Principal Software Developer

Our client is a global technology-driven organization with a team responsible for solutions supporting employee-related business functions in areas such as HR, Payroll, Learning & Development, and Workforce Management. The company provides strategic platforms used by hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide.

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Previous experience in Senior, Lead, Principal, or similar engineering role.
• Strong expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java or **TypeScript/React.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, event-driven solutions, and REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Proven experience designing and building scalable web and mobile applications.
• Experience working within complex enterprise environments.

Nice to have:

• Exposure to HR, workforce management, payroll, or employee-focused platforms.
• Experience with solutions such as Oracle HCM, Zellis, or similar enterprise systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery focus.
• Comfortable working in evolving and complex environments.

Technical Leadership:

• Define and drive architectural direction across multiple products and services.
• Make strategic technology decisions ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices across teams.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and business stakeholders to translate priorities into technical solutions.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and long-term platform strategy.

Mentorship & Engineering Excellence:

• Coach and mentor Software Engineers and Tech Leads.
• Support continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
• Assist teams with complex technical challenges and architectural decisions.

Platform Ownership:

• Lead evolution of business-critical systems and applications.
• Oversee integrations with internal platforms and external vendors.
• Ensure high performance, availability, and operational stability.

DevOps & Operational Excellence:

• Promote modern DevOps practices and automation.
• Support incident management, monitoring, and system resilience initiatives.
• Drive improvements in software quality, deployment, and observability.

This is a hybrid position requiring approximately 3 days per week onsite in Kraków, Poland, with remaining time remote. Work authorization or legal eligibility to work in Poland is implied but not explicitly stated.