Staff Engineer & Product Owner

Alex Staff; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

An international cybersecurity company is seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer & Product Owner to join their remote team. You will own the product architecture and code, oversee CI/CD processes, and lead a small engineering team. Ideal candidates have a strong background in Python and Linux, along with at least 8 years of software engineering experience. This position offers competitive salary, flexible working hours, and comprehensive benefits including vacation and education budget.

Benefits

Competitive salary

24 days of vacation per year

Paid national holidays

Unlimited sick leaves

Compensation for private medical insurance

Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement

Budget for education

Reward for innovative ideas

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years of experience at senior/staff level.
• Experience owning a product/tool end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and write production code daily (Python, Go).
• Building & improving CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub).
• Leading a small engineering team (4-5 engineers).
• Defining product vision, roadmap, and managing stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Strong hands-on experience in Python

Practical experience with another language (Go, Java, etc.)

Solid background with GitLab CI/GitHub workflows

Strong Linux fundamentals

Proven experience refactoring legacy systems

Strong ownership mindset

English B2+

Job description

About the company and the project

An international company, which revolutionizes the security landscape for Linux web servers with the power of Artificial Intelligence, is in search of a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer & Product Owner to be a part of its team.

The product of the company provides extended security support and vulnerability patching for end-of-life Linux distributions and widely used languages and frameworks, allowing organizations to continue using them safely beyond their official lifecycle.

The organization has been on the market since 2009. The company's products are used by thousands of companies around the world. You will be working on the fastest-growing product.

It is a fully remote company, with flexible hours, where you can plan your day and work from anywhere in the world.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and write production code daily (Python, Go)
• Building & improving CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub)
• Modernizing and refactoring legacy systems safely
• Leading technical decisions, setting engineering standards, mentoring the team
• Defining product vision, roadmap, priorities and managing stakeholder expectations
• Acting as main interface for teams relying on our automation tools
• Leading a small engineering team (4-5 engineers)

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering
• 3+ years of experience at senior/staff level
• Strong hands‑on experience in Python
• Practical experience with another language (Go, Java, etc.)
• Solid background with GitLab CI/GitHub workflows
• Strong Linux fundamentals: processes, permissions, shell, networking, packaging
• Proven experience refactoring legacy systems
• Experience owning a product/tool end‑to‑end, defining roadmaps, managing trade‑offs
• Strong ownership mindset, comfortable in ambiguity and fast‑moving environments
• English B2+

Preferred qualifications

• Vulnerability management, CVE/CVSS, or backporting experience
• Experience with Linux packaging (RPM/DEB) or Java/Python/Go ecosystems
• Practical use of LLM/AI in development workflows
• Background in platform/enablement teams

Benefits

• Competitive salary according to your experience and skills
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves
• Compensation for private medical insurance
• Co‑working and gym/sports reimbursement
• Budget for education
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent
• Interesting and challenging projects
• This position is offered under a B2B contract, which involves setting up an individual entrepreneur (self‑employment) registration in the employee's name