A decade of scaling (real-time) analytics and master data at Picnic

Over the past decade, Picnic transformed its approach to data — evolving from a single, all-purpose data team into multiple…

Refaster & OpenRewrite: Better Together

Last year we explored Error Prone [1] and Picnic’s journey [2] developing an open source repository built around this static analysis tool…

Experiences of a first year Java developer at Picnic

It was a bit more than a year ago when I decided to move to The Netherlands and start a new chapter in my life. I was happy that Picnic…

Picnic 10 years: 2016 — The Milkman Routes

Picnic turns 10 this year! To celebrate such an achievement we will highlight each year in a series of blog posts where you can learn…

Java Meets JavaScript: A Modern Approach to Dynamic Page Rendering

10 Lessons from 10 Years of Innovation and Engineering at Picnic

A decade ago, Picnic set out to reinvent grocery shopping with a tech-first, customer-centric approach. What began as a bold experiment…

Tackling Configuration: creating Lego-Like Flexibility for non developers

In our previous blogs, we explored how Picnic’s Page Platform transformed the way we build new features — enabling faster iteration…

Picnic’s Page Platform from a Mobile perspective: enabling fast updates through server-driven UI

After introducing our Page Architecture initiative in this previous post, we’ll now dive deeper into how we transformed the mobile app —…

Bridging the gap: A future-proof approach to identifier migration in complex systems

Over the years, Picnic has achieved multiple milestones and overcome numerous challenges. Our warehouses continue to expand, our product…

Enabling rapid business use case iteration with Apache Calcite

Picnic increasingly follows a data-driven approach towards serving content. Every customer sees their own version of the store, fitted to…