Platform Architect

ShiftKey

Architect setting the technical direction for Marketplace Platform at ShiftKey, improving modularity and leading engineering teams for healthcare staffing solutions.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeWarsaw • 🇵🇱 PolandMid-LevelSenior💰 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. You should have a proven track record of improving modularity and decoupling complex systems.
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. You should be able to explain when to use specific patterns - and when to avoid them.
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. You are comfortable guiding teams through technical shifts without relying on veto power.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 designmodularitydecouplingInfrastructure as Codemessaging patternsdocument-based databasescloud architecturecore services designtechnical documentationproblem decomposition

Soft Skills

influencealignmentcommunicationproactive approachstakeholder engagementteam guidancestrategic thinkingservice designtechnical rationalecollaboration