Senior Principal Cloud Platform Architect

Merantix; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 256,598 - 366,569; Full time

Job summary

Merantix is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to drive initiatives for cloud platform solutions in Krakow, Poland. The role includes shaping technical architecture for critical projects and leading cross-team engineering efforts. Ideal candidates will have over 12 years of experience in software development and strong leadership in large-scale systems.

Successful candidates possess expertise in modern programming languages and cloud-native applications, alongside a passion for mentoring and driving improvements across engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering commercial software applications.
• Proven experience leading architecture and technical direction for large-scale software systems.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical architecture for critical platform initiatives.
• Lead complex cross-team engineering efforts from concept through delivery.
• Design scalable and maintainable solutions that support long-term business objectives.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

API design

Cloud-native applications

Object-oriented design

Modern programming languages

Distributed systems principles

Strong problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

AWS

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Modern web technologies

Job description

Merantix is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to drive initiatives for cloud platform solutions in Krakow, Poland. The role includes shaping technical architecture for critical projects and leading cross-team engineering efforts. Ideal candidates will have over 12 years of experience in software development and strong leadership in large-scale systems.

Successful candidates possess expertise in modern programming languages and cloud-native applications, alongside a passion for mentoring and driving improvements across engineering practices.