Staff Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Wrike's dynamic team as a Software Architect to build and enhance internal tools, improve code quality, and support the growth of our solutions. You will collaborate with talented engineers, champion architectural best practices, and share knowledge within the developer community. This role requires 7+ years of experience in developing scalable software solutions, strong Java and Postgres skills, and proficiency in utilizing AI-powered tools. The ideal candidate will have a passion for software architecture, a university degree in a related field, and experience in agile environments. Wrike offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid vacation, sick leave, life and health insurance, a fitness plan, parental leave, and more.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years developing scalable software solutions, including substantial architectural improvements and process optimization
• Tech Stack: Strong experience with Java and Postgres
• AI Tools and Coding Agents: Proactive utilization of modern AI-powered tools and coding agents is not just a plus, but a key to success in this role. We value forward-thinkers who harness AI to streamline development, analyze architectures, automate code reviews, and supercharge productivity
• Proven Communicator: Strong English communication skills—able to debate, discuss, and reach consensus within a diverse team of top engineers
• Team Mindset: Experience working collaboratively in high-level engineering groups, with the ability to support and guide peers toward collective success

Responsibilities

• Partner with other talented engineers to empower our product teams
• Build effective internal tools
• Support the complexity of our growing solutions
• Uplift our code quality
• Dive into technical research to enhance the maintainability of both our monolithic and microservices architectures, ensuring they remain easy to navigate and adapt
• Help develop and maintain powerful internal tools for architecture quality—working with technologies like PMD, ArchUnit, and more, with a focus on consistency and reliability
• Tackle the toughest codebases, refactoring and simplifying as you go to make our solutions more elegant and less complex
• Champion architectural best practices, always emphasizing industry standards such as low coupling and high cohesion
• Play an active role in fostering technical growth by sharing insights about maintaining technical quality and robust architecture across the developer community

Preferred Qualifications

• Real passion for software architecture design and best practices
• University Degree in Software Engineering (or closely related field)
• Hands-on experience in agile software development environments

Benefits

• 28 calendar days of paid vacation
• Sick leave compensation
• Life insurance plan
• Health insurance plan
• Fitness plan (800 EUR/year)
• Parental leave
• 2 volunteer days
• Full-remote & On-demand access to Co-working space
• Utility allowance (30 EUR/month, subject to taxation)