Senior Java Software Engineer - Logistics

Senior Software Engineer - Logistics

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
  
  

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“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

Our Java teams in the Logistics domain make sure that our products travel all the way from the suppliers in our electronic vehicles, and arrive at our customers’ houses with a smile. From optimizing our routes, to making our drivers’ lives easier, to planning and executing all inbound and outbound products: there’s a wide range of products to work on. Through designing, developing, and testing new features, or improving the scalability and security of our platform: you’ll be owning a product together with your team, while finding yourself fully immersed in an engaging scaleup culture.

Tricks of the trade

• Ownership: Take ownership of projects from concept to delivery, aligning technical solutions with business goals with a product engineering mindset
• Problem solving: You see a problem, you tackle it with technology - with your users always in mind
• Contribution: Design, test, evolve, and evaluate the systems that underpin our Logistics operations, offering a creative and analytical approach
• Impact: You will share your expertise on tech decisions within your product
• Our Tech: Java 21/25 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3.5, Reactor, Immutables, Maven), React, Angular, RabbitMQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Docker, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Datadog, Python 3.x
  
  

Your qualification

• You have a Master’s Degree (in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related technical field) or equivalent experience
• You have a product mindset: you own and solve business problems through tech
• You have 5+ years of professional experience in programming and software development
• You have a profound understanding of software development principles and are ready to have hands on backend and frontend alike
• Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)
• You're based in or happy to relocate to the Netherlands*
• We work from our office in Amsterdam. Being present makes a genuine difference to your team and the work. There's flexibility to work from home when needed, but if remote or hybrid-first is what you're after, this probably isn't the right fit.
  
  

Please send your CV in English for complete consideration.

What we offer

• Mastery is a journey!
  
  

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 will work on real-world problems, seeing the impact of your work every day in our warehouses and in our satisfied customers. Plus, 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.

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