Staff Engineer - InPost Fresh

InPost Group is an innovative European out of home deliveries company, revolutionizing the way parcels are delivered to customers. With operations across several countries, our network of intelligent lockers (Paczkomat®) provides customers with a fast, convenient, and secure delivery option.   

InPost Group is a publicly traded company, with a market capitalization of about $5 billion as of March 2023. With over 10,000 employees worldwide, InPost Group is one of the largest out of home delivery providers in Europe, committed to providing sustainable and efficient delivery solutions to meet the evolving needs of customers in today's rapidly changing landscape.  

We are a team that builds the best FMCG e-commerce in Poland. We already have over 300,000 products in our offer, we work with over 300 sellers, and our mobile application has already been downloaded by almost 1.5 million users in Poland. Due to the fact that our product consists of many elements that must work together efficiently and be managed effectively, we are looking for experienced consumer-focused (Web / Mobile App products) engineering leaders to join us in that journey - heavily influence our future platform build, improve processes and help us deliver best customer experience in the market across all types of devices. 

Your scope of work will cover 3 areas.

I. Microservices Architecture: 

• Drive the design and implementation of microservices architecture using Java, NodeJS or Mobile (Flutter). 
• Define best practices, standards, and guidelines for microservices development, deployment, and monitoring. 
• Collaborate with software development teams to design and build scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant microservices. 
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to development teams in adopting best patterns and practices. 

II. Technical Leadership: 

• Act as a subject matter expert on e-commerce platform architecture and related technologies. 
• Lead and participate in architectural reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to ensure high-quality deliverables. 
• Maintain at least 40% of hands-on impact, meaning not only System Design but also coding and incident handling. 
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to cloud computing, microservices, and DevOps. 
• Provide guidance and support to cross-functional teams, including developers and infrastructure engineers. 

III. Collaboration and Communication: 

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, including business units, Product Owners and Project Managers, to align technical solutions with business requirements. 
• Communicate complex technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Work closely with global teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. 

• 8+ years of software engineering and product delivery experience, with at least 3+ years as a Senior Individual Contributor position (Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, Tech Lead, Architect or similar).  
• Strong background in algorithms and high-performance distributed systems 
• Hands-on experience with multiple tech stacks (NodeJS, Java, Mobile), with expertise in at least one of them.
• Seasoned experience in multiple architectures, from Monoliths to Microservices to Serverless. 
• Experience in cloud infrastructure technologies (especially GCP and AWS) and past experiences with cloud migration. 
• Experience in the e-commerce domain. 
• Very good command of English (spoken and written). 

What's in it for you? 

• The growth potential for InPost is tremendous, you will be the one driving technological innovation!
• Opportunity to make a big impact at InPost Business across EU with large scale and highly distributed systems with big data.
• Collaboration with diverse business and technical partners to shape our technology.
• Opportunity to quickly establish yourself as a leader and shape the minds, team dynamic, and technical growth of the engineers.