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PPicnic
PicnicE-commerce

Senior Software Engineer

Warehouse Systems, Backend

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Work type

Hybrid

Employment

Full Time

Experience

5+ years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

6d ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

Our Java teams in the Warehouse Systems domain are responsible for building tools and automations that power the entire warehouse platform, from inbound items to delivery. This Senior Software Engineer role involves designing, developing, and testing new features, improving scalability and security, and managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables within an engaging scaleup culture.

In a nutshell

Our Java teams in the Warehouse Systems domain are the reason why our warehouses can process the volume of groceries they do! From dealing with inbound items, to sending totes across the warehouse on conveyor belts, to sending the groceries off to our delivery drivers - our software developers build tools and automations to power the entire warehouse platform. Through designing, developing, and testing new features, or 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 scaleup culture.


Tricks of the trade

  • Ownership: Take ownership of projects from concept to delivery, aligning technical solutions with business goals

  • Problem solving: You see a problem, you tackle it with technology - with your users always in mind

  • Collaboration: Collaborate on cross-team initiative involving complex systems to ensure smooth flows in our warehouses

  • Impact: You will share your expertise on tech decisions within your domain and simplify complex flows with an eye on real-world consequences

  • Our Tech: Java 21/25 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3.5, Reactor, Immutables, Maven), RabbitMQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Git, Docker, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Datadog, Python 3.x, Typescript


We’re looking for

  • 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 back-end development, including Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ

  • 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.


Picnic Perks

  • 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.

  • 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.

Updated 6d ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Java • 1+ yrs
Spring • 1+ yrs
PostgreSQL • 1+ yrs
RabbitMQ • 1+ yrs
Kafka • 1+ yrs
AWS • 1+ yrs
Kubernetes • 1+ yrs
Problem Solving • 1+ yrs

Experience

5+ years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Software Engineering

Industries

Retail

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Work typeHybrid
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalLow2/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityHigh8/10
uncertaintyMedium7/10
communicationMedium7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Picnic

Team size

Growing team

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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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Senior Software Engineer

Amsterdam, NetherlandsFull Time