Software Engineer

HSBC Technology Poland is hiring for a Software Engineer role in Kraków focusing on platform engineering, developer experience, and microservice architectures within a cross-functional, international team environment.

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience focused on DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Solid understanding of internet protocols and infrastructure: HTTP, DNS, TLS, load balancing, reverse proxies, service meshes, API gateways.
• Strong programming skills in structured and OOP paradigms using one or more of: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Clojure.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and InfluxDB; familiarity with time-series databases and data visualization concepts.
• Proactive mindset to identify problems, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities early.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable with geographically distributed teams.

• Partner with Product Owners to understand requirements and break them down into deliverables.
• 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, effective production support; root cause analysis and long-term fixes for incidents.
• Act as a trusted technical consultant for platform users, resolving queries and unblocking teams.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT teams and coordinate stakeholders to evolve the platform.
• Proactively manage technical debt and maintain security and vulnerability posture.
• Mentor junior developers and promote a high-performing team culture.