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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineering Manager (Hands-on with Java) - **Company:** Picnic - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Computer Engineering, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, MongoDB, Open Source Technology, RabbitMQ, Vault (Revision Control System), Datadog, Grafana, Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** June 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://magnet.me/en/opportunity/806318/engineering-manager--hands-on-with-java- ## About the Role * 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 have great English skills (no Dutch required) and are able to structure your thoughts and express them clearly verbally and in writing. ## Description At Picnic, we're revolutionizing the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat. If you're excited about leading a development team building mission-critical products and services, then we have the right opportunity for you! If you're a passionate Engineering Manager that likes to be hands-on, we're offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam HQ and make a real difference in our scaleup environment! 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 an Engineering Manager 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 an Engineering Manager, you'll lead by example, not by title. What you'll do * As an Engineering Manager in one of our domains, you'll work with stakeholders from tech and business to translate requirements into scalable and resilient solutions. * 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. * You provide in-depth tech expertise for your product and act as point of contact for other teams wishing to use and cooperate with your product. * You are able to communicate your views both when specifying new features with stakeholders and while providing technical mentorship to your colleagues. * You build and evaluate team members through regular development conversations, personalized coaching, and mentorship to foster growth and achieve career goals. * You build it - you run it - you love it: you will be responsible for managing a sustainable support model for your product. * We don't hide what we do. Instead, we open-source with the community that helped us grow. Here's proof: http://picnic.tech Technologies we use * Java 21 (Spring 6 with Spring Boot 3, Reactor, Immutables, Maven) * Python 3.x * RabbitMQ and Kafka * PostgreSQL and MongoDB * Git and Docker * AWS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Vault * Datadog, Grafana and Prometheu * Hungry for more? 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