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.
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!
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
- 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!
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
Location: Picnic HQ, Amsterdam
Date: Thursday, September 17th 2026
Format: Leadership talks, design challenge and networking
Food & drinks will be provided
Apply via this page by submitting your CV and portfolio before August 31st.
