Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin/Microservices/Azure)

Op het hoofdkantoor

Bij Albert Heijn werken is niet zomaar een baan. Het is werk met betekenis. Je werkt in een informele cultuur samen met een bevlogen team dat graag voorop wil blijven lopen en verschil wil maken. Met jouw unieke talent maak je impact op het leven van al onze klanten. Je leert van experts in hun vakgebied en we helpen je jouw loopbaan vorm te geven. Je kunt bij ons flexibel werken, zowel vanuit huis als op ons hoofdkantoor in Zaandam. Een baan bij Albert Heijn is niet alleen een baan voor nu, maar ook voor later

Wat betekent dit voor jou?

As a Senior Backend Engineer you will help rebuild our traditional tech into a modern cutting-edge technology landscape (Microservices, Kotlin, Cloud Azure). You will be joining our Supply Chain execution cluster. This cluster is responsible for the physical delivery of goods from the distribution Centers to the stores. All this while ensuring 24*7 uptime on mission critical environments. So, your work will have a great impact on the daily lives of our customers.

 

This Is How You Will Reinvent Food Retail.

• Build a greenfield microservices architecture on Kotlin for our warehouse team;
• Coach and guide the engineers in your team;
• 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;
• Share your expertise and contribute to initiatives and your product cluster and the broader AH Retail Technology Platform;
• Develop the team’s skills and processes to deliver value as quickly as possible.
  
  
  

 

As Senior Engineer, you are technically responsible for the work 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.

 

To give you an insight into some of the large scale initiatives we are currently busy with:

• Rebuilding our traditional tech landscape into a modern cutting-edge tech foundation (with Microservices & High code front-end) to scale our ever-growing core business.
• Expanding our supply chain capacity with the addition of new mechanized DCs.
• Introducing optimizations for higher efficiency in the inbound & outbound processes
  
  
  

 

Your new team and office:

You will join our Supply Chain Execution cluster which exists out of our Warehouse teams and Transport teams. This cluster is responsible for the technology supporting the physical delivery of goods from the distribution Centers to the stores and HSCs. The IT landscape includes (to list a few) the warehouse management systems, warehouse inbound & outbound, transport delivery and settlement applications and the physical devices in the DCs like hand scanners, bluetooth headsets, display tablets etc. We are currently moving[CD1] our legacy tech stack (Oracle PL-SQL to a more modern tech stack (Kotlin). Our teams work in a hybrid way: both from home as well as in the office. We are located right next to the train station of Zaandam. We think it’s important to be part of a high-belonging team; a team where you can be yourself and feel safe, accepted and appreciated. For this job we are preferably looking for someone who brings diversity in our team, in the widest possible sense. Someone who is a great addition to our team by bringing other ideas to the table.

What we offer:

• At Albert Heijn we aim to grow, and this is only possible if you grow along with us. As we work together to build our brand and your career, you can count on (based on 40 hours per week): 
• An annual salary up to 100K including holiday allowance and a flexible bonus. Depending on your level of seniority and experience;  
• A minimum of 20 days paid vacation, optionally 12.5 days extra. Do you want to take that extra time off, or would you rather convert the extra days into discounts or sell them for cash? You’re the end boss!; 
• Flexible working hours; 
• Access to a challenging training curriculum – AH Tech Academy; 
• An excellent pension plan where we as an employer contribute 4,5 more than you as an employee;  
• A travel allowance or a NS-business card for traveling to and from Zaandam by train; 
• Attractive discounts on various insurance policies; 
• 10% staff discount on groceries in all Albert Heijn stores, to a maximum of €300 per year;
• A company laptop and telephone.
  
  
  

 

The recipe for maximum impact:

Don’t check all the boxes? Don’t worry, we probably don’t either 😉. Don’t hesitate to apply if you think you are up for the challenge, we’re happy to have a look at your resume!

A Technology/IT Engineering Master or Bachelor degree; 

• 5+ years experience working as a Kotlin Developer working in a complex Technology environment;
• Broad technical knowledge including Kotlin Microservices, Cloud (preferably Azure), API and non-functional requirements such as scalability and technical security;
• Big plus if you have knowledge of Oracle PL SQL;
• 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 lead and motivate people;
• Already located in The Netherlands. 
  
  
  

  

We’re Albert Heijn, food retail reinventors. 🚀

Albert Heijn goes way back. More than 135 years, to be exact. So for millions of people, food shopping is synonymous with the Albert Heijn brand. We didn’t achieve this with a complacent, ‘hey, if it works today, it’ll work tomorrow’ approach, but by continually rethinking our propositions and staying plugged in to customer demands. More than 125,000 colleagues? Check. Over 1,250 stores in the Netherlands and Flanders? Check. The leading online food retail platform? Check, we build, run and love it.  

 

Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone.

The world around us has changed, and significantly at that. These changes have impact on the lives of our customers, colleagues and partners. And therefore, also on Albert Heijn. We’re moving towards a new world with new opportunities and challenges. Albert Heijn wants more people to eat fresher, healthier and more sustainable food. Eating brings us together, keeps us healthier and contributes positively to the world. Our mission is: Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone.

 

Ready to contribute to our mission?

Do you want to play an active role in changing the food retail landscape as we know it? Then hop on board and join us on our expedition. Would you like to learn more first, before you apply to Albert Heijn? We’re happy to tell you everything about this vacancy! 

An technical assessment will be part of our selection process.