Staff Engineer, Distributed Compute Platform (Hybrid)

Starburst; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 440,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Stock grants

Competitive pay

Job summary

A leading data platform company in Warsaw is seeking a Staff Engineer to own critical backend components and orchestrate distributed compute for enterprise customers. The role involves JVM-based service design, Kubernetes deployments, and authentication. Candidates should have over 8 years of backend experience, strong Java skills, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. This hybrid position requires in-office attendance 2-3 days a week, offering competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional backend experience with Java.
• Experience in designing distributed systems; familiarity with Spark or Trino is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Proven experience leading architecture across multiple services.

Responsibilities

• Own backend and platform components for distributed compute.
• Design and implement JVM-based services, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Provide architectural leadership and long-term platform ownership.

Skills

Java

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

AWS

RESTful APIs

Python

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

A leading data platform company in Warsaw is seeking a Staff Engineer to own critical backend components and orchestrate distributed compute for enterprise customers. The role involves JVM-based service design, Kubernetes deployments, and authentication. Candidates should have over 8 years of backend experience, strong Java skills, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. This hybrid position requires in-office attendance 2-3 days a week, offering competitive salary and benefits.