Lead Software Engineer (Java)

2 hours ago

Kraków, PolandStaff+

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions.
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver business value.
Provide technical leadership and support architectural and technology decisions.
Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.
Maintain high standards of code quality, reliability, performance, and security through engineering best practices.
Support continuous integration, automated testing, and continuous delivery practices.
Mentor engineers and encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
Drive continuous improvement of systems, processes, and engineering practices across the team.

Extensive hands-on experience developing backend applications using Java and Kotlin.
Proven experience designing and building scalable, maintainable, and high-performing software solutions, including distributed systems and microservices architectures.
Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering best practices, and modern design patterns.
Experience with AWS and cloud-native technologies.
Familiarity with Kafka, event-driven architecture, and REST.
Knowledge of automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
Ability to lead technical discussions, make architectural decisions, and guide solutions to complex engineering challenges.
Experience mentoring engineers and supporting their technical growth.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills in Agile, cross-functional teams.
Pragmatic approach to balancing technical excellence with business needs and delivery goals.
Excellent written and spoken English.

25,000–33,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract.
Hybrid work in Kraków with one day per week in the office and the possibility of working from home.
Private medical healthcare at LUXMED, including dental care, for the employee and family.
Medicover Fit&More sports card.
Employer-financed life insurance.
30-minute lunch break included in the eight-hour working day.
Training and buddy programme.
Employee wellbeing programme.
Co-financing of monthly public transport tickets in Kraków.
Comfortable office environment and home-office option.
Language courses, accounting courses, LinkedIn Learning access, and possible co-financing for studies and certifications.
Employee referral programme.
Work in a professional and stimulating atmosphere.

10,000+ employees