Albert Heijn
Junior Backend Developer (Kotlin / Java) - Talent Track
Albert HeijnNetherlands5 days ago
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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?

Join Albert Heijn Technology Supply Chain team and help shape one of the biggest and most efficient Supply Chains in Europe by building state-of-the-art web applications. We test and experiment, innovate, and push boundaries. For that journey, we have the Talent Track—a program designed to give your career as a Junior Backend Engineer at Albert Heijn a flying start. Does this sound like the perfect opportunity for you? Become the new Junior Backend Engineer in our Talent Track!

You will be joining our Supply Chain Execution cluster. This cluster is responsible for the order picking of goods in our distribution centers. 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 microservices in Kotlin for our Warehouse Outbound & Insights team
  • Develop technical solutions in line with our systems and business process architecture
  • Develop proofs of concept, write code, implement and execute automated testing, ensure security and code quality, establish best practices, and conduct functional testing


Your new team and office.

As a Junior Backend Engineer, you will join the AH Warehouse Outbound & Insights Product team. This team is responsible for specific applications that help connect the distribution centers with the rest of the AH Operations, like stores and finance. Next to that this team is actively modernizing the logistics landscape.

Our team works 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.



The recipe for maximum impact.

  • 0-2 years of work experience as Backend Engineer. 
  • Familiarity with Java / Kotlin. 
  • Knowledge on event streaming and messaging platform (Kafka)
  • Bonus if you are also familiar with Cloud (Azure). 
  • An outstanding command of English
  • Good communication skills and a willingness to learn from senior developers. 
  • Residing in the Netherlands. 


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 between 47k and 52k including holiday allowance. Depending on your experience;  
  • You contribute to our growth and therefore receive a guaranteed profit sharing bonus.
  • 45 days of paid leave to enjoy your well-deserved holidays: 25,5 regular vacation days and 19,5 ADV days. Enjoy!
  • 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 free Mijn Albert Heijn Premium membership with many benefits;
  • A company laptop and telephone.


Do you have 0-2 years of work experience after completing your education? Then we are pleased to offer you the Talent Track alongside your job. We invest in our clients and in your career by helping you, as a newcomer to the job market, develop into the professional of the future within our food & tech organization. You will achieve this by learning 'on the job,' but also by following an 18-month development program that supports your professional and personal development. 

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.

Albert Heijn the Netherlands is B Corp certified. This underscores our purpose, through which we aim to contribute to a healthier, more social, and sustainable society. B Corp certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency.

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 assessment will be part of our selection process. 

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