Tech Lead (Java)

In a nutshell

Picnic operates more than 40 product tech teams that each provide an integral part of our customers’ experience – from the point they start the app until the moment they hold their groceries in their hands.

As Tech Lead you will be leading one of these teams and empower them to deliver high-quality, secure and performant solutions for the business we’re building. Together with the Product Owner you will evaluate initiatives and drive roadmap discussions. You’ll design and estimate technical solutions for the presented challenges together with your team.

You will be responsible for the delivery of projects and for developing the skills and strengths of the people working in your team. As a Tech Lead, you’ll lead by example, not by title.

We don’t hide what we do. Instead, we open-source with the community that helped us grow. Here’s proof: http://picnic.tech

Tricks of the trade

• Shaping: As a Tech Lead in one of our domains, you’ll work with stakeholders from tech and business to translate requirements into scalable and resilient solutions.
• Leadership: You help the team plan, prioritize and make the right trade-offs. Ensuring business goals are achieved while also realizing your long-term technical vision.
• Expertise: You’re the go-to for your product domain – both for your own team and for others who want to build on what you own.
• Collaboration: You are able to communicate your views both when specifying new features with stakeholders and while providing technical mentorship to your colleagues.
• Mentorship: You invest in your people. Through real conversations, honest feedback, and hands-on coaching, you help them grow faster than they would anywhere else.
• Ownership: You build it – you run it – you love it. You own the health of your product and the support model behind it.

Our tech

• 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 Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• You have at least 7 years of experience and a profound understanding of back-end development including Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• You have at least 2 years of experience in leading projects and/or teams.
• You have solid problem-solving skills and enjoy complex challenges.
• You’re based in or happy to relocate to the Netherlands. We work from our office in Amsterdam – for a Tech Lead, 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.
• You have great English skills (no Dutch required).

Picnic Perks

✍🏼 Grow faster than anywhere else

Picnic’s Tech Academy, O’Reilly, leadership trainings, and Lunch & Learn sessions. But honestly, the fastest growth comes from the complex challenges – and we have plenty of those.

💡 Own something that matters

You’ll shape technical direction and drive outcomes that reach millions of customers across three countries. We build everything in-house, so the decisions are yours and the impact is real.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 A place worth showing up to

Freshly prepared lunches, a Picnic barista, 80+ nationalities, and a social calendar from team events to our annual company ski trip.

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

Relocation support, free Dutch classes, and expat integration to help you land well from day one.