Staff/Lead Java Engineer

Talanto; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Greenfield project

Job summary

Talanto is seeking a Staff/Lead Java Engineer to join a greenfield initiative building a large-scale distributed backend platform for advanced manufacturing. You will define system architecture, APIs, and data flows across domains with a focus on reliability and scalability.

This role offers high ownership over architecture and the opportunity to lead design decisions, collaborating with R&D engineers and manufacturing domain experts. Kraków on-site with a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in backend / distributed systems engineering.
• Strong expertise in Java and system design.
• Proven experience with large-scale distributed architectures.
• Strong understanding of microservices and API design.
• Experience with event-driven systems and integrations.
• Solid data modeling and database design skills.
• Ability to work in R&D / ambiguous, greenfield environments.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve distributed backend architecture for a high-scale production platform.
• Define system architecture, APIs, and data models across multiple domains.
• Build microservices and integration layers connecting ERP, vendors, and manufacturing systems.
• Design and implement event-driven data flows and workflows.
• Evaluate and adapt enterprise and open-source solutions to guide architecture decisions.
• Drive engineering standards, reliability, and scalability practices.
• Collaborate with R&D engineers and manufacturing domain experts.

Skills

Java

System design

Distributed systems

Microservices

Event-driven

Data modeling

Leadership/Mentoring

Backend engineering

Job description

We are looking for a Staff/Lead Java Engineer to join a greenfield initiative building a large-scale distributed backend platform for advanced manufacturing environments. The role focuses on defining system architecture, APIs, and data flows for highly scalable, event-driven systems with complex integrations and strong reliability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve distributed backend architecture for a high-scale production platform
• Define system architecture, APIs, and data models across multiple domains
• Build microservices and integration layers connecting ERP, vendors, and manufacturing systems
• Design and implement event-driven data flows and workflows
• Evaluate and adapt enterprise and open-source solutions to guide architecture decisions
• Drive engineering standards, reliability, and scalability practices
• Collaborate with R&D engineers and manufacturing domain experts

Requirements

• 8+ years in backend / distributed systems engineering
• Strong expertise in Java and system design
• Proven experience with large-scale distributed architectures
• Strong understanding of microservices and API design
• Experience with event-driven systems and integrations
• Solid data modeling and database design skills
• Ability to work in R&D / ambiguous, greenfield environments
• Strong communication and mentoring skills

Nice to have

• Experience with MES / manufacturing / industrial systems
• Knowledge of BOM, MRP, shopfloor, traceability
• Exposure to IoT / hardware integrations
• Experience with data streaming / cloud-native systems

Benefits

• Private healthcare
• MultisportLife insurance
• Opportunity to build a greenfield production-critical platform from scratch
• High ownership over architecture and technical direction
• Work at the intersection of software and physical manufacturing systems
• Strong R&D engineering environment