, accountability, initiative, partnership, and diversity. As part of Europol, you will collaborate with diverse top-tier experts, forge international connections, be involved in the ongoing evolution of strategies, technologies, tools and methodologies that underpin European Security, and thrive in a supportive environment that nurtures both personal and professional growth.

Currently Europol is looking for

Senior Agent - Software Developer - .NET and Python . The successful candidate will be a member of the Solution Delivery Unit and will be responsible for the design and development of software supporting Law Enforcement capabilities. She/he will develop and maintain production‑grade .NET solutions within distributed systems, including backend services exposing REST APIs and SPA web applications.

In parallel, the successful candidate will be developing and maintaining Python‑based operational tools and lightweight web applications, supporting business users and acting as a bridge with business analysts to accelerate experimentation and co‑development and enable swift response to evolving operational needs. She/he will interact on a daily basis with business counterparts to continuously tune tools and services in line with business direction, and contribute to data processing activities supporting complex or urgent operational cases.

The successful candidate will be carrying out the following functions and duties:

Participating in the design and development of software and database components following the Scrum methodology;

Developing and maintaining production‑grade .NET solutions forming part of distributed software systems, including backend (micro)services exposing REST APIs and SPA frontend components;

Developing and maintaining Python‑based operational tools and lightweight web applications (primarily scripts and tooling), acting as a bridge with business users/analysts to enable rapid experimentation and swift response to operational needs;

Participating in data integration and ETL activities in the area of Law Enforcement data processing, supporting analysts in complex cases, working with SQL and NoSQL data stores (primarily Microsoft SQL Server and Elasticsearch);

Creating and performing unit tests, integration tests and performance tests, as needed;

Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and coding review practices to support reliable delivery and maintainability across both production‑grade solutions and fast‑track tooling;

Creating and maintaining technical documentation, including design and infrastructure documentation, in cooperation with relevant ICT teams;

Maintaining a strong security and data‑protection awareness and posture in day‑to‑day development activities (including fast‑track tools), in line with applicable constraints and compliance requirements;

Any other duties in the area of competence as assigned by line management.

Key requirements and knowledge

A level of education as described in the vacancy notice published on Europol’s website;

Experience working in multiple‑developer agile‑based software development projects, preferably at least 3–5 years;

Experience in developing applications with C# and .NET framework (version 8 or later);

Experience in developing solutions with Python, including tooling, automation and lightweight web applications and services;

Experience with server‑side development, including RESTful API services, relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server), and NoSQL datastores/search engines (e.g., Elasticsearch);

Experience in DevOps practices, including source code management, code review, continuous integration, and automated delivery using tools such as Azure DevOps;

Experience with containerised deployments, such as Docker

Knowledge of C#/.NET (version 8 or later) with the ability to implement RESTful APIs and building service‑oriented and microservices architectures, including integrating Microsoft SQL Server and Elasticsearch;

Knowledge of Python for developing tooling, automation and lightweight web applications and services;

Knowledge of MS SQL Server and of NO‑SQL data stores and search engines such as Elasticsearch;

Knowledge of container technologies, such as Docker and distributed, message‑based, microservices‑oriented architectures;

Knowledge of DevOps practices, including source code management, continuous integration, and automated deployment using tools such as Azure DevOps;

The basic monthly salary is grade 13 (EUR

4,449.31 ), grade 14 (EUR

5,034.18 ) or grade 16 (EUR

6,444.59 ) - depending on number of years of proven professional experience.

The indicative salary for a staff member (single) in receipt of expatriation allowance (16%) is:

a) Staff member (single) in receipt of expatriation allowance (16%): grade 13 EUR

4,776.93 , grade 14 EUR

5,376.42 , grade 16 EUR

6,749.02

b) Staff member with two dependent children in their custody in receipt of expatriation allowance (16%): grade 13 EUR

6,795.42 , grade 14 EUR

7,423.54 , grade 16 EUR

8,900.02

Compensation and benefits

Healthy work‑life balance and working environment: flexible working hours, structural teleworking opportunities (depending on the nature of your job), comprehensive annual leave, and maternity/parental leave in line with the EU civil service rules;

Employees are protected against illness, accidents, and the risk of occupational disease by the Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS), which offers global insurance coverage;

Staff pay EU tax at source, but salaries are exempt from national taxes;

A competitive salary and benefits package (which can include expatriation, household, foreign residence and education allowances) in line with the EU civil service rules.

Europol fosters a continuous learning culture. We offer a comprehensive learning and development programme that is aligned with the overall business strategy and that values people’s performance and development;

Social benefits in the form of unemployment allowance under certain conditions, as well as pension rights for Temporary and Contract Agents after 10 years of service;

Possibility to advance in grade/salary through annual appraisal exercise and opportunities for lateral development within the organisation;

A workplace that values environmental sustainability, diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities;

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