Principal/Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack/Backend Technologies (Poland Remote)

Turnitin, LLC; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

Education reimbursement

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Retirement plan with match

Job summary

Turnitin, LLC is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Java and serverless technologies, complemented by frontend experience. You will help design scalable shared backend services and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Europe and the USA.

This is a remote-first role supporting a distributed engineering organization. You will mentor junior engineers, implement RESTful APIs, and contribute to CI/CD and documentation efforts to deliver high-performing educational

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development with Java
• Serverless experience (AWS Lambda or similar)
• Frontend experience (React, Web Components)
• Distributed systems, scalability and data modeling
• Cross-functional collaboration with Europe/USA teams
• Cloud technologies and serverless apps on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SNS/SQS/EventBridge)
• CI/CD practice and automated testing
• Mentoring junior engineers and code reviews

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services using Java and serverless tech
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems
• Contribute to frontend components when needed
• Improve performance and cost efficiency of services
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and engineers
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure code quality with reviews and tests
• Create documentation for shared components

Skills

Java backend

Serverless architectures

Frontend experience

Distributed systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring juniors

CI/CD

Tools

AWS Lambda

DynamoDB

API Gateway

SNS/SQS/EventBridge

React

Job description

Principal/Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack/Backend Technologies (Poland Remote)

Full-time

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 21,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Feedback Studio, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.

Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well‑being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Turnitin is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on backend development, particularly in Java and serverless architectures, combined with solid frontend experience. This role is ideal for engineers passionate about building scalable distributed systems, data modeling, and delivering high‑performing, reliable software solutions for our award‑winning educational platform.

As a core contributor to our shared services team, you will play a key role in developing and enhancing the foundational systems that power both existing and new applications.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable shared backend services using Java and serverless technologies (AWS Lambda).
• Design / implement RESTful APIs and event‑driven systems.
• Contribute to the development of user‑facing frontend components as needed.
• Optimize existing services for improved performance and cost‑efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, including Architects, Product Managers, and other engineering leads, to deliver innovative solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering growth and sharing best practices.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure high‑quality code through peer reviews, automated testing, and adherence to software development standards.
• Create comprehensive documentation for the developed shared components, including usage.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience:

• 8+ years of expertise in backend development, with proficiency in Java and experience with serverless frameworks (e.g., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).
• Hands‑on experience with frontend technologies (e.g., React, Web Components).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and data modeling.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders across various locations, including distributed teams based in Europe and the USA, to deliver impactful solutions.
• Practical experience in cloud technologies and frameworks, specifically developing serverless applications on AWS using technologies such as lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway and SNS/SQS/EventBridge.
• Extensive experience with software development best practices (e.g. design patterns, test‑driven development, code profiling, debugging).
• Experience with CI/CD tools, including build, deployment and test automation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical colleagues in agile environments.
• A passion for mentoring and developing the skills of junior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience:

• Understanding or experience with AI/ML.

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily — solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This is what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time. Experience a remote‑centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well‑being.

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.
• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self‑Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement/*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*

* varies by country

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.