How many Go developers are in Amsterdam?
In Amsterdam, 8.1% of the developers in our index work in Go; the figure for the Netherlands as a whole is 8.1%.
Seen from the national side, 46% of Go developers in the Netherlands live in Amsterdam, which hosts 46% of the country's developers.
Amsterdam sits close to the national average for Go.
Counted on StarHunt's index: public GitHub profiles located in or around Amsterdam, tagged Go from the code in their repositories. People who never publish code are not in it, so the real population is larger.
What is specific to Go in Amsterdam
Data engineering is over-represented: 13% of Go developers in Amsterdam, against 8.7% across the Netherlands.
49% of Go developers in Amsterdam list a public email, 7 points above the national rate for Go (42%).
Go is number 6 technology among the developers we index in Amsterdam, out of 23 languages and frameworks we track.
What Go developers in Amsterdam also work with
Where the Amsterdam column beats the national one, asking for that skill costs you less here than elsewhere.
| Technology | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 27% | 25% |
| AWS | 18% | 15% |
| Python | 11% | 11% |
| TypeScript | 9.6% | 8.7% |
| Azure | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| React | 7.4% | 5.8% |
Who employs Go developers in Amsterdam
As stated by the developers themselves on GitHub, most represented first.
| # | Company |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius |
| 2 | elastic |
| 3 | Booking.com |
What Go developers in Amsterdam build
Projects they started themselves, ranked by stars.
| # | Repository | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9seconds/mtg | ★ 3,683 |
| 2 | ddevault/TrueCraft | ★ 2,455 |
| 3 | EgeBalci/sgn | ★ 2,003 |
How to approach a Go search in Amsterdam
- Email works here: 49% list an address. Open with the commit or project that made you write, not with the company pitch.
- Search Amsterdam first: with 46% of the national Go pool, the city alone can fill a shortlist before you widen.
- Say what the role is in the first line. 21% have flagged themselves as open to work, and they read concrete offers rather than introductions.
Frequently asked questions
How many Go developers are in Amsterdam?
We report shares rather than a raw count below 5,000 profiles, because a small number says less than where the pool sits: Go is 8.1% of Amsterdam developers in our index (8.1% nationally), and Amsterdam holds 46% of the Go developers we place in the Netherlands.
Can you contact Go developers in Amsterdam directly?
49% list a public email on GitHub, against 42% for Go developers across the Netherlands. 21% have also flagged themselves as open to work.
Are Go developers in Amsterdam open to new roles?
21% have turned on GitHub's "available for hire" flag, against 26% nationally. The rest can still be approached, but expect a cold start.
Which companies employ Go developers in Amsterdam?
In our Amsterdam sample the most represented employers are Nebius, elastic, Booking.com, from what developers state on their GitHub profiles.
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