Senior Software Engineer (HYBRID REMOTE)
About us
At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help businesses deliver — whatever their size, wherever they are, and however they operate. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever-changing requirements of their industry and customer expectations. Auctane products enable hundreds of thousands of businesses to annually mail and ship billions of items — over $200 billion worth — to recipients around the globe.
The Auctane family of mailing and shipping software products includes ShipStation, Stamps.com, ShipStation API, Metapack, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.
Our values
Win as One. Delight Customers. Deliver Great Outcomes.
About the Engineering team
Following a successful year of engineering growth in Poland, we're continuing to expand our teams and strengthen our presence in the region. Our Polish hub is a key part of our engineering organization, bringing together talented people who work on complex, international products and collaborate across a global environment.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for people who are excited by new challenges, enjoy working with experienced teams, and want the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while continuing to develop their skills and career.
About the role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and evolution of our test automation platform and drive continuous improvement across our Speedship engineering ecosystem. You'll architect solutions, mentor junior engineers, and make strategic decisions about framework design and engineering best practices.
At Auctane, we value professionals at every stage of their career journey. When applying for this position, please note that we'll assess your profile and skills based on your experience level. Our goal is to build a diverse and complementary team that brings together different perspectives and levels of expertise. If you're excited to contribute to a newly formed team, we'd love to hear from you!
What will you be doing?
- Design and architect core components of our Playwright-based test automation framework
- Lead platform engineering decisions and establish architectural best practices
- Mentor junior software engineers and conduct technical code reviews
- Develop comprehensive testing strategies for complex feature sets
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and maintainability across the platform
- Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and framework issues
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define testability requirements
- Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and engineering techniques
- Establish and maintain test data management and infrastructure strategies
- Drive documentation, knowledge sharing, and engineering standards
- Manage technical debt and refactor systems for scale and performance
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- + 3 years of experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot / Spring Framework and at least 5 years total experience in the software development field
- Demonstrated ability to architect and lead technical initiatives
- Proven ability to architect and maintain large-scale software systems
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with focus on code quality and scalability
- Leadership capability without requiring formal management title
- Initiative to identify and solve problems proactively
- Passion for continuous improvement and staying current with engineering practices
- Collaborative approach to working across teams
- Ability to balance pragmatism with technical excellence
- Experience advocating for quality and engineering rigor within organizations
- Proficiency in Polish and English is required for this role
What will make you stand out?
Previous experience in test automation with Playwright and/or Selenium
Tech stack
- Core Platform: Java 21, Maven, TestNG, Extent Reports, Custom Playwright Framework
- Infrastructure & Deployment: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub/Bitbucke
- Architecture & Patterns: Google Guice, Page Object Model, Data-driven Design, Excel/JSON/XML, OpenCSV
- Data & Search: Elastic Search, OpenSearch, Jackson JSON, SQL Databases
- AWS Services: S3, Secrets Manager, STS, RDS (IAM Auth)
- Libraries & Integrations: Lombok, LaunchDarkly, Xray, PDF Processing, Image Processing
What do we offer?
🗓️ Annual Salary Review: We are reviewing the salaries of all our teams annually in order to evaluate an increase according to individual performance and the business results.
📙 Personal Training Budget. Up to 7.000/ 4.100 PLN/year training budget (certifications, conferences attendance, etc.) to invest in your professional development. We want to help you improve your technical skills, feel involved in the product community, and develop your soft skills to lead teams and manage other stakeholders.
🌅 Up to 30 days of vacation per year (additional days are granted along with seniority at AUCTANE).
💙 Up to 500 PLN/year to match your NGO donations! We are happy to support your initiatives by duplicating the amount donated.
💜 Lunch card
😊 Volunteer day. You can take 1 day off per year in order to participate in volunteering activities! We will love to see some pictures in our slack!
Referral Fee 🔗 We need your support in hiring top-class talent! We offer a referral bonus of 4k-20k PLN, depending on the complexity of the role and the hiring process.
👩⚕️We have an Employee Assistance Program with psychological assistance free of charge.
⚖️ Great work-life balance We offer a flexible work schedule and will do our best to adapt to your personal situation. Working in a fast-paced environment can be intense, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy your free time!
💜 An inclusive and upbeat work environment Leave your suit behind... we’re a t-shirt and converse kind of place! More importantly, our company culture promotes diversity and inclusion. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid, and we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.
🌍 A cross-cultural atmosphere We are a truly international team of 20 nationalities that speak 10 languages. Our company language is English and all internal communication and company-wide meetings are in English.
🏟️ Company events Work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events.
📺 Internal and external training, free access to online training platforms such as Linkedin Learning
🏠 Possibility to work in a home-office using equipment provided by AUCTANE, or in our office prepared in accordance with all safety requirements.
🗺️ Languages classes every week. Thirsty for knowledge? Learn a new language by joining our free English/Spanish/German classes. You can connect and enjoy taking up a new language or improving your current skills with one of our great instructors.
🏥 Free private medical insurance.
📄 Attractive life insurance.
🏐 Co-financing for sports and recreational activities
🏐 Gym membership co-financing
Do you want to know a little bit more about the team? Please, don’t hesitate to reach out to Amazing Auctane-PL and our Instagram
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