Team Lead (Full-Stack)

Box; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Box is seeking a people-first engineering leader to head a Warsaw-based engineering team responsible for turning AI-powered Extract capabilities into a scalable product. You will guide delivery, mentor engineers, and influence system design across backend and frontend domains.

With 2+ years of management and 5+ years in full‑stack software development, you will shape roadmaps, drive high standards, and collaborate across cross-functional teams including US partners.

Qualifications

• 2+ years engineering management experience.
• 5+ years building full-stack web apps (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and SOA.
• Full-stack awareness across backend/frontend concepts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Warsaw-based engineering team (5–7 engineers) in Poland.
• Define the team's roadmap, execution strategy, and delivery outcomes.
• Ensure strong delivery predictability: planning, estimation, and execution.
• Partner with engineers on system design and technical decisions (non-coding).
• Develop team members through 1:1s, coaching, performance management and hiring.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Full-stack development

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Distributed systems

Backend & Frontend

Technical judgment

Data-driven mindset

Team building

Stakeholder management

Clear communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Adaptability

English proficiency

Job description

What is Box?

Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

What is Box?

Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Why Box needs you?

The Box Extract team is a core part of Box's AI strategy, focused on transforming unstructured enterprise content (PDFs, contracts, invoices, forms, and more) into structured, actionable data. You will lead a Warsaw-based engineering team within the Box Extract organization. This team operates within the application layer, responsible for turning advanced AI capabilities (OCR and LLM-based Extract Agents) into a scalable, customer-facing product.

Who you are?

• People-first engineering leader with 2+ years of engineering management experience and strong technical background
• You possess at least 5 years of professional software development experience building full-stack web applications, preferably with JavaScript/TypeScript and Java
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architectures
• Comfortable operating across both backend and frontend concepts (full-stack awareness)
• Strong technical judgment - able to evaluate system design decisions, trade-offs, and engineering approaches
• Experience working in data-driven environments (metrics such as velocity, predictability, delivery performance)
• Skilled at building and growing teams, supporting both senior and junior engineers
• Clear, concise communicator who values transparency and proactive risk management
• Effective stakeholder manager, able to collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams (including US-based partners)
• Comfortable operating in dynamic, evolving environments with dependencies across teams
• Proficient in English

Nice to have:

• Experience in SaaS or product-driven companies
• Exposure to AI/ML-powered systems or data processing platforms
• Experience working with distributed, international teams

Responsibilities:

• Build, lead, and grow a engineering team (5-7 engineers) in Poland
• Define the team’s roadmap, execution strategy, and own delivery outcomes
• Ensure strong delivery predictability, including planning, estimation, and execution
• Partner with engineers on system design and technical decisions (non-coding role)
• Develop team members through 1:1s, coaching, performance management, and hiring
• Establish a strong, collaborative, and accountable team culture
• Drive high standards in execution, quality, and scalability
• Organize team processes (stand-ups, sprint planning, technical discussions) and track progress
• Collaborate with product and partner teams to scope initiatives and align on priorities
• Manage cross-team dependencies and coordinate with stakeholders across regions
• Proactively identify risks and ensure transparency in delivery
• Represent Box internally and externally

Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

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