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Backend Team Lead
About On The Spot
About the team
Vetric builds large-scale public data infrastructure.
They provide data pipelines that collect, structure, and deliver high-volume public web data for companies operating in cybersecurity, public safety and digital risk protection.
The systems power platforms that detect bad actors, uncover impersonation and fraud, identify coordinated manipulation, and help public safety organizations respond faster to real-world risks.
Operating globally, they serve industry leaders across more than 20 countries who rely on them for scale, reliability, and depth.
About the role
As a Backend Team Leader at Vetric, you will lead a team of talented backend engineers responsible for powering mission-critical services at massive scale within the Vetric ecosystem.
You will shape technical direction, drive complex initiatives end-to-end, and ensure production stability while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across product, data, and infrastructure.
This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who thrives in high-scale environments and is passionate about building resilient systems and strong engineering culture.
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Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing backend engineering team in Kraków.
- Set technical direction and architectural standards for scalable, high-performance backend systems.
- Drive innovation while maintaining production stability and reliability.
- Oversee system performance, incident response, and continuous infrastructure improvements.
- Collaborate with global teams to align backend architecture with product and business goals.
- Foster engineering excellence through best practices in coding, architecture, testing, and CI/CD.
- Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, and impact-driven execution.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
- 6+ years of hands-on backend development experience (strong system architecture background).
- Strong experience building backend services with TypeScript & Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience designing and maintaining large-scale, high-performance distributed systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven mindset.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Passion for data and building impactful infrastructure.
Nice to have
- Experience with GO
- Experience working in cybersecurity, data platforms, or high-scale SaaS environments
- Experience building or scaling engineering teams in Europe
- Experience working in distributed/global teams.
Why Vetric
Vetric is profitable from day 1 (fully bootstrapped - means we didn’t raise any money), a fast-growing company building foundational technology.
As part of Vetric's broader R&D expansion, they're building their key engineering hub in Krakow that will own core systems and drive the next phase of innovation and growth.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation aligned with the Kraków tech market (UoP or B2B options).
- Paid vacation — 23 business days per year, 100% sick leave payment
- 10 sick days per year
- Hybrid work model in Kraków.
- Opportunity to shape a new product from day one.
- High ownership and real impact.
- Work in an international, English-speaking engineering environment.
- A stable, profitable company with long-term vision.
Join us
To be considered for this position, you must have Polish citizenship, a D-type work visa, or a residence permit. Thank you!
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