Principal Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Establish architectural standards throughout the technology organization.

• Recognize and tackle systemic technical challenges that affect multiple domains.

• Develop engineering principles, practices, and technology standards.

• Contribute to the organization's technology strategy focused on AI.

• Lead technical initiatives that span across teams and domains.

• Mentor Staff Engineers and assist in cultivating the next generation of technical leaders.

• Support technical due diligence for strategic partnerships and mergers & acquisitions.

• Represent InPost within the engineering community via conferences, publications, and industry initiatives.

• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to align architectural direction with product requirements.

• Help define the long-term technology vision, shape architectural standards, and resolve complex technical challenges across teams and domains.

• Work together with Senior Engineering Directors, Engineering Managers, Staff and Principal Engineers, product teams, and the CTO.

• Define the target architecture for InPost markets and assist in shaping the technology roadmap.

• Oversee the process for global and cross-domain technical decision-making.

• Establish standards for the technology organization.

• Align technology direction with the needs of directors and the board.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems.

• More than 3 years of technical impact beyond a single team in a role such as Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Architect, or equivalent.

• Experience in making architectural decisions that have long-term effects across multiple teams.

• Strong engineering foundation and capability to engage in in-depth technical discussions.

• Experience in building customer-facing products and influencing their technical and product direction.

• Proven track record in establishing engineering standards and mentoring senior engineers.

• Proficient in utilizing AI tools and large language models, including GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude.

• Ability to critically assess AI-generated outputs and implement them responsibly in professional workflows.

• Experience with public cloud and cloud-native architectures.

• In-depth knowledge of scalability, reliability, observability, APIs, and system integration.

• Effective communication skills with engineering teams and C-level stakeholders.

• Professional proficiency in English at a C1 level.

• Background in logistics, e-commerce, or marketplace environments.

• Experience with transitions from on-premises to cloud solutions.

• Experience in designing large-scale mobile or web applications.

• Knowledge of security and data protection protocols.

• Experience with payment, notification, or tracking systems, including event-driven and real-time architectures.

• Experience working in an international setting.

• Previous experience in a managerial position.

• Possession of cloud certifications, such as GCP Professional Cloud Architect.

• Java is preferred as the backend technology, though candidates from other backend ecosystems will also be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a diverse, international, and cross-functional environment.

• Learn from a senior leader and their leadership team.

• Gain experience and exposure in the e-commerce and logistics sectors.

• A variety of benefits available.

• Training opportunities for professional development.

• Excellent working environment.

• Flexible working hours.

• B2B type of contract.