Engineering Lead
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This recruitment process is conducted on behalf of our client.
Build and lead a 10-person engineering team in Warsaw, shaping an AI-native SaaS platform for aerospace and supply chains while staying hands-on with architecture and code.
An Engineering Lead will establish and lead the Warsaw engineering hub for an AI-native platform serving aerospace, defense, and industrial supply-chain operations.
They will build and manage a full-stack engineering team, set technical direction, maintain delivery standards, and remain close enough to the code and architecture to make high-quality engineering decisions.
This is a full-time, on-site role requiring five days per week in Warsaw and occasional international travel.
Technical environment
- TypeScript.
- Svelte or an equivalent modern frontend framework.
- PostgreSQL or another production relational database.
- Full-stack SaaS architecture.
- Internationally deployed applications.
- AI coding tools integrated into engineering workflows.
Success measures
- A Warsaw engineering team is hired, onboarded, and operating with clear ownership.
- The team delivers production SaaS functionality against agreed priorities and timelines.
- Engineering standards are consistently applied across code review, testing, architecture, deployment, and incident response.
- Product reliability, maintainability, and delivery predictability improve as the Warsaw hub scales.
- AI coding tools improve engineering throughput without reducing code quality, security, or review standards.
- Technical decisions support international customers and operationally complex workflows.
- 10+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
- 5+ years of engineering people-management experience.
- Experience directly leading an engineering team of approximately 10 people.
- Proven ownership of internationally deployed SaaS products in production.
- Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and modern full-stack web development.
- Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, and production API development.
- Experience setting engineering standards across architecture, testing, code review, deployment, and operational reliability.
- Professional fluency in English.
- Willingness to work on-site in Warsaw five days per week.
- Willingness to relocate to Warsaw if not already based there.