Senior Distributed Systems Engineer – Platform Engineering

RTB House

Senior Distributed Systems Engineer leading technical areas on deployment, monitoring, databases at RTB House. Driving the development of complex projects within an interdisciplinary team.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇱 PolandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading project teams and developing scalable IT solutions, with a strong focus on performance analysis and system reliability. Proficient in programming and capable of engaging in cross-team communication to align technical and business objectives.

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Project Team LeadershipPerformance AnalysisConcurrent ProgrammingDistributed SystemsTechnical Solution Design

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Hard Skills

ProgrammingSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationCode ReviewAlgorithm Development

Soft Skills

Proactive AttitudeIndependenceCritical AnalysisCommunication

Tools & Technologies

DeploymentMonitoringDatabasesLoad Balancing

Industry Keywords

IT SystemsScalabilityReliabilityTechnical ConstraintsBusiness Needs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan and then hands-on lead further development within a given technical area like deployment, monitoring, databases or load balancing, in the context of existing infrastructure within RTB House;
Coordinate the work of a project team of 3-4 people, also making arrangements with other teams and units within RTB House;
Ensure the reliability and scalability of the solutions built.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent understanding of how complex IT systems work - from the hardware level, through software, to algorithms.
Ability to proactively define requirements, ask appropriate questions and draw conclusions that will combine technical constraints and business needs.
Ability to lead the design and implementation of a solution.
Experience in leading project teams.
Willingness to be involved in topics that go beyond programming and design, such as responsibility for technical areas or communication with other teams.
Proactive attitude, independence in taking action.
Extensive experience in programming and readiness to implement key system elements as well as involvement in code reviews.
Good knowledge of methods of creating concurrent programs and distributed systems.
Ability to critically analyze created solutions in terms of performance (from estimating the theoretical performance of designed systems to detecting and removing actual performance problems in production).
C1 level in English and Polish.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Projects focused on extreme performance and high code quality – clean code and solid code reviews are our standard.
Collaboration within an interdisciplinary, self-sufficient team (including DevOps, database experts, backend developers, product designers, and QA engineers).
Access to modern technologies and the opportunity to apply them in large-scale, high-impact projects.
Cooperation based on B2B contract.
You can cooperate 100 % remotely or choose one of our office spaces in Warsaw or Cracow.