Architecture & Engineering Practice Lead

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Kraków, PL, 30-302 Until 9/25/2026 First posted June 1, 2026 Last posted July 27, 2026
Job description

Type of contract: Employment contract

Salary range: 18 850 – 28 900 PLN gross/month

 

What will you do?

 

You will drive end-to-end solution architecture for complex enterprise platforms, combining hands-on technical design with leadership of engineering practices. In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders across product, data, security, and engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business outcomes, while also shaping architecture standards and mentoring other engineers and architects.

 

Your tasks

 

  • Drive end-to-end solution architecture for complex platforms, products, and value streams
  • Translate business requirements into clear and maintainable technical designs
  • Define and promote architecture standards, best practices, and design patterns
  • Partner with engineering teams to guide implementation and resolve design challenges
  • Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resilience, and operability requirements
  • Provide architectural governance and support delivery teams throughout the lifecycle
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across product, data, security, and operations
  • Shape engineering and architecture practices and mentor senior engineers and architects

 

Your skills

 

  • Strong experience in solution architecture or technical leadership roles
  • Proven ability to design end-to-end technology solutions for complex systems
  • Solid understanding of modern software architecture concepts such as distributed systems, APIs, and data-driven design
  • Experience working closely with engineering teams to turn designs into delivered solutions
  • Ability to balance business outcomes, technical constraints, and risk considerations
  • Strong communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders
  • Experience working in Agile delivery environments
  • Openness to work hybrid from our client's office (Kraków) 8 days per month

 

Nice to have

 

  • Experience with data-intensive or analytics platforms
  • Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
  • Knowledge of regulatory, risk, or governance-heavy environments
  • Experience defining or evolving engineering practices across multiple teams

 

We offer

 

  • Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
  • Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
  • Online training and certifications
  • Access to e‑learning platform
  • Social events
About this role

Summary

Lead solution architecture for enterprise platforms, guide teams, and set standards.

Job title

Architecture & Engineering Practice Lead

Experience level

proven ability in solution architecture or technical leadership roles

Industry

software

Location requirements

Hybrid work in Kraków, Poland, 8 days/month on-site.

Salary

$19k–$29k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

solution architecturetechnical leadershipsoftware architecturedistributed systemsAPIssecurityagile

Preferred skills

data platformscloud Azure AWS GCPregulatory environmentsengineering practices

Specializations

solution architecturetechnical leadershipsoftware architecturedistributed systemsAPIs
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Kraków, Poland

Hybrid City