Senior Software Engineer

HSBC Technology Poland is hiring for a Senior Software Engineer to join their DHP team. The role focuses on platform engineering and developer experience, acting as a link between infrastructure and development to design and ship tools that improve engineering productivity.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in leadership or technical lead roles focused on DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Solid understanding of internet protocols and infrastructure including HTTP, DNS, TLS, load balancing, reverse proxies, service meshes, and API gateways in microservice architectures.
• Strong programming skills in structured and OOP paradigms using Java, JavaScript, Python, or Clojure.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and InfluxDB.
• Proven experience managing critical production incidents with a proactive mindset.
• Nice to have: strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals.
• Nice to have: hands-on experience with KVM/VMware virtualization.

• Partner with Product Owners to understand requirements and break them into deliverable items.
• Design and build robust, scalable microservices with high observability and supportability following DevOps and Agile principles.
• Own deliverables end-to-end from design through deployment and meet agreed timelines.
• Provide rapid and effective production support, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes.
• Act as a trusted technical consultant for platform users, resolving queries and unblocking teams.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT teams and coordinate stakeholder activities.
• Proactively manage technical debt and maintain security and vulnerability posture.
• Support and mentor junior team members.
• Initiate ideas and productionize them independently.