Software Engineer Lead

Mission Statement:

We help businesses deploy resources and processes efficiently and make their customers and staff feel seen and valued.

Kontakt.io is a leader in IoT. Our mission is to simplify the delivery of location and sensor data insights. We create the data foundation that drastically improves and automates decision-making in resource planning, operations, and customer experience workflows.

Our portfolio of complete IoT and location solutions combines hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Today, we serve over 2,000 customers across diverse sizes and industries, from transportation and logistics to manufacturing, healthcare, airports, governments, and public spaces. They use Kontakt.io to reduce emergency incident time, decrease asset search times, introduce activity-based costing, automate manual processes, digitize physical order traceability, or prevent machine downtimes.

Success in this position requires a passion for building high-performing and reliable applications. You need to have an internal urge to come up with innovative ideas and look for the best tools to solve scalability problems. We are looking for someone who can lead a team of experienced developers, work independently, look at the problem from a product perspective, suggest proper solutions and then execute them.

Our tech stack :  Kotlin, Java 17, Kafka   (with Kafka Streams), Test containers, Spring framework (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Stream), Python, Angular, MongoDB, Cassandra, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Jenkins, git, AWS Cloud

You will be expected to:

• Take part in creating a new product from scratch

• collaborate with a Product Manager and Tech Leaders to design scalable and efficient software product

• provide technical leadership and guidance to the team

• set technical direction, create and drive best practices and standards in the team (including peer reviews and building for testability)deliver features, integrations, tools, documentation, and support for our customers

• define scope, timelines, assist in project estimation

• ensure adherence to design principles and maintainable code, performance optimization

• participate in hands-on development, including coding, debugging, code reviews etc.,

• propose any upgrades and updates necessary for keeping up with modern security and development best practices

• support and maintain CI/CD Workflows

•  participate in weekly 24/7 on-call duty rotation as a member of the team

Our requirements:

• min. 2 years of hands-on experience in leading the team e.g.  Tech Lead role in a product company

• Experience in creating a product from 0-1

• min. 5 years of hands-on experience in designing and developing highly scalable applications using modern technology stacks such as Java/Kotlin, Kafka with microservices architecture

• strong hands-on experience with Kafka (with Kafka Streams)

• very good knowledge of Spring framework

• experience with Kubernetes

• understanding the basics of Terraform, Prometheus and Grafana

• the ability to follow good development practices like test automation, CI/CD, source version control, etc.

• enjoy technical challenges and are eager to explore new technologies and solutions

• high level of commitment to driving things to completion (delivering real value)

• excellent command of English (both speaking and writing)

• willingness to participate in the rotation on-call duty (24/7)

• excellent interpersonal skills, proactive approach and can-do attitude

• start-up mindset

Nice to haves:

• knowledge of Python or Bash will be an asset

• Experience in the healthcare sector

• Experience in Angular/frontend side

160 zł - 190 zł an hour

Why Kontakt.io :

We Make Things Easy:

- Easy to Use. Simplicity is harder than complexity. Each of our apps focuses on a single user and a specific problem. We create solutions for everyone to help them get things done.

- Easy to Buy.   We simplify pricing with a single, per-bed or per-room model that encompasses all the necessary products and services to achieve your desired outcomes.

- Easy to Deploy. Using AI, cloud, and mobile technologies, our equipment autonomously communicates and validates itself without the need for human intervention, cutting deployment time from months to weeks or even days.

We Deliver Fast Outcomes:

- Industry’s #1 Time To Value. We accelerate your ROI and deliver positive outcomes to users faster than anyone else, thanks to how easy things work with our AI- and cloud-based platform.

- Delivered As A Service. Delivering everything from devices to apps to support, our as-a-service model allows you to add new use cases with a simple click. Gain agility and speed like never before.

- Outcome Driven. We deliver outcomes, not boxed equipment. From on-site installation to monitoring, all the way to service-level agreements, our approach is uniquely designed to ensure the outcomes you need.

We Ensure Unmatched Scalability:

- Priced for Scaling . We offer scalable pricing, regardless of your project size. Enabling our customers to create value cost-effectively is a key element of our success.

- A Platform for Scaling. Lower TCO, quicker adoption of new use cases, extensive cloud scalability, and future-proofing your IT investments are among the many reasons why Kontakt.io is right for you.

- Managed for Scaling. SOC-2 and HIPAA compliant, our platform integrates with your wireless and security infrastructure, allowing you to use your current IT network with confidence and uninterrupted functionality.