Senior Software Engineer/Tech Lead
Role summary
Join a high-growth SaaS company as a Tech Lead and help shape the architecture, scalability, and technical direction of a platform used across thousands of commercial real estate locations worldwide.
This role is ideal for experienced software engineers and technical leaders who enjoy owning architecture, mentoring teams, and translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Important
• Hybrid role based in Krakow, Poland
• 2-3 days per week in the office
• Prior Tech Lead experience required
• Minimum 5 years of PHP experience
• Product-oriented SaaS background preferred
• Experience with React and PostgreSQL preferred
• Experience with AWS or cloud platforms preferred
• Competitive salary package
Job description
You will be responsible for guiding technical decisions across the stack, ensuring scalability, performance, maintainability, and code quality while collaborating closely with Product Managers, QA teams, mobile developers, stakeholders, and clients.
This role combines software architecture, technical leadership, product thinking, mentoring, and hands-on engineering within a fast-paced SaaS environment.
Responsibilities
• Drive technical architecture and engineering decisions
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Ensure platform scalability, reliability, and performance
• Support sprint planning and technical decomposition
• Guide engineering best practices and code quality standards
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders
• Mentor and support development team members
• Contribute to technical roadmaps and strategic initiatives
• Work across backend, frontend, and platform components
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools within daily workflows
Required Skills
• Minimum 5 years of PHP development experience
• Previous Tech Lead experience
• Experience working in Agile product environments
• Strong software architecture and system design skills
• Experience leading technical initiatives
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Product-oriented mindset
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment
Technologies
• PHP
• React
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Flutter
• TypeScript
• CI/CD
• SaaS Platforms
• AI Development Tools
• Cloud Technologies
Nice To Have
• PropTech experience
• CAFM platform experience
• PE-backed SaaS experience
• M&A integration experience
• DevOps experience
• Mobile development experience
• AWS certifications
• Product scaling experience
• International SaaS experience
Soft Skills
• Leadership
• Ownership mentality
• Business mindset
• Communication skills
• Strategic thinking
• Collaboration
• Adaptability
• Problem-solving
• Mentoring abilities
• Results-oriented attitude