Platform Engineer

Holisticon Connect is a division within NEXER GROUP - a custom software development company. We started in Poland in 2017 and are now a team of over 140 people. We have the opportunity to work with world-renowned brands from Scandinavia, the UK, and Western Europe. Our goal is to grow stronger, in competence rather than in numbers. If you like what we do, check out our offer, maybe we will have the pleasure of meeting you! 😊  

We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join an international project for a Swedish multinational company operating in the hygiene and medical products industry. You will contribute to the development and enhancement of an Integration Hub built around Azure API Management (APIM) and Backstage, helping transform it into an internal developer platform that enables teams to easily discover, understand, and consume APIs. This role combines API management, developer portal engineering, automation, and platform ownership, offering an opportunity to influence technical solutions and drive continuous platform improvements.

We offer a choice of employment form: B2B or Employment Contract:

• UoP: 15 300 – 19 500 PLN gross/month

• B2B: 130 – 165 PLN net/hour + VAT

Your responsibilities:

• Configure, maintain, and enhance Azure API Management, including API onboarding, backend integrations, routing, and gateway policies;

• Implement and maintain API authentication, authorization, and traffic management controls;

• Establish monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting practices for API traffic and platform health;

• Develop and customize Backstage as the main entry point for the Integration Hub, improving usability, navigation, and branding;

• Manage API documentation, ownership information, catalog metadata, and integrations across systems;

• Develop or extend Backstage plugins and integrations to support platform requirements;

• Implement automated validation and linting of API specifications and enforce API quality and documentation standards;

• Integrate validation processes into CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments and configuration management using Infrastructure-as-Code;

• Troubleshoot issues across API gateways, developer portals, catalogs, and cloud infrastructure;

• Prepare technical documentation and onboarding materials for developers;

• Gather developer feedback, drive continuous improvements, and contribute to technical decisions and the platform roadmap.

You might be the perfect match if you are/have:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure API Management or an equivalent API management platform;

• Experience developing or extending Backstage or a similar Internal Developer Platform;

• Solid understanding of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, and API lifecycle management;

• Strong development skills in TypeScript/JavaScript, including Node.js and React;

• Experience with API security concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWT;

• Experience with Git-based development, CI/CD pipelines, and automation;

• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Bicep;

• Ability to troubleshoot across application, integration, infrastructure, and cloud environments;

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with technical stakeholders

• Good command of English.
  
  

Moreover, we appreciate skills in these areas:

• Experience developing Backstage plugins and integrating API catalogs;

• Familiarity with API linting tools such as Spectral;

• Knowledge of Azure Identity, Networking, and Observability services;

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes;

• Understanding of Internal Developer Platforms and self-service architecture.

By joining us, you gain the following: 

• Opportunity to work on exciting, international projects in cutting-edge industries like Automotive, Biotech, IoT; 

• Possibility to develop in cloud technologies;

• Becoming part of a team that believes that the next step to a promising future is to put your heart into it and make it happen; 

• Respect for your private life so you don't have to work overtime or on weekends; 

• Team Events budget to socialize outside of work; 

• Company Events to celebrate smaller and bigger successes (Summer Party, Programmer's Day, and trips abroad – so far we've been in South Africa, Are, and Barcelona). 

Perks and benefits: 

• Fully remote work or in our office in Wrocław; 

• Benefits such as Luxmed, Multisport, and life insurance in Nationale Nederlanden; 

• Attractive referral system (9,5k for senior, 6k for mid, 2,5k for junior); 

• Personal Training Budget with additional paid hours; 

• Passion Day - an extra day off for your hobby to spend as you please; 

• Flexible working hours with no micro-management approach. Our core hours are 9-15, the rest of the working time is up to you; 

• We provide high-quality work equipment + 2 additional monitors and accessories. 
   

If you apply for this position and match our expectations, then: 

1) You will be invited to an HR Screening with our IT Recruiter. 

2) You will have a technical interview. 

3) You will meet with a client. 

Submit your application online in one easy step! Apply now! 

You will earn:

• UoP: 15 300 – 19 500 PLN gross/month

• B2B: 130 – 165 PLN net/hour + VAT