Java Developer - Hiring Sprint

Hiring Sprint

🚀 We're launching a Hiring Sprint for Java Developers! 🚀

Looking to fast-track your way into an exciting role at Picnic? We're launching a special virtual Hiring Sprint event, April 7th-9th, to help talented engineers join our team as quickly as possible. With the streamlined recruitment process outlined below, you can complete your interviews in one day and land a job at Picnic 24 hours later!

Here’s how it works:

✅ Apply by March 10th

📞 Meet the recruiter

🧩 Coding challenge

💡 Complete all interviews virtually in ONE day

🎯 Offer within 24 hours

We are collecting applications until March 10th - once all applications are submitted, we will move forward with the selected candidates.

No drawn-out process, land your next role as quickly as possible!

Interested? Apply now and let’s make it happen! 🔥

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. Product teams are also supported by the work of our platform teams on key technologies and infrastructure. Finding the right team to join is a breeze through a ‘Tech Safari’ that will be organized after your onboarding. You’ll get to join three different teams for a week, to find the best match.

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:

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
• 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

We’re looking for

• 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 two 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)

Picnic Perks

✍🏼 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 .

With a data-driven approach, an app-only store and a fleet of electric vehicles, Picnic has become Europe’s fastest growing online supermarket.