Software Engineer - Warehouse Systems | Relocation Offered

Relocate.me; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Tech Academy

Language courses

Pension plan

Vacation days

Job summary

Picnic is hiring a Java-focused Software Engineer for its Warehouse Systems team in Amsterdam. You will design, develop and test backend services powering inbound items, totes, and deliveries, using Java 21/ Spring Boot and PostgreSQL, with modern tooling in a fast-growing scale-up.

We welcome 1–5 years of software experience, a product mindset, and the ability to relocate to the Netherlands. The role offers ownership, collaboration across teams, and a rich relocation package including housing

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Product mindset with ownership of technical solutions.
• 1–5 years of professional programming and software development experience.
• Strong backend focus with Java, Spring, PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ.
• Excellent written and spoken English; no Dutch required.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Netherlands; office in Amsterdam.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver backend features from concept to delivery with business alignment.
• Develop, test, and optimize warehouse software supporting inbound, totes, and deliveries.
• Collaborate across cross-team initiatives to ensure scalable and secure systems.
• Improve performance and reliability of our warehouse platform.

Skills

Backend development

Java

Spring framework

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, AI, IT, or related field

Tools

Java 21/25

Spring Boot 3.5

RabbitMQ

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Git

Docker

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Vault

Datadog

Python 3.x

Job description

Software Engineer - Warehouse Systems

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Picnic

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About Picnic

Building the supermarket on wheels

Started in 2015 in the Netherlands, Picnic now delivers groceries to millions across three countries, growing fast. The idea? We’re bringing back the milkman. Imagine personal service and fresh products but in a modern, sustainable way. We’re looking for bright minds to shape the future of grocery shopping with us. Ready to join the revolution?

Tech at Picnic

At Picnic we merge advanced technology with a customer‑centric approach. We aim to create a simple, affordable, and enjoyable grocery shopping experience. Work on various aspects like our mobile app, store backend, internal development platforms, delivery routing, warehouse logistics, and ML models – all built in‑house. We’re looking for problem‑solvers who thrive in a collaborative environment. We are open to junior and experienced software, data and ML engineers. Our diverse team welcomes innovative and bold ideas.

Picnic perks

• With a diverse team of over 80 nationalities, you’re sure to find your people
• You’ll work in an awesome scaleup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact
• We offer a well rounded relocation package to help you make your new step

At Picnic, we build the technology that powers the transition towards a sustainable food supply chain where we delight customers with more choice, fresher products, and less waste. The team behind this innovation loves to crack hard problems, uses data to explore unbeaten paths, and strives to stay ahead of the curve in this fast‑paced industry.

– Daniel Gebler, CTO

Want to learn more? Check out our blogs!

Position

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
• 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

Your qualification

• 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 1-5 years of professional experience in programming and software development
• You have a profound understanding of back‑end development, including Java, Spring, PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ
• Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)
• 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.

Please send your CV in English for complete consideration.

What we offer

• 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.

• 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.

Additional details

A Bit About Us

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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