Java Engineer - Supply Chain

In a nutshell

Our Java teams in the Supply Chain make sure that our products travel from the suppliers, through the warehouses, in our electronic vehicles, and finally arrive at our customers' houses with a smile. From automating our warehouses, to optimizing our routes, to making our drivers' lives easier: 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. 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

• 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
• Contribution: Design, test, evolve, and evaluate the systems that underpin our supply chain operations, offering a creative and analytical approach
• Our Tech: Java 21/25 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3.5, Reactor, Immutables, Maven), RabbitMQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, 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
• You have a product mindset: you own and solve business problems through tech
• You have 1-5 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
• You're based in or happy to relocate to the Netherlands*
• Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)

*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.

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. 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

The tech team at Picnic is at the core of Picnic .

At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.