Software Engineer

HSBC Global Services Limited; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 223,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Life insurance

Home office setup reimbursement

Cafeteria platform

Employee assistance program

Training support

CSR initiatives

Discounts

Social events

Flexible hours

Free parking

Job summary

HSBC Global Services Limited in Kraków is seeking a versatile software professional to join a global technology organisation. You will work in hybrid, self-organising teams delivering modern engineering solutions and client‑facing products, including platforms that support global Sales and research content, with emphasis on web standards and performance.

You’ll translate business requirements into user stories, contribute to production deployment, and balance feature work with technical debt

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in at least one programming language.
• Experience or strong interest in Java and JavaScript for client-side and server-side development.
• Working knowledge of Unix environments.
• Understanding of databases from a consumer or application usage perspective.
• Knowledge of HTTP APIs, including RESTful APIs.
• Confidence communicating clearly and collaborating within an engineering team.
• Fluency in English for day-to-day team communication.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team of 4 to 6 engineers with a dedicated Product Owner, typically co-located but sometimes distributed across geographies.
• Translate business requirements into user stories and deliver them iteratively all the way to production.
• Own product support as part of the team’s responsibilities, following the principle the team builds it, the team supports it.
• Identify, track, and reduce technical debt, ensuring the right balance between new features and sustainability.
• Design solutions for new items, ensuring alignment with technology guidelines and constraints.
• Collaborate closely with teammates through pairing to share knowledge and raise engineering quality.
• Contribute to building and improving platforms and products that prioritise web standards, accessibility, and speed of delivery.
• Embrace experimentation, learn from controlled failure, and adapt quickly when approaches don’t deliver the intended outcomes.

Skills

Programming languages

Java

JavaScript

Unix

Databases

REST APIs

Communication

English

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

Join a global technology organisation within HSBC that builds modern engineering solutions to support the bank’s wider strategy and leads the DevOps and Agile agenda. Our teams create and evolve digital platforms and client-facing products, including the Single Dealer Platform for MSS, HSBC Evolve, tools that support global Sales teams, technology for creating and distributing research content, next-generation AI and ML insights, and HSBC-wide internal social collaboration tools. With around 450 colleagues across seven locations, you’ll work in flexible, self-organising teams in a hybrid environment where experimentation and learning are encouraged.

What you’ll do

• - Work in a team of 4 to 6 engineers with a dedicated Product Owner, typically co-located but sometimes distributed across geographies
• - Translate business requirements into user stories and deliver them iteratively all the way to production
• - Own product support as part of the team’s responsibilities, following the principle the team builds it, the team supports it
• - Identify, track, and reduce technical debt, ensuring the right balance between new features and sustainability
• - Design solutions for new items, ensuring alignment with technology guidelines and constraints
• - Collaborate closely with teammates through pairing to share knowledge and raise engineering quality
• - Contribute to building and improving platforms and products that prioritise web standards, accessibility, and speed of delivery
• - Embrace experimentation, learn from controlled failure, and adapt quickly when approaches don’t deliver the intended outcomes

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• - Willingness to learn and work with multiple programming languages
• - Demonstrable experience in at least one programming language
• - Experience or strong interest in Java and JavaScript for client-side and server-side development
• - Working knowledge of Unix environments
• - Understanding of databases from a consumer or application usage perspective
• - Knowledge of HTTP APIs, including RESTful APIs
• - Confidence communicating clearly and collaborating within an engineering team
• - Fluency in English for day-to-day team communication

What we offer

The pay range for this role is 20000 PLN - 25000 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