Tech Lead (Python)

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
1. With a diverse team of over 80 nationalities, you’re sure to find your people
2. You’ll work in an awesome scaleup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact
3. 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

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Position

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 provide in-depth tech expertise for your product and act as a point of contact for other teams wishing to use and cooperate with your product.
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 build and evaluate team members through regular development conversations, personalized coaching, and mentorship to foster growth and achieve career goals.
Ownership: You build it - you run it - you love it: you will be responsible for managing a sustainable support model for your product.
Our Tech: Python 3.10/3.11/3.12, SimPy, Many Python libraries across various domains, RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, TeamCity, Microservices

Your qualification

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 Python.
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 have great English skills (no Dutch required) and are able to structure your thoughts and express them clearly verbally and in writing.
..and for bonus points: prior experience in simulation-related topics

What we offer

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 here.

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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.