Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead (Java, Cloud-Native)

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Kraków; On-site; PLN 254,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract from day one

Gold Medical Package for employees and

private pension plan

Birthday/anniversary days off

Training & development programs

Job summary

State Street is seeking an experienced technology leader to join Kraków as a senior software engineering lead. You will guide a growing team of engineers, shaping technical strategy while delivering complex Java/C# projects for financial services clients.

The role emphasizes cloud-native architecture, microservices, and scalable, observable systems with strong emphasis on performance, reliability and SDLC best practices. Collaboration with analysts and product managers is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience with full lifecycle of project development for Java applications from similar industry.
• At least 2 years of experience leading a team of 5-10 people (hiring to offboarding).
• Expert level proficiency in Java or C#/.NET, object-oriented design.
• Strong experience with high-throughput low-latency systems.
• Deep understanding of database internals and data model design.
• Proven experience designing and building cloud-native systems that are observable, scalable, and resilient.
• Familiar with event-driven architecture.
• Strong understanding of financial system characteristics regarding transaction integrity, data consistency and reconciliation, auditability, and traceability.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience in Agile and SDLC development methodologies.
• Minimum Salary: zł282 000 Annual

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug large and complex software enhancements and solutions within Charles River’s business and technical problem domains.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to create simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems.
• Direct problem solving for projects or major phases of projects to resolve software technical issues.
• Develop, test, debug, and implement software programs, applications and projects using Java and being open to learn and utilize needed languages.
• Provide informed guidance and critical analysis of proposed changes during code reviews.
• Provide troubleshooting on large, mission critical client implementations.
• Engage in the agile software development process by adhering to and advancing the CRD scrum methodology.
• Plan and coordinate cross-team activities groups to complete assignments.
• Identify opportunities to modernize the codebase by transitioning to a cloud-native architecture and adopting a microservices-based approach.
• Leverage artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance and automate processes, improving efficiency and scalability.
• Mentor and guide Junior Engineers.
• Lead a team of 5-10 engineers both from technical and managerial perspective

Skills

Java

C# / .NET

Team leadership

Cloud-native

Microservices

Agile SDLC

Problem solving

Databases

Distributed systems

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering

MS degree preferred

Job description

State Street is seeking an experienced technology leader to join Kraków as a senior software engineering lead. You will guide a growing team of engineers, shaping technical strategy while delivering complex Java/C# projects for financial services clients.

The role emphasizes cloud-native architecture, microservices, and scalable, observable systems with strong emphasis on performance, reliability and SDLC best practices. Collaboration with analysts and product managers is essential.