Picnic Design Challenge

In a nutshell

Ever wondered what it’s like to design the future of Europe’s fastest-growing online supermarket? 🥑🥐🍎

Product Designers at Picnic take full ownership of features on our core mobile app, shaping how millions of people in the Netherlands, Germany and France shop. Grocery shopping is personal, frequent and essential. Designing for it is a rare challenge: high-impact, deeply human, and never truly finished.

Picnic Design Challenge

In September, we’re opening our doors to give you a behind-the-scenes look and what it’s like to design at Picnic.

Join us on Thursday, September 17th at 17:00 CEST for our very first edition of the Picnic Design Challenge event at our Amsterdam HQ, for early-career designers who are impact-driven and ready to help shape the future of grocery shopping. This is your chance to step into Picnic UX Guild, where exploration meets ownership and impact. You’ll meet our Designers, Researchers and Product teams, see how we’re changing the industry and even get to work on a real-life challenge yourself!

If you’re curious, driven and eager to raise your craft, this is where your journey begins!

What's on the agenda?

17:00 - Doors open, drinks & food
17:30 - Welcome & opening talk by Picnic's CEO & Design Lead
18:00 - Design challenge: explore, design, collaborate and pitch your solution to go home with a prize
21:00 - More drinks, snacks & networking

Why join?

Learn what it’s like to be a Product Designer at Picnic and get a glimpse of how we’re shaping the future of grocery shopping.

Connect with other talented designers and Picnic’s Design and Product teams in an informal, interactive setting.

Get inspired, share your ideas, go home with a prize plus a potential career accelerator.

Top performing designers get the opportunity to be fast-tracked straight into our hiring process!

Is this event for you?

We have limited spots available and will make a CV and portfolio based selection, followed by a short call with our recruiters You’re a great fit if:

You hold a degree in a relevant design field (CMD, Design for Interaction, Strategic Product Design, or similar)

You have up to 2 years of professional experience in a fast-paced and digital environment, agency or inhouse

You have a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end product thinking, solving real problems for real people

You have low ego and value a collaborative approach to building solutions

Program

📍 Location: Picnic HQ, Amsterdam
📅 Date: Thursday, September 17th 2026
⏰ Time: 17:00 - 21:00 CEST
🧠 Format: Leadership talks, design challenge and networking
🥂 Food & drinks will be provided

How to apply

Apply via this page by submitting your CV and portfolio before August 31st.

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. And we’re the only ones in the world doing it all by ourselves. From our fully automated fulfillment centre to delivery algorithms and marketing campaigns: we do it all in-house. Our team consists of 85+ nationalities and we’re always looking for new talent. Ready for the ride?

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Recruitment Process

CV screening

Phone screening

Event invite

Waitlist

Event invite accepted

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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.

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Our Mentality

At Picnic, we build from scratch with an owner’s mindset. We dive into the unknown, taking end-to-end responsibility for every outcome, going the extra mile to tackle complex challenges. We turn insights into action, working as a team to get things done. We move fast, never compromising on quality or long-term impact. With grit and commitment we build what has never been built before!

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Get in touch with our recruiters

Thomas Hu - Recruiter

Consumer

📍 Düsseldorf

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