Senior Product Engineer
About us and this role
Knapsack is the product company behind Knapsack Pro, a developer-tool that helps engineers optimize CI test runs since 2014. We are a small team located in Kraków (Poland). We mostly work remotely, but meet in person for some of the things.
This is a technical role, but we are looking for someone who is both excited and experienced in working on a product. We value good code and architecture, but they are always means to an end.
Tens of thousands of users rely daily on Knapsack, so you’ll be on the frontline talking with them to ensure their needs are fulfilled.
You’ll take ownership and responsibility for what you build. Everybody on the team responds to support tickets and takes part in Pager Duty.
We expect you to develop complex projects, from ideation and scoping to execution and maintenance. Again, if you're seeking end-to-end ownership, you might have come to the right place!
At Knapsack, it’s not unusual for one person to touch Heroku/AWS, Postgres/Redis, Ruby/Rails, JS/TS, and multiple CIs on the same day. So you should have experience in most and be capable of picking up the rest quickly.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Our recent projects include:
Rewrite of the API to support tens of millions of test batches per day
Support for Vitest and Playwright
Creation and analysis of analytics to evaluate alternative pricing models
About you:
Seven or more years of professional experience, mainly as a Product/DevTool Engineer.
Proficiency in crafting pragmatic and performant code where it matters and taking smart shortcuts where appropriate
Taste in designing public APIs, dev-tools, and User eXperiences
Data-driven skills to evaluate multiple alternatives and converge on the most promising solution
Excellent communication in English both in writing and verbally
The right mix of art & science to deliver projects in an experiment-oriented environment
Ability to self-direct and manage complex projects
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities
Preferably located in Kraków, Poland
Agreement details:
B2B contract
22-26k PLN net / month
20 days off / year
Pager Duty (compensated)
Your Application
Please submit an application with your CV/résumé and a cover letter telling us about yourself, what you can bring to Knapsack, and what made you interested in joining us.
Feel free to share whatever feels relevant. We’d really like to get to know you!
This is not a requirement, but if you’ve contributed to open-source work of any kind or developed any personal or hobby projects, please include this information along with any public links.