Software Engineer 2 (Java/Kotlin / Python) – Allegro Translations

Allegro.eu S.A.; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 163,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegro Translations is seeking a Software Engineer 2 to join the Technology team in Warsaw. Design, build, and optimize high-availability backend services in a cloud-native environment using Kotlin, Python, Kafka, and Kubernetes, with full ownership of your microservices from code to production.

You will work with MongoDB, integrate AI services, and collaborate with linguists and researchers to deliver scalable localization solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Kotlin and/or Python and building robust backend systems.
• Strong experience with MongoDB and optimizing large-scale datasets.
• Hands-on experience connecting and orchestrating AI services to execute complex business logic.
• Fluent English (B2 level) is required.
• Interest in AI and staying at the forefront of tech innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize high-availability backend systems.
• Own and operate microservices from design to deployment.
• Work in an agile, autonomous team with full ownership of your services.
• Tackle distributed systems and real-time data challenges.
• Collaborate with linguists and researchers to support Allegro Translations services.

Skills

Kotlin

Python

Kafka

Kubernetes

MongoDB

English (B2)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Consul

Job description

Software Engineer 2 (Java/Kotlin / Python) - Allegro Translations

Location: Warszawa, PL, 00-841

Team: Technology

Contract Type: Employee

About the job

Massive Scale: Design, build, and optimize systems that handle thousands of requests per minute. This is high-availability, high-performance engineering in practice.

Modern Tech Stack: Work with a world-class, cloud-native environment. Our core technologies include Kotlin, Python, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

True Ownership & Autonomy: We live by a "you build it, you run it" philosophy. You’ll join an agile, autonomous team with full ownership of your microservices, from design to deployment.

Complex Challenges: From distributed systems and data streaming to algorithmic optimization, you’ll tackle the complex backend problems that power a massive, real-time marketplace.

Join our team! You will have a chance to build Allegro Translations Services - powered by machine translations and continuous localization systems. Our team works closely with linguists and researchers, creating the best experience for customers in various markets with huge potential for growth.

Important things for you:

Flexible working hours in the hybrid model (4/1) - working hours start between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. We also have 30 days of occasional remote work.

The salary range for this position depending on the skill set is as follows (contract of employment, tax-deductible cost):

PLN 14 600 - 20 825

Annual bonus based on your annual performance and company results.

Our team is based in Warsaw.

We are looking for people who:

Code in Kotlin and/or Python and have experience to build robust backend systems;

Proficient in MongoDB, with proven experience migrating databases and optimizing performance for large-scale datasets;

Brings hands‑on experience in connecting and orchestrating AI services to execute complex business logic

Are enthusiastic about AI and want to stay at the forefront of technical innovation;

Want to drive technical implementation analysis for complex solutions, involving business requirements into clear, actionable system architectures

Are excited to join a growing team where they can influence the technical vision and help shape new projects from the ground up within the ecosystem;

Know English at at least B2 level.

What's in it for you:

Well‑located offices (with e.g. fully equipped kitchens, bicycle parking, terraces full of greenery) and excellent work tools (e.g., raised desks, ergonomic chairs, interactive conference rooms).

A 16" or 14" MacBook Pro or corresponding Dell with Windows (if you don't like Macs) and all the necessary accessories.

A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan - you choose what you like (e.g., medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers).

English classes that we pay for related to the specific nature of your job.

A training budget, inter‑team tourism (see more here ), hackathons, and an internal learning platform where you will find multiple trainings.

An additional day off for volunteering, which you can use alone, with a team, or with a larger group of people connected by a common goal.

Social events for Allegro people - Spin Kilometers, Family Day, Fat Thursday, Advent of Code, and many other occasions we enjoy.

And that’s just the beginning! You can read more about the benefits here .

#goodtobehere means that:

You will join a team you can count on - we work with top‑class specialists who have knowledge- and experience‑sharing in their DNA.

You will love our level of autonomy in team organization, the space for continuous development, and the opportunity to try new things. You get to choose which technology solves the problem and you are responsible for what you create.

You will value our Developer Experience and the full platform of tools and technologies that make creating software easier. We rely on an internal ecosystem based on self‑service and widely used tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Consul, GitHub, and GitHub Actions. Thanks to this, you can contribute to Allegro from your very first days on the job.

You will be equipped with modern AI tools to automate repetitive tasks, allowing you to focus on developing new services and refining existing ones (also leveraging AI support).

You will create solutions that will be used (and loved!) by your friends, family and millions of our customers.

You will meet the Allegro Scale, which starts with over 1000 microservices, an open‑source data bus (Hermes) with 300K+ rps, a Service Mesh with 1M+ rps, tens of petabytes of data, and production‑used machine learning.

You will become part of Allegro Tech - We speak at industry conferences, cooperate with tech communities, run our own blog (it’s been over 10 years!), record podcasts, lead guilds, and we organize our own internal conference - the Allegro Tech Meeting. We create solutions we love (and can) to talk about!