Regional Head of Engineering, Poland, Onboarding and KYC

HSBC Holdings plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 262,000 - 392,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multisport card

Private medical care

Life insurance

Free parking

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Kraków is seeking a Regional Head of Engineering to blend hands-on software development with oversight of delivery teams. You will guide engineers and architects to deliver products aligned with Future State Architecture, foster collaboration across regions, and drive high-quality automated solutions.

Lead large teams, influence global engineering culture, and promote AI-enabled automation while ensuring delivery at pace and technical excellence in a multinational

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with RESTful API development.
• Experience building microservices with iterative delivery to prod.
• Strong leadership of large engineering teams and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Poland engineering team within CIB Client Services.
• Design and build microservice-based solutions aligned to Future State Architecture.
• Drive high cadence delivery, collaborate with product teams, and raise engineering standards.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Microservices

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others. If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Your career opportunity

In Corporate and Institutional Banking CIB Client Services we are building inhouse solutions to support the onboarding and KYC activities of our customers. We are building client facing applications for users to manage their activities with HSBC and orchestration capabilities to reduce the time it takes for clients and staff to complete these activities. As Regional Head of Engineering in Poland you will combine hands-on engineering with oversight of software delivery teams, setting a high standard for iterative delivery into production. You will also influence engineers, architects and business stakeholders to ensure we build the right products in the right ways aligned to our Future State Architecture.

What you'll do

• Help to drive engineering principles and transformation across the Poland team as part of the CIB Client Services Engineering Leadership team
• Design and build solutions using microservice architecture, partnering with product teams to understand requirements and the impact of change
• Deliver solutions at high cadence for new functionality and legacy replacement, setting the standard through hands‑on engineering
• Foster collaboration between regions to strengthen ways of working across global engineering teams
• Inspire engineering excellence by influencing behaviours and removing barriers that slow delivery or reduce quality
• Challenge engineering and architecture teams to build solutions aligned to Future State Architecture, encouraging component reuse and economies of scale
• Promote and embed AI capabilities to improve process understanding and enable better automation design including agentic AI and traditional automation
• Build accountability in the team, attract and develop diverse technical talent and coach regional engineering leads to manage stakeholders effectively

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• Extensive experience building applications using non-breaking principles, particularly developing RESTful APIs
• Experience developing microservices using highly iterative methods to deliver change to production regularly
• Extensive experience with Java, preferably more recent versions 17 and greater
• Extensive experience building and managing database schemas using PostgreSQL
• Experience leading large high‑performing engineering teams, with a focus on developing team capability
• Strong communication skills with an ability to translate between business and technology
• Experience dissecting business requirements and supporting iterative delivery to production at high cadence without large planning cycles
• Experience influencing global engineering teams to transform engineering mindset and culture across the group

What we offer

The pay range for this role is 23,433 PLN - 35,150 PLN monthly, gross.

Additional car allowance in the amount of 4,786 PLN monthly, gross.

Variable pay is discretionary, but influenced by Group performance, business/function performance and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering healthcare, family friendly leaves, pension and life assurance, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).
• Cafeteria platform
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours
• Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (for external candidates only)
• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)
• Interview with the hiring manager

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please let us know.

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.