Java Developer - Consumer Domain (Shopping App)

In a nutshell

At Picnic, we’re redefining how people buy groceries—making shopping effortless, sustainable, and fun! Our Consumer domain is at the core of this transformation, creating customer-facing features that delight millions of users across Europe.

From developing personalized shopping experiences, like our Meals Planner, to building engaging loyalty programs, we focus on delivering intuitive, data-driven, and scalable solutions. If you're passionate about building impactful products used by thousands daily, this is the place for you!

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, driving them from concept to production. Work collaboratively, grow alongside your team, and contribute to the team’s success.
• Impact: Develop solutions that make shopping smarter, faster, and more intuitive. Your code will power seamless, scalable, and personalized interactions for millions of users in the Picnic shopping app.
• Agility: Thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you deepen your expertise in backend architecture, distributed systems, and cloud technologies.
• Platform thinking: Build technology that empowers developers and business analysts alike to develop flexible features. (Check out our blog post!)
• Our Tech: Java 21 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3, Reactor, Immutables, GraalVM, Apache Calcite, Maven), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Vault, Datadog, Typescript, Python 3.x

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
• 2+ years of professional experience in Java
• Experience in backend development using technologies such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ or Kafka
• Understanding of product-based development and customer needs
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Bonus points if you have TypeScript or even Full Stack experience!
• 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 .