Software Engineer (Java) - Logistics

<section class="section vacancy-detail-intro-section"> <div class="section-inner"> <div class="entry-intro"> <h2><strong>In a nutshell</strong></h2> <p>Our Java teams in the Logistics domain make sure that our products travel all the way from the suppliers in our electronic vehicles, and arrive at our customers’ houses with a smile. From optimizing our routes, to making our drivers’ lives easier, to planning and executing all inbound and outbound products: there’s a wide range of products to work on. Through designing, developing, and testing new features, or improving the scalability and security of our platform: you’ll be owning a product together with your team, while finding yourself fully immersed in an engaging scaleup culture.  </p> <h2><strong>Tricks of the trade</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Ownership</strong>: Take ownership of projects from concept to delivery, aligning technical solutions with business goals with a product engineering mindset</li> <li><strong>Problem solving</strong>: You see a problem, you tackle it with technology - with your users always in mind</li> <li><strong>Contribution</strong>: Design, test, evolve, and evaluate the systems that underpin our Logistics operations, offering a creative and analytical approach</li> <li><strong>Our Tech: </strong>Java 21/25 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3.5, Reactor, Immutables, Maven), React, Angular, RabbitMQ, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Docker, AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault, Datadog, Python 3.x</li> </ul> <h2><strong>We’re looking for</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You have a Master’s Degree (in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or a related technical field) or equivalent experience.</li> <li>You have a product mindset: you own and solve business problems through tech</li> <li>You have 1-5 years of professional experience in programming and software development</li> <li>You have a profound understanding of software development principles and are ready to have hands on backend and frontend alike</li> <li>Your English skills are on point (no Dutch required)</li> <li>You're based in or happy to relocate to the Netherlands*</li> </ul> <p>* 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.</p> <p><strong>Please send your CV in English for complete consideration.</strong></p> <h2><strong>Picnic Perks</strong></h2> <p><strong>✍🏼 Mastery is a journey! </strong></p> <p>You’ll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow, including the Picnic Tech Academy, Lunch & Learn sessions, and tailored soft skills training.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>💡 Make a difference</strong></p> <p>You wil