Senior Platform Software Engineer

As a Senior Platform Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and building the foundational systems that support our entire platform. You’ll work with modern technologies such as Quarkus, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ClickHouse, AWS, PostgreSQL, Debezium, and LLMs/MCP using Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Kotlin. You’ll focus on delivering highly scalable and maintainable platform services, contributing deep technical expertise and driving improvements across codebases and system architecture. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and share your knowledge to raise the technical bar across the organization. Your responsibilitiesPlatform Development: Contribute to the design implementation of complex backend services that support large-scale, business-critical workloads. Focus on scalability, maintainability, and performanceSystem Design: Design and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems using microservices architecture and cloud-native patterns. Review architectural docs and provide guidance for cross-team feature implementationCross-team Collaboration: Work closely with product engineering teams to understand requirements and design platform solutions that accelerate their deliveryMentorship: Guide and develop junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical mentoringTechnical Strategy: Contribute to technical roadmap planning and architectural decisions that balance innovation with maintainabilityEngineering Excellence: Drive best practices in code quality, testing, monitoring, and deployment across the platform organizationTake Ownership of Your Code: Support the features and services you build, including participating in on-call rotations when needed and handling operational responsibilities.What we look forRequired Experience7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years in senior individual contributor rolesProven track record of architecting and building large-scale distributed systems in production environmentsBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experienceTechnical mentorship experience with demonstrable impact on junior engineers' growthTechnical ExpertiseExpert-level proficiency in Java, Python, or similar backend languages with deep understanding of performance optimizationAdvanced knowledge of distributed systems architecture, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and data consistency patternsProduction experience with Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)Strong foundation in database design, optimization, and distributed data managementExperience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practicesUnderstanding of system observability, monitoring, and debugging complex distributed systemsLeadership Soft SkillsProven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across teamsExcellent communication skills with experience presenting technical concepts to diverse stakeholdersGrowth mindset with enthusiasm for learning new technologies and sharing knowledge with othersStrong problem-solving abilities with experience debugging complex production issuesCollaborative approach to engineering with experience working in cross-functional teamsFluency in English (speaking and writing) as our company languageBonus points Staff Engineer experience or demonstrated readiness for technical leadership rolesExperience with Quarkus, Terraform, Elasticsearch, Debezium, ClickHouse, or similar technologiesExperience with LLMs/MCP/Agents (Claude/Gemini/AWS Bedrock)Open source contributions or technical writing/speaking experiencePrevious experience scaling engineering teams or establishing technical standardsEntrepreneurial mindset with experience in fast-growing technology companiesWhat we offerCompetitive salaryPhone Home Internet costs reimbursement up to 80 PLN/monthPrivate health care package with Luxmed – covered for you and partially for your partner / familyCafeteria benefits – monthly budget to cover sport cards or other purchasesCreative Allowance – paid as 1000 PLN gross/monthHome office set-up reimbursement up to 1000 PLNPersonal Learning Development Budget of 1500 USD/year Sabbatical Program – 1 month paid leave at 3, 6, 10 year tenure26 days of annual leave/year2 Mental Health days off per yearBenefits listed above are part of the compensation package for a contract of employment. Who we areBeekeeper believes in the potential of every single employee. That’s why we’ve built the essential platform for frontline workers. We help organizations digitally enable their frontline, to boost productivity, quality and safety, and be more agile.Check out our Technology Blog for the latest articles.At Beekeeper, we celebrate diversity! All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. We are committed to ensuring a smooth application process for all candidates. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please reach out to [email protected], and our team will be more than happy to assist you. Please know that you are not required to share your nationality, age or a picture of you on the CV! We are looking forward to your application! Originally posted on Himalayas

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