Software Systems Engineer - Java (Mid/Regular or Senior)

sabre; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Year-end break

Parental leave

Volunteer days

LuxMed medical coverage

Travel insurance

Employee assistance

Life insurance

Udemy courses

Tuition reimbursement

Parking on-site

No dress code

Job summary

Sabre in Kraków is seeking a Software Systems Engineer to join our Network Planning team. You will drive design and execution across a high-scale product suite, collaborating with globally distributed teams and mentoring engineers to improve software architecture and processes.

You'll apply AI to core workflows, tackle scale and performance challenges, and help deliver reliable, sustainable software solutions while enabling Sabre to connect airlines, hoteliers and agencies worldwide.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of software engineering experience with leading complex system design.
• Fluency in Java with J2EE and Spring framework experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP or similar) and applying AI to software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with globally distributed teams to design and implement new functionalities.
• Apply optimizations to features, architecture, processes, and tooling.
• Mentor junior engineers to foster growth and cohesion.
• Incorporate AI into core workflows to accelerate delivery and enhance capabilities.
• Address scale and performance challenges in large-scale systems.
• Drive cross-team alignment to ensure quality and operational excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring

GCP

AI in software

Mentoring

Tools

J2EE

Spring Framework

Job description

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world's largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.

Location: Kraków (hybrid work - 3 day per week in the office)

We are seeking a Software Systems Engineer to join our global Network Planning team, where innovation knows no borders. Network Planning is a highly sophisticated portfolio of products that helps airlines plan, create, manage and optimize their flight networks. As the industry leader for scheduling and optimization solutions serving 100 airline customers around the world, this team builds complex systems that keep the global travel network connected. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.

As a Software Systems Engineer, you will drive technical design and execution across a high-scale product suite handling significant domain complexity. You will collaborate across distributed teams, mentor engineers and continuously improve software development processes and system efficiency. This role requires technical depth, constructive problem-solving skills and the ability to guide teams toward reliable, sustainable software architecture.

What you'll do

• Work with globally distributed teams to discuss, understand, design and implement new functionalities across complex systems.
• Apply optimizations and continuous improvements to product features, technical architecture, development processes and tooling.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance for junior team members to foster technical growth and team cohesion.
• Identify and implement practical ways to incorporate AI into core workflows and systems to accelerate delivery and enhance system capabilities.
• Solve complex technical challenges related to scope, scale and algorithmic performance across large-scale software solutions.
• Drive cross-team alignment to ensure software quality, stability and operational excellence.

What you'll bring

• 2-6 years of experience in software engineering, with proven expertise leading complex system design and technical initiatives.
• Fluency in Java with solid, hands‑on experience across the J2EE platform and Spring framework.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud environments.
• Practical hands‑on experience using AI, generative AI tools or machine learning capabilities to improve software architecture or developer workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate constructively across global teams, guide technical decision-making and mentor peers.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Year-End-Break: enjoy additional fully paid days off during the last week of the year
• Paid parental leave: Take up to 12 weeks off with pay after birth or adoption of a child. Sabre Global Paid Parental Leave runs concurrently with local leave policies.
• Paid volunteer time: take up to 4 days annually to give your time to a charitable organization of your choice

Your money

• My Benefit platform/Multisport card: enjoy the benefit cafeteria system and use popular sport card
• Tax deduction: take the opportunity to claim deductible costs, reducing your income tax
• Employee Capital Plans: profit from long-term saving scheme co-financed by Sabre and the State Treasury
• Baby Bonus: benefit from one-time allowance on childbirth or adoption
• Say Thanks program: collect points on recognition program and transfer them to wide variety of gifts and services

Health and wellness

• Luxmed extensive medical coverage: take care of yourself and your family with the extensive medical package with a broad range of additional services
• Foreign travel insurance: feel safe going abroad with free Allianz insurance offered as part of our Lux Med package
• Employee Assistance Program: find help in free, confidential program with a certified counselor
• Life insurance: sign up for free, high coverage life insurance program

Career development

• Professional development: enjoy access to Udemy learning platform as well as join Sabre live learning sessions
• Certification and tuition reimbursement
• Our Communities: join one of our team member groups focused on sharing knowledge and best practices (Google Developers Group, Innovation Lab Community, Women in Technology, SOLVE!T and many more)

And more

• Car and bike parking
• Fun & Relax zone in modern office: enjoy electronic tables to work, foosball, ping pong, pool table, swings, massage chairs and terraces to admire a panoramic view of Kraków. We have parents' rooms as well
• No dress code