Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Act as a Senior Java Developer and Team Lead responsible for leading an engineering team and supporting the enhancement, modernization, and maintenance of Alpha/Charles River Development modules and core platform components.

The role combines people's leadership with strong technical understanding , requiring the ability to guide engineers working across complex, mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• •Lead a team of engineers from both a technical and managerial perspective, including mentoring, development, and the employee lifecycle.
• •Analyze, design, develop, test, and debug complex software enhancements, including changes to core frameworks and platform components.
• •Provide technical direction and facilitate decisions across complex engineering problems, balancing delivery, maintainability, security, stability, and technical debt.
• •Collaborate with Business Analysts, Product Managers, architects, and other engineering teams to deliver sustainable solutions.
• •Provide informed guidance and critical analysis during design discussions and code reviews.
• •Support troubleshooting of complex, mission-critical client and production issues.
• •Coordinate cross-team activities and dependencies required to deliver larger initiatives.
• •Lead effectively in areas involving legacy systems, modernization, security, performance, messaging, build/dependency management, and cloud/container adoption.
• •Mentor engineers while recognizing and leveraging deeper technical expertise within the team.
• •Participate in and continuously improve Agile software development practices.
• •Own day-to-day people management, including employee development and growth planning, performance reviews, leave planning, required training, and other administrative responsibilities.

What we are looking for

• •At least 7 years of software engineering experience, primarily with Java/backend technologies, and at least 1 years of team leadership experience.
• •Strong knowledge of core Java, JVM/server-side technologies, Spring, SQL, and object-oriented design.
• •Experience with large, complex, production systems, ideally including legacy or mission-critical platforms.
• •Good understanding of messaging and distributed systems such as Kafka, JMS, or MQ.
• •Experience with build and dependency management, preferably Gradle, and troubleshooting issues spanning code, build, runtime, and infrastructure.
• •Strong awareness of software security, including TLS, authentication/authorization, dependency vulnerabilities, and CVE remediation.
• •Ability to understand and lead discussions around performance, scalability, concurrency, and production troubleshooting.
• •Strong technical judgment and the ability to lead engineers who may have deeper expertise in individual technologies or components.
• •Experience managing engineers throughout the employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, development, and performance management.
• •Ability to balance new development, modernization, technical debt, operational stability, and delivery commitments.

Minimum Salary: ​

zł182 004 Annual

The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.​

Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.​

In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.​

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We Offer: ​

Permanent contract from day one​

Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​

Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​

Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​

Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​

Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​

Variety of well-being programs​

Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

About State Street

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We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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