Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud)

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud) with 5+ years of experience to join our Cloud Fleet Engineering team in Gdansk, Poland, focusing on designing and scaling cloud services for AI-powered edge devices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in incident prevention, response, and remediation efforts, learning and applying best practices.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud services that support device observability, OTA updates, and fleet operations.
• Lead efforts to improve the reliability, security, and performance of multi-region AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Own CI/CD pipelines for cloud services, enabling efficient, secure, and automated delivery processes.
• Set and uphold high standards for software engineering and DevOps practices across the team, including incident response, monitoring, and postmortems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including hardware, product, and other engineering teams-to define system requirements and deliver robust end-to-end solutions.
• Drive architectural decisions, perform code reviews, and contribute to long-term technical strategy for cloud services.
• Mentor junior engineers and share expertise in cloud technologies, software and architectural design patterns.

Requirements

• Must have

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of industry experience.
  • Experience with Amazon AWS services such as EKS, S3, SQS, RDS, Cognito, and Lambda.
  • Proficiency in Python or Go (Golang), with a focus on building production-quality services.
  • Experience working with relational, document, or time-series databases and expertise in writing performant SQL queries.
  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate and contribute to solutions effectively.
  • Proven ability to design and operate scalable, secure APIs and microservices.
  • Strong communication skills and a track record of leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Experience working in agile environments with modern DevOps and SRE practices.

• Nice to have

We Offer

• Relocation options
• Experience in an international environment
• Cross-cultural experience
• Feedback culture
• Regular appraisals
• Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days (depending on seniority)
• Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days (depending on circumstances)
• Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year
• Maternity Leave - 20 weeks
• Parental Leave - 41 weeks
• Paternity Leave - 14 days
• Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics
• Internal instructor-led soft skills courses
• Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills
• Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business
• Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy
• Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship
• Leadership Programs for Managers
• Multisport card
• Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members
• LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.
• One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners
• Preferential banking offer
• Preferential car leasing offer
• Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers
• Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support
• Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists
• Full dental support
• Travel Insurance
• Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate
• Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer
• Reimbursement for corrective glasses
• Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city
• Online entertainment events for the whole company and local team events
• A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team
• Rotation between projects and accounts
• New career opportunities

About the Company

Join our Cloud Fleet Engineering team at Luxoft, where we are at the forefront of managing and scaling our fleet of AI-powered edge devices deployed across global transportation agencies. We tackle complex challenges related to scalability, performance, and security to enable smarter and safer cities through cutting-edge innovation.

Location: Gdansk, Poland

Req. VR-122637

Languages:

• English: B2 Upper Intermediate

Seniority:

• Senior