Tech Lead Java — Build Scalable Backends in Amsterdam

Picnic Technologies; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Pension plan

25 vacation days

Relocation support

Dutch classes for expats

Expats integration program

Job summary

Picnic Technologies is seeking a Tech Lead to guide one domain team and drive delivery of high-quality, secure software. You will collaborate with the Product Owner to shape roadmaps and translate ideas into scalable, resilient technical solutions.

You will mentor engineers, own the health of your product, and influence the architectural direction while maintaining close collaboration with stakeholders. English fluency required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, IT, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• At least 7 years of back-end development experience (Java/Spring Boot, MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
• At least 2 years of leading projects or teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead one domain team and empower the team to deliver high-quality, secure, and performant solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to evaluate initiatives and drive roadmaps.
• Design and estimate technical solutions with your team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

AWS

Terraform

Vault

Datadog

Python

TypeScript

Job description

Picnic Technologies is seeking a Tech Lead to guide one domain team and drive delivery of high-quality, secure software. You will collaborate with the Product Owner to shape roadmaps and translate ideas into scalable, resilient technical solutions.

You will mentor engineers, own the health of your product, and influence the architectural direction while maintaining close collaboration with stakeholders. English fluency required.