Staff Software Engineer, Platform – Java

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

📋 Description

• Ensure service excellence and uphold strong, scalable technical foundations utilizing Java, Python, MySQL, NSQ, AWS, OpenSearch, and Redis.

• Guide the team through intricate product and technical roadmaps.

• Enhance delivery processes, systems, and tools while advocating for technical initiatives and strategic direction.

• Develop processes to identify and resolve technical challenges, and escalate larger initiatives for prioritization.

• Mentor engineers through collaborative work, documentation, workshops, and technical advice.

• Act as the technical owner for the access domain, steering initiatives and coordinating with stakeholders.

• Design, create, and sustain internet-scale access platform solutions.

• Improve monitoring and alerting systems, identify technical debt and performance bottlenecks, and implement enhancements in production.

• Lead technical design planning, facilitate peer reviews, and manage cross-organizational projects and architecture.

• Engage in code reviews, retrospectives, on-call support, technical presentations, and workshops.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in developing and supporting software within a production environment.

• More than 5 years of programming experience in an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, or C++.

• At least 3 years of experience in leading engineering projects and initiatives, including the design, development, and implementation of distributed systems.

• Professional proficiency in English, both verbal and written.

• Preferred: More than 5 years of experience in developing and supporting scalable, distributed backend services.

• Preferred: Experience with cloud computing technologies like AWS or GCP.

• Preferred: 3 years of experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

• Preferred: Professional proficiency in Polish, both verbal and written.

• Ability to work remotely from within Poland or optionally from the Kraków office.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

• 26 paid days off annually, in addition to bank holidays and additional company-wide "Rest & Recharge" days.

• 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 16 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

• Annual $600 USD Lifestyle Spending Account fund for gym memberships, health expenses, hobbies, or other wellness needs.

• One-time $550 USD home office setup stipend.

• Monthly internet reimbursement.

• Dedicated mental health resources and company-wide wellness programs.

• Opportunities to travel to the Chicago HQ for team meetups and collaboration.

• Daily 50 zł lunch stipend when working from the Kraków office.