Staff Architect

ShiftKey

As an Architect for Marketplace Platform at ShiftKey, you will direct core product technical strategies while improving modularity. Collaborate across teams to reduce risk and enhance system integrity.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeWarsaw • 🇵🇱 PolandLead💰 PLN 26,500 - PLN 31,000 per monthWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudKafka

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical direction for the Marketplace Platform, ensuring architectural consistency across our core products and new versions.
Improve modularity by identifying and reducing tight coupling within our current systems to make changes safer and more scalable.
Drive strategy and service design, creating a roadmap that addresses immediate pain points while reducing long-term technical risk.
Influence and align multiple development teams through clear technical rationale and documentation (RFCs/ADRs) rather than veto power.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A strong background as an Architect or Principal Engineer, with a focus on system design over specific languages.
Deep experience in a major cloud environment (AWS or Azure), including designing core services and leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Solid understanding of messaging patterns (e.g., Kafka) and document-based databases.
The ability to decompose complex problems and secure buy-in from engineering teams and stakeholders through clear technical rationale and documentation.
A proactive, engineer-led approach to architecture.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A high-growth, friendly, and engaging work environment with opportunities for career development.
Additional vacation days for better work-life balance.
Modern office in Warsaw’s Powiśle district with Vistula River views, recreational facilities, and great nearby restaurants.
Thoughtfully designed private medical package to take care of what matters most.
Sports card to fuel your active lifestyle.
Life and accident insurance for peace of mind.

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Hard Skills & Tools

system designInfrastructure as Codemessaging patternsdocument-based databasescloud architectureAWSAzuremodularityscalabilitytechnical documentation

Soft Skills

influencealignmentproblem decompositionstakeholder engagementproactive approachclear communicationstrategic thinkingservice designtechnical rationalecollaboration