June 27, 2026

Staff Java Engineer

Senior • Hybrid

32,000 - 38,000 PLN

Krakow, Poland

We are looking for a Staff Java Engineer to join a greenfield initiative building a large-scale distributed backend platform for advanced manufacturing environments.

The role focuses on defining system architecture, APIs, and data flows for highly scalable, event-driven systems with complex integrations and strong reliability requirements.

✅ Your responsibilities:

  • Design and evolve distributed backend architecture for a high-scale production platform

  • Define system architecture, APIs, and data models across multiple domains

  • Build microservices and integration layers connecting ERP, vendors, and manufacturing systems

  • Design and implement event-driven data flows and workflows

  • Evaluate and adapt enterprise and open-source solutions to guide architecture decisions

  • Drive engineering standards, reliability, and scalability practices

  • Collaborate with R&D engineers and manufacturing domain experts

🧠 Our requirements:

  • 8+ years in backend / distributed systems engineering

  • Strong expertise in Java and system design

  • Proven experience with large-scale distributed architectures

  • Strong understanding of microservices and API design

  • Experience with event-driven systems and integrations

  • Solid data modeling and database design skills

  • Ability to work in R&D / ambiguous, greenfield environments

  • Strong communication and mentoring skills

⭐ Nice to have:

  • Experience with MES / manufacturing / industrial systems

  • Knowledge of BOM, MRP, shopfloor, traceability

  • Exposure to IoT / hardware integrations

  • Experience with data streaming / cloud-native systems

🌟 What we offer:

  • Private healthcare

  • Multisport

  • Life insurance

  • Opportunity to build a greenfield production-critical platform from scratch

  • High ownership over architecture and technical direction

  • Work at the intersection of software and physical manufacturing systems

  • Strong R&D engineering environment

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