Principal Engineer – Consumer & Merchant Experience

• Define architectural standards across the technology organization
• Identify and address systemic technical challenges spanning multiple domains
• Shape engineering principles, practices, and technology standards
• Contribute to the organization’s technology strategy for AI
• Lead cross-team and cross-domain technical initiatives
• Mentor Staff Engineers and help develop the next generation of technical leaders
• Support technical due diligence related to strategic partnerships and M&A
• Represent InPost in the engineering community through conferences, publications, and industry initiatives
• Work with technical and business stakeholders to connect architectural direction with product needs
• Define target architecture while moving away from legacy solutions
• Maintain product delivery and software quality
• Influence long-term technology direction and solve complex technical problems across multiple teams and domains

• 10+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems
• 3+ years of technical impact beyond a single team, in a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Architect or equivalent role
• Experience making architectural decisions with long-term impact across multiple teams
• Strong engineering background and ability to engage in detailed technical discussions
• Experience building customer-facing products and influencing their technical and product direction
• Experience establishing engineering standards and mentoring senior engineers
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools and large language models such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and apply them responsibly within professional workflows
• Experience working with public cloud and cloud-native architectures
• Strong knowledge of scalability, reliability, observability, APIs, and system integration
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams and C-level stakeholders
• Professional proficiency in English at C1 level
• Java is the preferred backend technology, though candidates from other backend ecosystems are considered

• Opportunity to work in a diverse, international, and cross-functional environment
• Work and learn from a senior leader and their leadership team
• Experience and exposure in the e-commerce and logistics industries
• Increasing number of opportunities in several locations in Europe
• Range of benefits
• Training opportunities for professional development
• Excellent working environment
• Flexible hours
• B2B type of contract