Senior Java Software Engineer

We’re AD/01, the tech studio that builds the future of food retail. Whether it’s in-store aisles, online baskets, or behind-the-scenes operations, we innovate the daily food experiences for farmers and families, grandmas and greengrocers, and pickers and packers alike. We’re part of the Ahold Delhaize network, one of the world’s largest global food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. With 19 strong local brands in Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, we create a meaningful difference for our customers, our people, and the world around us. And we’re looking for the freshest minds excited to create the recipe for change. Your new role and environment. The ADtech cluster working on Gambit is responsible for delivering a flexible, cost-efficient and high-quality retail media suite with broad functionality for a growing number of brands. The environment combines enterprise scale with the energy and pace of a scale-up. The cluster currently consists of 10 teams working together on the retail media suite, with further growth planned. Our mature Agile way of working, without rigid frameworks, gives engineers the autonomy to excel and demonstrate their skills. Within the ADtech cluster, we are building and implementing a retail media SaaS solution for Ahold Delhaize brands across Europe. Retail media involves selling advertising space across our own digital and in-store touchpoints. Examples include: • promoting a brand such as Tony’s Chocolonely when a customer searches for chocolate on a website or in an app; • displaying advertisements for defined periods on large screens inside and outside stores; • placing supplier-branded banners on a brand’s homepage or relevant product category pages; and exploring new opportunities in this rapidly developing field. Key responsibilities of your role. Improve existing functionality and develop new features with the needs of multiple brands in mind.Take end-to-end ownership of the product your team builds, including its quality and operation in production.Collaborate with the Product Owner and business stakeholders to develop valuable features, explore new ideas and adopt technologies that help the team deliver faster.Understand and manage the complexity of developing a multi-tenant SaaS solution for several retailers.Take responsibility for automated end-to-end testing and code quality as part of the development process.Make technical and product decisions with the wider retail media suite in mind.Drive continuous improvement and contribute your ideas openly. What’s in it for you? We ask a lot. (We’re looking for the best, after all). But we offer a lot, too. So, what do we have in store for you? We offer flexible hours and a hybrid working model, allowing you to work both from home and at the office. We provide competitive benefits to support health, well-being and your professional growth. This includes: a significant budget on benefit platform and a yearly bonus. At AD01 we welcome everyone, just the way you are, and encourage individual growth with valuable opportunities and a worldwide across-brand network. Requirements. We think you’ll be best geared for success if you can meet the following requirements: At least 8 years of backend engineering experience, including hands-on development with Kotlin and/or Java 11 or later.Strong experience designing and building microservices. Knowledge of Kafka, PostgreSQL and API design is a significant advantage.Experience working in a DevOps team and taking operational responsibility for services in production.Experience working in an Agile software development environment.A good understanding of CI/CD practices in a Microsoft Azure and AKS cloud environment.A collaborative mindset and a commitment to engineering quality, including testing, test automation and observability.Experience with retail media is a strong advantage.Fluency in English.Willingness to travel to the Netherlands on a regular, approximately quarterly, basis.Experience or a strong interest in greenfield development and turning ideas into working solutions.Curiosity about technology and a practical, delivery-focused approach. It goes without saying that so-called ‘soft skills’ are just as important as their ‘hard’ cousins. We highly value: Experience working within a matrix-style structure with international teamsProvide hands-on, expert level technical assistance to developersBe flexible, reliable and have a true hands-on mentalityStrong organizational skillsTeam player; involves others, shares knowledge and seeks opportunities for cross functional working and collaborationCreative; identifies solutions and selects the best combination of practices by taking an innovative approach to problem solvingBuilds trust with colleagues, clients & vendorsMust be results oriented; demonstrates a “can-do” attitude – adaptability, flexibility and resourcefulnessAdaptable to situations and different/multicultural environmentsExcellent command of the English language both written & spoken. Apply now If you’re excited to help us grow, then please apply now. If you feel like you might not tick all the boxes but have the skills and personality we’re looking for, then please also apply now! Got questions? Don’t be shy. Ramona Stan, at ramonageorgiana.stan@ad01.com, has answers. For us, diversity means being inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more. We accept everyone for who they are.