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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Medior Backend Developer (Kotlin) - **Company:** Albert Heijn - **Location:** Zaandam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** €6,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Data Streaming, Backend, Kotlin, Apache Kafka, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5876505942 ## About the Role * A Technology/IT Engineering Master or Bachelor degree; * 3+ years experience working as Medior Engineer working in a complex (corporate) Technology environment; * Broad technical knowledge including Kotlin/Java, Microservices, Cloud (preferably Azure and OCI), API and non-functional requirements such as scalability and technical security; * Knowledge on event streaming and messaging platform (Kafka) is a big plus; * Knowledge and experience on Agile; * An outstanding command of English; * Excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a team; * Already located in The Netherlands., * A healthy curiosity * A can-do mentality * An entrepreneurial attitude ## Description Are you ready to be a part of something transformative? Join the AH Stores as a Medior Kotlin Developer and embark on a journey to reshape our traditional tech infrastructure into a modern, cutting-edge technology landscape that touches the lives of millions of customers daily! As a Medior Kotlin Developer, you'll play a leading role in our ongoing transformation and micro service adventure. If you have a fervor for working with leading tech stacks like Kotlin, Java, Kafka, helping make amazing applications for the Stores landscape, and much more, then this is the ideal place for you! This is how you will reinvent food retail. * Build a greenfield microservices architecture on Kotlin for the Stores Cluster * Develop technical solutions in line with our systems and business process architecture; * Develop proofs of concept, build code, implement and execute automated testing, ensure security and code quality, develop best practices and execute automated testing; * Further enhance our technical standards and guidelines; * Work closely within a product team, participating in agile ceremonies, story refinement, code changes, deployments, and production support activities. * Share your expertise and contribute to initiatives and your product cluster and the broader AH Technology Platform; * Develop the team's skills and processes to deliver value as quickly as possible. As Medior Engineer, you are an essential part of your product team. Your team develops and supports multiple applications delivering one or more capabilities for our brands in The Netherlands. You will work closely with our Product Owner and Product Architect, to develop our technology landscape. Business technology and Solution consultants will support you and the rest of the team to identify requirements and find the best possible solutions. Your office. Together with your team you will work on inspiring projects to accelerate our transition into a hybrid Food & Tech company. We want to leverage data and technology to future-proof food shopping and give our customers accessibility to healthy food more easily available for everyone. At Albert Heijn, you team up with inspiring peers in the data, digital and tech domains. A community of diverse individuals who share a common goal; to create digital solutions that make (online) shopping simpler and more inspiring. Are you ready to reinvent the way millions of people buy and enjoy their food? We invest heavily in data, digital and tech. And that includes investing in your career! Our teams work in a hybrid way: both from home as well as in the office. 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