Python Platform Engineer

In A Nutshell

As one of our platform developers, you grab ownership of projects, collaborate, and grow the efficiency of your fellow developers using our Python stack. Here you will focus mostly on shared Python libraries and developer tooling for all of Picnic. From designing, developing, and testing new user-facing features in libraries and tooling, to improving the scalability and security of our platform, you have the perfect opportunity to make an impact and gain satisfaction from not only improving one tech team, but all of Picnic at once!

We don’t hide what we do. Instead, we open-source with the community that helped us grow (here’s proof!). Still curious? Check out here how we use Python at Picnic!

Tricks Of The Trade

• Drive: Design, develop, and test software for our platform. We are one Developer Platform, so some of your colleagues will also know about Java, Typescript, Spinnaker, maven, npx, poetry, etc.
• Engineer: Create high-quality code that is scalable, reliable, reusable and extensible
• Mentorship: Help our developers with any engineering/tooling questions or challenges they may face
• Improvement: Develop new features to improve the efficiency, scalability and security of our tech teams
• Ownership: Take ownership of projects and manage their entire life cycles.
• Our Tech: Python 3.10/3.11/3.12, many Python libraries across various domains, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, TeamCity, Spinnaker. Can you help us choose between uv and Poetry? Shall we drop our linters for ruff?

We’Re Looking For

• You have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent (or relevant experience)
• You have outstanding Python skills (with at least 4 years of Python-focused professional experience)
• You have moved from product development to platform engineering, or you’re just really passionate about that type of work!
• You have a good understanding of relational databases and SQL and you know when to use NoSQL solutions like MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and RabbitMQ
• You have familiarity with leading changes to tackle microservice architecture challenges (high availability, distributed tracing, observability, etc.)
• You know your way around software versioning (git), test suites, technical documentation, and continuous integration and deployment
• You have experience with Docker and you don't mind collecting bonus points with your cloud and Kubernetes skills

Picnic Perks

✍🏼 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.