Senior Java Developer

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.

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), Rabbit

MQ, Kafka, Postgre

SQL, Mongo

DB, Git, Docker, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Datadog, Python 3.x, Typescript

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

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

You have a profound understanding of back-end development, including Java, Spring MVC, Mongo

DB and PostgreSQL

Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)

Please send your CV in English for complete consideration.

✍🏼 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.

Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with Open Up 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 .

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.

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.
At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.

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