Principal Engineer – Consumer & Merchant Experience

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Principal Engineer shaping architecture for InPost’s customer-facing e-commerce and parcel-delivery products. Leading cross-domain technical initiatives across international markets.

Responsibilities:

  • Define architectural standards across the technology organization
  • Identify and address systemic technical challenges spanning multiple domains
  • Shape engineering principles, practices, and technology standards
  • Contribute to the organization’s technology strategy for AI
  • Lead cross-team and cross-domain technical initiatives
  • Mentor Staff Engineers and help develop the next generation of technical leaders
  • Support technical due diligence related to strategic partnerships and M&A
  • Represent InPost in the engineering community through conferences, publications, and industry initiatives
  • Work with technical and business stakeholders to connect architectural direction with product needs
  • Help define long-term technology direction and solve complex technical problems across multiple teams and domains
  • Support customer-facing products across multiple markets
  • Help move away from legacy solutions while maintaining product delivery and software quality

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems
  • 3+ years of technical impact beyond a single team, in a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Architect or equivalent role
  • Experience making architectural decisions with long-term impact across multiple teams
  • Strong engineering background and ability to engage in detailed technical discussions
  • Experience building customer-facing products and influencing their technical and product direction
  • Experience establishing engineering standards and mentoring senior engineers
  • Proficiency in leveraging AI tools and large language models, such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude
  • Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and apply them responsibly within professional workflows
  • Experience working with public cloud and cloud-native architectures
  • Strong knowledge of scalability, reliability, observability, APIs, and system integration
  • Ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams and C-level stakeholders
  • Professional proficiency in English at C1 level
  • Java is the preferred backend technology, though candidates from other backend ecosystems are considered
  • Experience with mobile and web applications is valuable
  • The role is open to candidates in Warsaw, Cracow, or remotely in Poland

Benefits:

  • Opportunity to work in a diverse, international, and cross-functional environment
  • Work and learn from a senior leader and their leadership team
  • Expanding experience and exposure in the e-commerce and logistics industries
  • Training opportunities for professional development
  • Excellent working environment
  • Flexible hours
  • Fulfilling careers with a range of benefits
  • B2B type of contract