Lead Software Engineer
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Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We support recruitment for a US-based company that is a provider of mission-critical background screening solutions. They work with Fortune 100 clients helping them manage risk and hire the best talent. This role will provide you with an outstanding opportunity to work for an industry-leading company. With over 4500 employees from 30 different nationalities you will be working with a diverse bunch of creatives redefining the world of digital background check and verification services across the globe.
As a Lead Software Engineer you will provide hands-on technical leadership to an international development team based in Kraków. You will balance architecture and coding excellence with mentorship and team development ensuring high-quality software delivery aligned with business priorities.
You will collaborate closely with backend teams Product Owners and global stakeholders influencing architectural decisions improving engineering practices and strengthening agile delivery standards.
Key takeaways:
Stack: Angular TypeScript NgRx NestJS () PostgreSQL Microsoft Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD
Salary: 190 - 210 PLN net/h on B2B
Working model: Hybrid - 1x weekly from the office on Pawia st.
Location: Krakow Poland
Recruitment process:
- A call with a Motife recruiter (30 min)
- An online interview with a technical case (1.5h)
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Drive architectural decisions focused on scalability performance and security
- Ensure alignment with cloud-native best practices (Azure environment)
- Oversee robust API integrations and seamless system communication
- Lead refactoring initiatives to improve codebase quality continuously
Hands-On Development
- Contribute high-quality production-ready code
- Support complex feature implementation and technical problem-solving
- Analyse and resolve production issues to maintain system stability
Engineering Excellence
- Champion best practices (SOLID DRY design patterns)
- Conduct thorough code reviews
- Promote TDD and automated testing culture
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
Team Mentorship & Agile Collaboration
- Mentor junior and mid-level developers through pair programming and feedback
- Actively support Scrum values and agile ceremonies
- Partner with Product Owners during refinement sessions to ensure feasibility and accurate estimations
- Foster a collaborative inclusive and growth-oriented engineering culture
Requirements:
Technical Expertise
- 7 years of software development experience including time in a Senior or Technical Lead role
- Strong expertise in Angular (v2) TypeScript HTML5 CSS3/SCSS and state management (NgRx)
- Hands-on experience with NestJS and PostgreSQL
- Experience working with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architecture
- Practical knowledge of Docker Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with unit testing frameworks (Jasmine Karma Jest) and TDD
Leadership Experience
- Proven experience leading development teams
- Strong background in architectural design and technical decision-making
- Ability to balance hands-on coding with strategic thinking
Communication & Mindset
- Strong English communication skills (spoken and written)
- Collaborative and product-oriented mindset
- Passion for clean code continuous improvement and mentoring others
- Comfortable working in international cross-functional environments
What we offer:
- Hybrid work model (just 1 day a week from the office)
- Modern office space and high-quality equipment
- Opportunity to play a key role in a global technology transformation
- If you are looking for corporate benefits we provide paid access to private medical healthcare life insurance and Multisport card
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
MOTIFE is a Krakow-based recruitment and consulting company that helps businesses scale up with high-quality tech talent from Poland. We specialize in nearshoring, staff augmentation, IT recruitment, executive search, operations setup, and management services including financial contr ... View more
