Senior Software Engineera (Lead Full Stack)

Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, they employ around 150 professionals delivering specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing, HR consulting, employer branding, and market research services. The company combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation to provide tailored solutions and acts as a trusted partner for both employers and candidates.

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years in a Full Stack Engineer or Lead Engineer role delivering end-to-end web platforms
• Strong knowledge of modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
• Solid backend experience with Java
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and scalable system architectures
• Proven experience building platforms or tools from scratch
• Strong understanding of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases
• Experience with Git and modern version control workflows
• Ability to work independently, own technical decisions, and deliver with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Nice to have:

• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD, monitoring, auto-scaling, site reliability engineering
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with data science tools (Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter Notebooks)
• Interest or experience in Generative AI frameworks and techniques

• Architect, design, and build a scalable web platform from scratch (frontend and backend)
• Lead development of user-facing features using modern frameworks (React, Angular)
• Design and implement backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java
• Define data models, business logic, and API contracts
• Ensure high performance, security, scalability, and maintainability of the platform
• Collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers in an Agile (SCRUM) environment
• Drive CI/CD processes, automated testing, and code quality standards
• Design and implement cloud infrastructure (preferably GCP) using Infrastructure as Code, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless services
• Mentor and support other engineers, promoting architectural standards and technical excellence