Senior Java Developer | Relocation Offered

Senior Java Developer

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Picnic

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About Picnic

Building the supermarket on wheels

Started in 2015 in the Netherlands, Picnic now delivers groceries to millions across three countries, growing fast. The idea? We’re bringing back the milkman. Imagine personal service and fresh products but in a modern, sustainable way. We’re looking for bright minds to shape the future of grocery shopping with us. Ready to join the revolution?

Tech at Picnic

At Picnic we merge advanced technology with a customer-centric approach. We aim to create a simple, affordable, and enjoyable grocery shopping experience. Work on various aspects like our mobile app, store backend, internal development platforms, delivery routing, warehouse logistics, and ML models – all built in-house. We’re looking for problem-solvers who thrive in a collaborative environment. We are open to junior and experienced software, data and ML engineers. Our diverse team welcomes innovative and bold ideas.

Picnic perks

With a diverse team of over 80 nationalities, you’re sure to find your people

You’ll work in an awesome scaleup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact

We offer a well rounded relocation package to help you make your new step

*“At Picnic, we build the technology that powers the transition towards a sustainable food

supply chain where we delight customers with more choice, fresher products, and less

waste. The team behind this innovation loves to crack hard problems, uses data to

explore unbeaten paths, and strives to stay ahead of the curve in this fast-paced

industry.”*

– Daniel Gebler, CTO

Want to learn more? Check out our blogs!

Position

In a nutshell

Picnic has over 20 Java backend development teams, each highly involved with and essential to all parts of the company. From enabling a smooth shopping experience, to ensuring we fulfill our customers’ orders efficiently in our warehouses: there’s a wide range of products to work on. At Picnic your skills will be complemented with the latest tech and our diverse projects will keep you challenged and motivated. From designing, developing, and testing new user-facing features, to optimizing supply chain systems and improving the scalability and security of our platform: you’ll be managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, while finding yourself fully immersed in an engaging startup culture.

We don’t hide what we do. Instead, we open-source with the community that helped us grow. Here’s proof: http://picnic.tech

Tricks of the trade

Ownership: Take ownership of projects, grow, and work collaboratively with your colleagues

Contribution: Design, test, evolve, and evaluate the nuts and bolts of our operation while offering a creative and analytical approach

Mastery: You feel at home writing platforms and display an intricate understanding of how each line of code fits into a business plan

Impact: You will provide expertise on tech decisions within your product

Our Tech: Java 21 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3, Reactor, Immutables, Maven), RabbitMQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Docker, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Datadog, Python 3.x, Typescript

Your qualification

You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related technical field

You have at least 5 years of professional experience in programming and software development

You have a profound understanding of back-end development, including Java, Spring MVC, MongoDB and PostgreSQL

Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)

What we offer

Every expert was once a beginner!

You’ll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow, including the Picnic Tech Academy, Lunch \& Learn sessions, and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

Make a difference

You’ll work in an awesome startup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact. Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you’ll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

Teamwork makes the dream work

With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you’ll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!

You Are What You Eat

You’ll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options). Coffee snob? Don’t worry, our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

Stay healthy

Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials.

There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga, to climbing!

Attractive package

We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self, as well as 25 vacation days per year, so you can recharge your batteries

Benefits For Expats

It can be daunting starting a new job AND moving to a new country. That’s why we offer lots of support for our many expat colleagues, if you want to find our relocation benefits, see here.

Additional details

A Bit About Us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. The

tech team

at Picnic is at the

core of Picnic

. From deep learning models to forecast orders to delivery algorithms to warehouse logistics: we’ve built it all from the ground up. You’ll thrive here if you’re a

problem solver with a pro-active mindset

who’s not afraid to be challenged daily.

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