Lead Software Engineer / Full-Stack Tech Lead

In Poland - Warsaw

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead / Full-Stack Lead Engineer to spearhead the design, development, and delivery of our next-generation pricing, sales and marketing platforms, such as our dynamic pricing software platform. This individual will lead a team of engineers to build a data-intensive application leveraging AWS cloud services, Java, ensuring high scalability, performance, and robustness. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set the technical vision, guide architectural decisions, and contribute directly to coding and solution design while mentoring and developing your team.

Simon-Kucher is at the forefront of innovation in our space, inventing business models, algorithms, solutions, and methodologies for unlocking better growth of our clients. And Simon-Kucher Engine's digital end-to-end solutions deliver sustained top-line impact for our clients. Are you interested in working in a team of digital evangelists with a can-do attitude? Want to experience the dynamics of agile processes in open-minded teams? How about getting creative in a startup atmosphere with a steep development curve and flat hierarchies? And most importantly, do you want to make a difference? Then you've come to the right place.

This role can be performed fully remotely within Poland. The salary for this position ranges from PLN 33 000 to PLN 35 000 gross/month (UoP) or PLN 225 to 250 nett/hour (B2B) depending on the candidate's relevant experience, skill set, level of expertise and overall fit for the role. Additional factors such as industry background, technical competencies and interview performance may also influence the final offer. For employees hired under an employment contract (UoP), the compensation package at Simon-Kucher CBS consists of a gross base salary, a monthly remote work allowance and an annual bonus. The bonus is paid in December and is based on the results of a 360-degree performance evaluation.

Please remember to submit your application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this position.

What makes us special:

• Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.
• Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company that creates positive impact. We invest in your professional development every step of the way.
• Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work - we offer flexible and hybrid working, sabbaticals, and paid time off.
• Prioritize your health and wellbeing. No matter where you live, we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
• Invest in your future. Our Employee Bonus Opportunity Program ensures that when our firm grows, you benefit from this growth.
• Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things.

How you will create an impact:

• Building reliable software solutions: You take technical responsibility for one of our product lines in the pricing domain and design, build and operate reliable, secure, and high-performing software solutions. You also lead estimation, design and implementation of new features and projects from a technical perspective.
• Hands-On development: You actively contribute to coding in a high-output environment.
• Drive architecture and technical vision: You manage technical debt and develop a long-term tech strategy and roadmap for the software solutions under your responsibility.
• Operational excellence: You demonstrate operational excellence throughout the product lifecycle, driving continuous improvement and enhancing monitoring, observability, and team productivity.
• Collaborate across teams: You will closely collaborate with product management and product delivery to drive success for our products.
• Mentorship and team development: You provide mentorship and coaching to engineers; foster knowledge sharing and establish technical standards. You contribute to team growth through participation in hiring and on-boarding processes.

Your profile:

• You have a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Business Information Systems or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience, including strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Quarkus.
• You are proficient in frontend development with Angular or React.
• You have experience with TypeScript.
• You have hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, such as EC2, S3, RDS, EMR, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Glue, and Redshift.
• You are already working in a technical leadership (at least 2 years) role and are an expert in designing, building, and running highly available, multi-tenant SaaS solutions.
• You have experience in data-driven applications across various domains, including data ingestion, processing, storage, and online analytical processing, and you are proficient in technologies in these fields.
• You are fluent in English.
• Any relevant AWS or Java certifications would be a strong asset.
• Python is nice to have.

If you're interested, and if you'd like to offer your skills and commitment to our international team, then we would be pleased to receive your application.

Hit the 'Apply Now' button to begin your application

Please remember to submit your application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this position.

About Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30 countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy - product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales - based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world's leading pricing and growth specialist. simon-kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creatingan environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feeltheir contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; peoplewill grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone - ourpeople, our clients and, of course, our business.

Your personal contact:
Karolina Ratajczyk
karolina.ratajczyk@simon-kucher.com

#LI-Remote