Lead Data Platform Architect - Flexible

Akamai Technologies; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Financial benefits

Family support

Flexible working hours

Opportunities for personal pursuits

Job summary

A leading technology company in Poland is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Data Engineering Team. The role focuses on leading and mentoring engineering teams, while shaping platform architecture and best practices. Successful candidates will have extensive experience in software development with Golang, Python, or C/C++, and a strong understanding of distributed systems. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely or on-site as part of a global flexible working program.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in software development with modern programming languages.
• Deep expertise with distributed systems architecture and networking protocols.
• Advanced experience in DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver highly scalable systems across multiple projects.
• Lead integration of data streaming services with a focus on performance analytics.
• Direct automation development for operational excellence.

Skills

Golang

Python

C/C++

Java

Distributed systems architecture

Linux networking

TCP/IP

DevOps practices

CI/CD tools

Observability tools

Bash scripting

SQL

REST API design

Education

Masters diploma in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Helm

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Prometheus

DataDog

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

A leading technology company in Poland is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Data Engineering Team. The role focuses on leading and mentoring engineering teams, while shaping platform architecture and best practices. Successful candidates will have extensive experience in software development with Golang, Python, or C/C++, and a strong understanding of distributed systems. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely or on-site as part of a global flexible working program.