Backend Engineer (B2B - Warsaw)

Fresha; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty and wellness platform is looking for a Backend Engineer in Warsaw. The ideal candidate will collaborate within a cross-functional team to develop features using Ruby, Elixir, and Kafka in a hybrid environment. Candidates with 2+ years in product engineering who thrive in dynamic settings are encouraged to apply. This role offers significant impact on product evolution and cutting-edge technology use.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in product engineering, developer tools, or infrastructure at scale.
• A pragmatic generalist who thrives on learning new frameworks.
• Familiarity with specific languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional product team to deliver features.
• Own the entire lifecycle of features from design to rollout.
• Design and maintain Ruby/Elixir code.

Skills

Building globally distributed systems

Event-driven architectures (Kafka)

Ruby

Elixir

TypeScript

Tools

Kubernetes

GraphQL

gRPC

Job description

Location: Warsaw, Poland — Hybrid (4 days on-site / 1 day remote)

Contract: B2B · 25–40 k PLN net / month + RSUs

Fresha: Shaping the Future of Beauty & Wellness

Join Fresha, the leading marketplace platform transforming the beauty and wellness industry globally. With over 120,000 businesses and 450,000 stylists trusting our platform, we've powered over 1 billion appointments worldwide. Fresha empowers businesses with an all-in-one platform for bookings, point-of-sale, marketing, and more, while connecting consumers to local services.

Your Impact as a Backend Engineer

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, autonomous environment? We're seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to join our cross-functional product team in Warsaw.

What You'll Do:

* Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Frontend, Infrastructure, and Mobile engineers to take features from discovery to rollout and beyond.

* Be responsible for features from discovery to observability: technical design, implementation, testing, and rollout.

* Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and reliable Ruby/Elixir code.

* Work with a polyglot stack (Ruby, Elixir, GraphQL, TypeScript, gRPC) and modern messaging systems (Kafka).

* Operate within a Kubernetes-driven environment as we continue moving to a microservice architecture.

* Embrace Domain-Driven Design to build high-quality, impactful products from inception to delivery.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience building and maintaining globally distributed systems.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka).
• ~2+ years of experience in product engineering, developer tools, or infrastructure at scale.
• A pragmatic generalist who thrives on learning new frameworks and tackling complex challenges.
• Familiarity with languages such as Elixir, Ruby, or TypeScript is a plus.

Why Join Fresha?

• Real Impact: Directly influence our product and architecture in a rapidly growing global business.
• Cutting-Edge Tech: Work with modern technologies and contribute to a significant migration to microservices.
• Dynamic Culture: Be part of a team that encourages autonomy and innovation.
Don't meet every requirement? We value passion and potential. Apply today and let's grow together!

Interview Process

• Screen Stage - Video-call with a member from the Talent Team (45-60min)
• 1st Stage - Video/In-person interview with Hiring Manager (60min)
• 2nd Stage - Video/In-person interview with Hiring Team (up to 2.5hrs)
• Final Stage - Video interview with CTO (60min)
We aim to finalise the entire interview process and deliver feedback within 4 weeks.

Every job application received is reviewed manually by our talent team. While we strive to assess applications within 7 days, the sheer volume of talented individuals expressing interest may occasionally extend this timeframe