HSBCJP00057212 Lead Software Engineer (Backend)

Full Stack Engineer / POD Lead – Payments Platform

hybrid work—two days a week from the office in Kraków

 

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer who is ready to take on a POD Lead role, combining hands-on engineering with team leadership. You will work on a global payments platform enabling fast, secure, and scalable money transfers across multiple channels.

This is a backend-heavy fullstack role with real ownership over architecture, delivery, and team coordination.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, building, and maintaining microservices and applications using Java (11/17/21) and React

• Leading a distributed development team (including an offshore POD) and ensuring smooth delivery

• Driving modernization initiatives (moving from legacy systems to APIs and microservices)

• Improving test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices

• Increasing system efficiency and Straight-Through Processing (STP)

• Collaborating with stakeholders and translating business needs into technical solutions

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience with Java (11+) and Spring/Spring Boot

• Hands-on experience with microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems

• Solid knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments

• Strong understanding of SQL databases (Oracle is a plus)

• Experience with JavaScript and React

• Background in DevOps-oriented teams and ways of working

• Experience with application monitoring/observability tools

• Very strong English skills (daily work with international teams)

Nice to have

• Experience in payments, fintech, or high-scale transactional systems

• Exposure to legacy system migration (e.g. mainframe/WebSphere)

• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, messaging systems)

Leadership aspect (POD Lead)

• Leading and mentoring a team of engineers

• Coordinating work across locations (including India-based team)

• Ensuring delivery quality, ownership, and alignment with business goals

• Staying hands-on technically while guiding architectural decisions

What you get

• Real ownership over architecture and delivery

• Work on a complex, high-impact global platform

• Modern tech stack and engineering practices

• A role that combines coding + leadership (not just management)