Senior Software Engineer II

StepStone Group; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical and dental care

Life insurance

Flex Benefits

Employee Referral Program

Hackathons & knowledge sharing

English/German classes

Job summary

The Stepstone Group is seeking a senior Data Platform Engineer to provide technical leadership, shaping the direction of data, platform and infrastructure domains. You will collaborate with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and Enterprise Architects to build scalable data platform capabilities that power analytics, AI and key business products.

In this role you will drive architectural decisions, establish standards, and mentor engineers while advancing AI-assisted development and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Staff Engineer or Principal Engineer or equivalent senior IC leadership role.
• Strong background in data platforms, distributed systems and cloud-native architectures with cross-team influence.
• Expertise in AWS, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, Airflow, Glue or Spark for scalable data solutions.
• Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures and Iceberg or similar formats.
• Knowledge of data quality, governance, cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. Datadog); DBT/AI-assisted engineering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture of the Data Platform.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and reusable patterns with Enterprise Architecture.
• Improve code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and operational practices.
• Guide teams through complex technical challenges, aiding planning and risk management.
• Mentor engineers and foster AI-assisted development and automation.

Skills

Staff/Principal Engineer leadership

Data platforms & distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

AWS & data tooling (Terraform, Kafka,?

Data lakes/lakehouse & Iceberg

Job description

Who we are

At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for job seekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match, in a fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring.

At our Tech Hub, located near Wilanowska Metro, we are here as more than 300 ambitious specialists who work on the development of our IT products. We are proud to be part of The Stepstone Group, a global expert in job-tech platforms and e-recruiting.

Join our team of 3,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the world’s leading job-tech platform.

The job at a glance

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for providing technical leadership for our Data Platform team, defining technical direction and driving architectural decisions across data, platform and infrastructure domains.

Working in the Data Platform department you will build scalable, reliable and well-governed data platform capabilities that support analytics, AI and business-critical products, while collaborating closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and Enterprise Architects.

This is so important to us. By joining our team, you will be playing a vital role as together we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technical vision, roadmap and architecture of the Data Platform, driving decisions across data, platform and infrastructure domains
• Establish engineering standards, best practices and reusable patterns while partnering with Enterprise Architecture and influencing technical direction
• Drive engineering excellence by improving code quality, testing, observability, reliability and operational practices
• Support end-to-end delivery by guiding teams through complex technical challenges, improving decision‑making, and contributing to planning and risk management
• Mentor engineers, grow senior technical capabilities and champion AI‑assisted development and engineering automation

Your skills and qualifications

• Proven experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer or in an equivalent senior individual contributor leadership role
• Strong background in data platforms, distributed systems and cloud‑native architectures, with experience shaping technical direction across teams and stakeholders
• Solid expertise in relevant technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, Airflow, Glue or Spark, and building scalable data solutions
• Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures, Iceberg or similar table formats, as well as batch and streaming processing
• Knowledge of data quality, governance, cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. Datadog), with DBT or AI‑assisted engineering practices as a plus

Your benefits

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• Premium medical and dental care
• Life insurance
• Flex Benefits - Worksmile Cafeteria System (Multisport, vouchers, tickets etc.)
• Employee Referral Program
• Hackathons, Knowledge Sharing Hours, In‑house projects
• Tech and sport communities
• Events and integration parties
• Charity initiatives, 2 extra volunteer days
• English/German classes
• Game room and chillout zone

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.