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Staff Software Engineer – DaaS / APIs / MCP

Cognism
Location
Poland
Posted
25 days ago
Department
Research and Development (R&D)
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years building large-scale backend systems
  • Strong software architecture experience in distributed systems
  • Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Experience with event-driven architectures, APIs and microservices
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills
  • Ability to influence without formal authority
Nice to have
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Scala
  • Java
What the job really is

In this role, you will be a founding senior technical leader at Cognism's new Warsaw Engineering Hub, responsible for shaping the architecture and engineering standards of the platform. You will oversee the technical ownership of critical capabilities across multiple teams, focusing on distributed backend systems, APIs, and enterprise integrations. Your responsibilities will also include mentoring engineers, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring improvements in reliability and scalability of the platform.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Opportunity to influence technology choices and culture in a new engineering hub
  • Role involves significant technical leadership and mentoring responsibilities
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