Lead Software Engineer (Java)

Overview

Lead Software Engineer (Java)

(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• 25,000 - 33,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)

• Life insurance financed by the employer

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day

• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role

• Wellbeing programme for employees

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office

• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification

• Employee referral programme

What's the job?

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role, you will combine hands-on software development with technical leadership, helping to design, build, and evolve scalable, high-quality software solutions.

You will work closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver business value while driving technical excellence across the team.

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you!

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions.

• Work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver business value.

• Provide technical leadership and support key architectural and technology decisions.

• Contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to deployment and ongoing support.

• Ensure high standards of code quality, reliability, performance, and security through engineering best practices.

• Support modern development processes, including continuous integration, automated testing, and continuous delivery.

• Mentor and support other engineers, encouraging collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.

• Drive continuous improvement of systems, processes, and engineering practices across the team.

What you'll bring

• Extensive hands-on experience developing backend applications using Java and Kotlin.

• Proven experience designing and building scalable, maintainable, and high-performing software solutions, including distributed systems and microservices architectures.

• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering best practices, and modern design patterns.

• Experience working with AWS and cloud-native technologies.

• Familiarity withKafka

• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and REST

• Solid knowledge of modern software development practices, including automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.

• Ability to lead technical discussions, make architectural decisions, and provide guidance on complex engineering challenges.

• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting the technical growth of team members.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams.

• A pragmatic approach to software engineering, balancing technical excellence with business needs and delivery goals.

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

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