Senior Python Engineer

Picnic Technologies

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Where you fit in

As one of our Python developers, you grab ownership of projects, grow, and work collaboratively with your colleagues. You design, implement, test, evolve, and evaluate the nuts and bolts of our operations while offering a creative and analytical approach. You feel at home writing software libraries and applications and display an intricate understanding of how each line of code fits into a business plan.

At Picnic your skills will be complemented with the latest tech and our diverse projects will keep you challenged and motivated. From designing, developing, and testing new user-facing features, to optimizing supply chain systems and improving the scalability and security of our platform: you’ll be managing individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, while finding yourself fully immersed in an engaging culture.

What challenges await you

Manage, lead and complete projects.
Design, develop, and test software for our platform
Create high-quality code that is scalable, reliable and reusable
Help our analysts with any engineering questions or challenges they may face
Develop new features and improve the scalability and security of our Python systems
Take ownership of projects and manage their entire life cycles.

Who you are

You have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent, or relevant experience
You have outstanding Python skills (with at least 5 years of professional experience)
You have experience with Docker
You have a good understanding of relational databases and SQL
You know when to use NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and RabbitMQ
You feel comfortable building microservices
You know your way around software versioning (git), test suites, technical documentation, and continuous integration and deployment
...and you don't mind collecting bonus points with your cloud and Kubernetes skills