AI Engineer

In a nutshell

As an AI Engineer at Picnic, you will design, build, and deploy AI systems powered by the latest advances in large language models (LLMs), vision-language models (VLMs), and generative AI. Your mission: transform how we work, how our systems operate, and how our customers experience Picnic.

You’ll go beyond prototyping: you’ll productionize AI applications, ensure they’re robust and scalable, and integrate them seamlessly into workflows and products. Working closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams, you’ll help identify the most impactful opportunities for AI and deliver solutions that create real-world value.

This role blends AI, software engineering, MLOps, and product thinking—you’ll be pioneering how foundation models can power a tech-driven supermarket at scale.

Tricks of the trade

• Identify opportunities to apply LLMs, VLMs, and generative AI across customer experiences and internal operations

• Build AI-powered applications, from ideation to production to continuous improvement

• Extend and refine our internal AI platform to support scalable model deployment, monitoring, and evaluation

• Stay ahead of fast-moving AI developments and translate them into concrete, pragmatic applications for Picnic

You could work on various projects and fields, such as:

• Conversational AI copilots: empowering internal teams (analysts, engineers, operations) with intelligent assistants

• AI-enhanced customer experience: smarter search, personalized recommendations, and natural interactions in the Picnic app

• Vision + language applications: automating warehouse quality checks, item recognition, or packaging validation

• Knowledge management & automation: connecting Picnic’s internal data with LLMs to accelerate decision-making

• Generative AI workflows: tools for planning, creative assets, or operational scenario simulations

We’re looking for

• Master’s degree or higher in AI, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience in data science or applied machine learning, with at least 1 year working with AI models (LLMs, VLMs, or multimodal models)
• Excellent communication skills—you can explain AI capabilities and limitations clearly and work closely with stakeholders
• Experience deploying and maintaining production-grade AI applications
• Strong programming skills (Python, SQL; familiarity with modern AI frameworks)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI is a plus
• Curiosity and creativity in exploring new model capabilities—and pragmatism in applying them responsibly

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.

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾 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!

🥗 Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.

🚲 Health insurance discount & bike plan

We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate

🌎 Relocation

If you’re moving from another country to join Picnic we make it as smooth as possible for you. We’ll cover your flight costs for you and your partner and kids, your first month's rent and moving costs (up to €2000), and help you with the 30% tax ruling setup and application.

📆 All the rest

At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. The tech team at Picnic is at the core of Picnic. From deep learning models to forecast orders to delivery algorithms to warehouse logistics: we’ve built it all from the ground up. You’ll thrive here if you’re a problem solver with a pro-active mindset who’s not afraid to be challenged daily.

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.

At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.