Senior Data Platform Engineer
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The project focuses on building and operating the core data persistence layer for a global fitness and wellness product. Required technologies include Python, Java or Kotlin, relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) and data processing/streaming tools (Kafka, Spark). Responsibilities cover designing and optimizing distributed data systems, improving query performance and data modeling, creating self-service database tooling and automation (including Terraform), implementing monitoring, autoscaling and increasing reliability of production datastores. Offered benefits include 100% paid medical care, Multisport, Creative tax (KUP), Home office allowance and MacBook Pro.

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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Company: Motife Sp. z o.o.

from: 24 September 2026
to: 24 October 2026
28 000 - 30 000 złgross/ mth.contract of employment (full-time)
Salary details
basic salary
Offer parameters
level:senior
working mode:hybrid
Warszawa, Wola
Warszawa, WolaGrzybowska 60View on map

Requirements

Expected technologies

Python
PostgreSQL
Kafka
Spark
AWS
JVM

Our requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, building and operating production systems
  • Strong backend engineering fundamentals (e.g. Python, Java, or Kotlin)
  • Experience working with large-scale, data-intensive systems
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (e.g. scalability, latency, reliability, data consistency)
  • Experience working in cloud environments (preferably AWS)
  • Familiarity with relational or NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch)
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale data pipelines and data processing systems
  • Exposure to event-driven architectures, streaming or batch processing (e.g. Kafka, Spark, ETL workflows)
  • Understanding of end-to-end data flow: ingestion (how data enters the system); transformation (how it is processed); storage & access (how other services consume it)
  • Experience designing systems where data performance, scalability, and reliability are critical

Your responsibilities

Data Infrastructure Engineering
  • Design, build, and operate backend systems that rely on scalable and highly available data persistence layers.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions around distributed data systems, multi-region persistence, and global scalability.
  • Improve the reliability and performance of production datastores used by critical services.
  • Data Performance & Optimization
  • Partner with service teams to improve database schema design, query performance, and data modelling.
  • Optimize data access patterns and indexing strategies for relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Support teams in designing systems that scale efficiently under high load.
  • Developer Experience & Platform Tooling
  • Build and maintain self-service tooling that enables engineers to provision and manage databases and caching layers.
  • Contribute to infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform and internal developer platforms.
  • Improve observability and operational insight into datastore performance and reliability.
  • Platform Reliability & Observability
  • Implement monitoring, metrics, and tracing strategies to improve visibility into production data systems.
  • Develop autoscaling and performance optimization strategies for critical data infrastructure.
  • Support operational excellence by reducing manual processes and improving system resilience.
  • About the project

    We are hiring on behalf of our client, a global innovator in fitness and wellness technology. Their mission is to empower people to live fit, strong, long, and happy lives by delivering integrated experiences to millions of members anytime, anywhere.
    This team is responsible for building and operating the core data persistence layer used by application services across the organization. In this role, you will design and improve the systems that store, access, and scale critical data across distributed services. It is a hands-on engineering position where you will work at the intersection of backend engineering, platform reliability, and cloud-native data infrastructure. Your work will directly influence the scalability, performance, and reliability of the company’s global data ecosystem.

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    If you’re excited about building developer platforms that scale, empower teams, and set new standards for engineering excellence, we’d love to hear from you. Apply via our careers page and please submit your CV in English.
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    What we offer

    • 100% paid medical care
    • Multisport
    • Creative tax (KUP)
    • Home office allowance
    • MacBook Pro

    Recruitment stages

    • 1.
      A call with Motife recruiter (30 min)
    • 2.
      Coding Interview (1h)
    • 3.
      Achitecture & system design; team fit (up to 2h in total)
    • 4.
      Hiring Manager Interview (45 min)

    Motife Sp. z o.o.

    MOTIFE is a trusted partner for tech companies choosing Poland to build and grow their engineering and software development capabilities.
    We help software companies, startups, fintechs, technology companies, and industry disruptors with their IT recruitment and, wherever necessary, advisory in setting up a presence in Poland and daily operations.
    Our end-to-end support helps us build long-term relationships with new IT players, which means we can offer some of the most interesting career opportunities for skilled software and IT professionals like you.
    Senior Data Platform Engineer
    28k–30k zł / mth. (CoE)
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    Motife Sp. z o.o.
    Warszawa, Wola
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