Staff Platform Engineer

InPost UK; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

InPost seeks a senior leader to shape the future of Platform Engineering across the organisation. The role connects Platform Delivery, CloudOps, DevOps, SRE, Developer Experience, and AI Foundations into a cohesive internal platform product.

You will drive the platform roadmap, set engineering standards, and lead the migration from on-prem to Google Cloud Platform while enabling scalable AI adoption and self-service capabilities across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• Demonstrated leadership in platform engineering.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture and scaling.
• Strong collaboration across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term Platform Engineering roadmap.
• Make strategic architectural and technology decisions across the platform domain.
• Establish engineering standards, cloud-native practices, and quality benchmarks.
• Lead the adoption of a platform-centric operating model and self-service capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for migration from on-prem to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Shape foundations for scalable and secure AI adoption.
• Partner with staff engineers and stakeholders to deliver a unified platform vision.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Cloud

DevOps

SRE

Developer Experience

Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

InPost has revolutionised e-commerce parcel delivery in Poland and is now one of Europe's leading out-of-home (OOH) e-commerce enablement platforms. Founded in 1999 by Rafał Brzoska, InPost provides delivery services through a network of over 64,000 Automated Parcel Machines (APMs) and more than 30,000 pick-up and drop-off (PUDO) points across nine European countries: Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, alongside to-door courier and fulfilment services for ecommerce merchants.

InPost's extensive OOH network supports rapidly growing parcel volumes across its markets, with 1.4 billion parcels delivered in 2025. Its locker solutions offer consumers a delivery option that is cheaper, more flexible and convenient, environmentally friendly and contactless. As a leading OOH logistics provider, InPost is recognised for transforming parcel delivery economics in Europe, appealing to both consumers and merchants through its flexible, technology-driven solutions.

A key leadership role responsible for shaping the future of Platform Engineering across the organization. The position connects Platform Delivery, CloudOps, DevOps, SRE, Developer Experience, and AI Foundations into a cohesive internal platform product.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term Platform Engineering roadmap.
• Make strategic architectural and technology decisions across the platform domain.
• Establish engineering standards, cloud-native practices, and quality benchmarks.
• Lead the adoption of a platform-centric operating model and self-service capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for the migration from on-premise infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Shape the technical foundations for scalable and secure AI adoption.
• Partner with Staff Engineers, engineering leaders, and cross-domain stakeholders to deliver a unified platform vision.
• Strong background in Platform Engineering at scale.
• Broad expertise spanning Cloud, DevOps, SRE, Developer Experience, and Architecture.
• Experience building internal developer platforms and self-service ecosystems.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams without relying on formal authority.
• Proven ownership, autonomy, and results-oriented mindset.
• Passion for mentoring senior technical talent and raising engineering standards.
• Strategic impact on the technology direction of the entire engineering organization.
• Ownership of a platform used by engineering teams across the company.
• Unique blend of Platform Engineering, Cloud, Reliability, Developer Experience, and AI.
• Space to experiment with new technologies - including AI tooling - and bring innovations into production
• Collaborative, fast-moving environment where autonomy and accountability go hand in hand
• We offer a B2B Contract