Staff Platform Engineer - Backend (Java)

Sprout Social, Inc.; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 329,000 - 493,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs (Stock Ownership)

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Remote & Hybrid Work Support

Mental health resources

International travel

Kraków office lunch stipend

Job summary

Sprout Social, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend to help scale our distributed backend services in a production environment. You will lead technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, high-quality software across our stack.

You will work with Java, Python, and SQL databases on a cloud-first platform, contributing to a world-class engineering culture with strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience developing and supporting software in a production environment.
• 5+ years experience programming in an object oriented language such as Java, Python, C# or C++.
• 3+ years experience leading engineering projects and initiatives, including the design, development, and implementation of distributed systems, ensuring delivery of reliable services, prioritizing technical improvements with cross-functional teams, and/or driving technical vision.
• Professional English proficiency in verbal and written communication

Responsibilities

• Ensure service excellence and maintain robust, scalable technical foundations, leveraging technologies such as Java, Python, MySQL, NSQ, Hbase, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Help lead the team through complex product and technical roadmaps, guiding them to consistently successful outcomes.
• Work to improve the processes, systems, and tools we use to deliver quality products and champion technical initiatives and direction.
• Build processes to proactively identify and address technical issues as part of team delivery or elevate larger initiatives for prioritization with team leadership.
• Provide technical mentoring for engineers across the team and facilitate learning through pairing, documentation, and workshops.

Skills

7+ years production software

OO language expertise (Java/Python/C#/

Distributed systems leadership

English proficiency

Tools

Java

Python

C#

C++

MySQL

NSQ

HBase

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Sprout Social, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend to help scale our distributed backend services in a production environment. You will lead technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, high-quality software across our stack.

You will work with Java, Python, and SQL databases on a cloud-first platform, contributing to a world-class engineering culture with strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement.