Lead Full-Stack Engineer

About GPC Global Technology Center

Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. GPC's commitment to innovation and technology is evident in the GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow, established in 2022. This center serves as a hub for research and development, supporting GPC's digital transformation efforts. The center's team of highly skilled IT engineers focuses on developing advanced technologies and solutions that enhance GPC's operations and growth. Their work spans across various areas, including e-commerce and data platforms, supply chain solutions, selling systems, and cyber security. Learn more at genpt.com.

Position Purpose

This individual must be a technologist & engineer at heart and be comfortable in enabling new technology and being hands-on with the execution of the strategy. She/he must exhibit a deep understanding of modern technology stack and agile delivery models, demonstrate the focus on customer experience, and must have a proven track record of modernizing technologies.

Close collaboration and alignment with business teams, application development teams, and security will be required. As such, exceptional abilities in building and maintaining strong working relationships and organizational savvy will be required. High-level communication and presentation skills are required. The ability to attract, retain, and develop engineering talent will be critical.

Responsibilities

• Leads, collaborates, and pairs with other product team members (engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Act as subject matter expert (SME) in assigned business and technical domains with an excellent understanding of business and system processes, interrelationships, dependencies, and interactions among system components
• Design, develop, and maintain highly reusable JavaScript/Java code.
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate UI components with APIs and databases.
• Actively participate in user testing, incorporating feedback into design revisions to improve user experience.
• Contribute to our design system, ensuring design consistency across all digital touchpoints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and development, to ensure seamless design delivery.
• Keep current with the latest frontend/backend trends and technologies, integrating new ideas to innovate and maintain product competitiveness.
• Performance Optimization: Ensure that web applications are optimized for speed and performance. This may involve minimizing page load times, reducing HTTP requests, and implementing other performance-enhancing techniques.
• Testing Automation: Implement and maintain automated testing procedures for the front end to catch regressions and issues early in development.
• Guide and act as a resource to other engineers on the team
• Recruit, manage, and motivate a team of engineers to develop best-in-class solutions
• This job requires 50% coding or coding-related tasks every day

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience working in software development
• 3+ years of experience in leading technology teams
• Experience with programming languages- Java, JEE, latest features leveraging functional programming.
• Experience in building cloud-native microservices using Spring Boot or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud computing on at least one of the major providers (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience across Javascript frontend technologies.
• Experience working with SAP Hybris, and Commerce tools is a plus
• Experience working in complex eCommerce organizations is a plus

Personal skills

• A passion for innovation, technology, and digital transformation
• Strong leadership capability demonstrated through previous experience leading IT teams, where you have motivated and cultivated a team of professionals
• Passion for eCommerce and Digital solutions

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical card
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• coffee / tea
• meal passes
• sharing the commuting costs
• extra leave
• work in international teams
• friendly atmosphere
• copyrights for IT roles
• hybrid work

Recruitment stages

1. INITIAL INTERVIEW (30 min)
2. TECHNICAL TEST (optional - 45-90 min)
3. TECHNICAL INTERVIEW (60-90 min)
4. FINAL INTERVIEW (60-90 min)
5. FEEDBACK / OFFER

Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. GPC's commitment to innovation and technology is evident in the GPC Global Technology Center in Krakow, established in 2022. This center serves as a hub for research and development, supporting GPC's digital transformation efforts. The center's team of highly skilled IT engineers focuses on developing advanced technologies and solutions that enhance GPC's operations and growth. Their work spans across various areas, including e-commerce and data platforms, supply chain solutions, selling systems, and cyber security. Learn more at genpt.com.