€ 2.5 million a day for good causes?

‘What makes working at the Postcode Loterij different for me is the impact’, says Bella Octavina, marketing automation developer. ‘I’m not just working to serve business, I know that what I do contributes to a better world. This gives my role extra meaning and keeps me motivated.

I sometimes see that impact up close. Like when I got to visit one of our charity partners, the Kidney Foundation. Together with a colleague I handed out a cheque of more than a million euros, which they will use to fund research. Seeing their reaction first-hand was really special.’

‘I felt a similar sense of impact during our Tech Inspiration Days earlier this year’, says Sam Slotemaker, full-stack developer. ‘For a few days, all tech colleagues from across the organisation came together to share knowledge and work on challenges, including a hackathon for one of our charity partners. This also gave us the chance to connect and collaborate across teams.

I work on the building blocks behind our websites. When I started a few months ago, what surprised me most was the scale of our work. We’re building one shared platform for our lotteries in five countries, used by millions of players.

What I like about my role is that the work isn’t narrowly defined. Although I’m part of a front-end team, I’ve also worked on backend and cloud-related tasks to help complete features for other teams. That was completely new for me.

Seeing how my work connects to what other teams are building helps me develop. Combined with experienced colleagues who enjoy what they do and are always willing to help, it feels like a very natural environment to grow in.’