Senior/Staff Engineer, Backend
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Before you apply
Salary$130k – $190k
LocationWroclaw, Poland
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience5–10 yrs
DepartmentEngineering
EquityIncluded
Company size51–200 people
First seenOct 16, 2026 · 2w ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
5-10+ years of experience designing, building and operating production backend systems
Deep backend engineering skills including API design, data modeling and reasoning about distributed systems tradeoffs
Hands on experience running AWS/GCP
Practical experience with CI/CD including testing and deployment strategies
Solid grasp of observability and healthy on-call practices
Experience as an engineer at an early-stage or scaling startup
Exposure to modern AI/ML systems
Experience working on product without a product manager
Skills
TypeScript
React
Node.js
AWS
Terraform
Postgres
OpenAI
Azure AI
GitHub
Slack
Linear
Figma
Notion
Benefits
Wellness and commute stipend
Premium hardware
Daily meals
About the Role
We’re experiencing significant growth and are looking for a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to support our rapid product growth. This is an in-person role focused on owning and evolving our backend services to create a modern, AI-native developer experience.
You will
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Partner with the Product, AI, and Operations teams to architect new features and complex agentic systems.
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Build and maintain backend services and APIs that power Kick’s core product to ensure systems are secure, well-tested and high performance.
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Make clear architectural tradeoffs that balance between platform, product and business goals.
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Design and implement distributed services to orchestrate data pipelines, automate investigations, and enable incident response at scale.
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Own operational best practices so engineers can ship multiple times a day with confidence.
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Set engineering standards for writing, communication and system design influencing how a modern AI-native product is built.
We’re looking for someone with
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5-10+ years of experience designing, building and operating production backend systems.
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Deep backend engineering skills including API design, data modeling and reasoning about distributed systems tradeoffs.
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Hands on experience running AWS/GCP with a strong understanding of how infrastructure impacts application reliability and performance.
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Practical experience with CI/CD including testing and deployment strategies.
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Solid grasp of observability and healthy on-call practices.
Bonus if you have
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Experience as an engineer at an early-stage or scaling startup.
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Exposure to modern AI/ML systems.
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Experience working on product without a product manager
Our tech
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TypeScript, React, Node.js
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AWS, Terraform
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Postgres
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OpenAI, Azure AI
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GitHub, Slack, Linear, Figma, Notion
Location
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Wroclaw, Poland, 4-5 days per week in person
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Office is located next to the Wroclaw main train station
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Candidates should be based in Wroclaw or open to relocation
What we offer
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$130,000-$190,000 USD salary + competitive equity
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$100/mo wellness and commute stipend
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Premium hardware (MacBook Pro/AirPods)
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Daily in-office lunch and dinner
We’re building a world-class team of creative thinkers and doers from diverse backgrounds. If you’re excited about this role, even if your experience isn’t a perfect match, we want to hear from you.
About the company
About Kick
Kick is an applied AI company building accounting software that does the work for you. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI Startup Fund, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of entrepreneurs automate the boring stuff, so they can focus on what matters most.