Starburst04/08/2026

Staff Software Engineer

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Warsaw

Responsibilities

  • 01Own critical backend and platform components that orchestrate distributed compute (Spark, Trino) for enterprise customers
  • 02Lead the design and implementation of JVM-based services and the surrounding infrastructure
  • 03Provide architectural leadership, cross-team influence, and long-term platform ownership
  • 04Author Kubernetes manifests/Helm charts
  • 05Own CI/CD for complex Java codebases
  • 06Implement secure enterprise authentication flows
  • 07Implement Metrics, Distributed tracing, and structured logging for JVM services

Requirements

  • 018+ years of professional backend experience
  • 02Strong expertise in Java (primary and required)
  • 03Production experience building JVM-based services
  • 04Experience designing and operating distributed systems in production
  • 05Extensive experience designing and evolving RESTful APIs
  • 06Hands-on production experience with Kubernetes
  • 07Strong Docker experience
  • 08Practical AWS experience with S3, IAM roles/policies, and AWS SSO
  • 09Familiarity with secure authentication mechanisms: OAuth2 / OIDC, token-based auth, and session management
  • 10Proven experience leading architecture across multiple services or systems
  • 11Demonstrated ability to drive cross-team RFCs, influence engineering standards, and raise the technical bar
  • 12Ability to travel 25% in-person

What we offer

  • 01Salary range: 440,000 - 540,000 PLN annually
  • 02Role based in Warsaw office with hybrid model, onsite 2-3 days per week
  • 03Competitive Total Rewards program including competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off
  • 0425% in-person travel for onboarding, team offsites, customer engagements, company events