Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer Some careers shine brighter than others. If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. Your career opportunity We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our DHP team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of platform engineering and developer experience. You will become the crucial link between infrastructure and development — understanding pain points, designing elegant solutions, and shipping tools that make other engineers faster and happier. What you’ll do Partner with Product Owners to deeply understand requirements and break them down into focused, deliverable items. Design and build robust, scalable microservices with high observability and supportability, following DevOps and Agile principles. Own your deliverables end-to-end — from design through deployment — and hit agreed timelines. Provide rapid, effective production support; perform root cause analysis on incidents and drive long-term fixes that stick. Act as a trusted technical consultant for platform users, resolving queries and unblocking teams with speed and clarity. Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT teams and coordinate stakeholder activities to keep the platform evolving. Proactively manage technical debt and keep security and vulnerability posture sharp. As a Senior Software engineer, you take end to end ownership of software delivery to production, are on top of managing any technical debt, support and mentor junior members of the start. You are a self-starter and can initiate ideas and productionize them. What you need to have to succeed in this role Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline. 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or technical lead role focused on DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE. Solid understanding of how the internet and HTTP work under the hood — DNS, TLS, load balancing, reverse proxies, service meshes, and API gateways — and how these come together in modern microservice architectures. Strong programming ability (structured and OOP) in one or more of: Java, JavaScript, Python, or Clojure. Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and InfluxDB; familiarity with time-series databases and data visualisation concepts. Proven experience in managing critical production incidents and proactive mindset — you spot problems, performance bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities before they become urgent. Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals – nice to have Hands-on experience with KVM/VMware virtualisation – nice to have What we offer Competitive salary Annual performance-based bonus Additional bonuses for recognition awards Multisport card Private medical care Life insurance One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN). Corporate parties & events CSR initiatives Nursery and kindergarten discounts Language classes Financial support with trainings and education Social fund Flexible working hours Free parking If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process: Online behavioural test Telephone screen Zoom interview with the hiring manager We are looking to hire as soon as possible so don’t wait and apply now! You'll achieve more when you join HSBC. We thank all interested candidates for their applications. We reserve the right to contact only selected candidates. Applications sent to us will be taken into consideration only if they include the following statement: “ I hereby declare that I have familiarized myself with the Privacy Statement for Applicants published at http://www.about.hsbc.pl/careers and I hereby give consent for personal data included in my application to be processed for the purposes of recruitment in Ironwood Digital (Polska) Sp. z o. o. according to rules described in the Privacy Statement for Applicants, as per the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR).” In case you would like to resign from participation in recruitment process or withdraw previously sent to us application, please email us at: [email protected]