The Software Engineering team at Collibra is a team of builders around the world, characterized by a love for innovative technology, a desire to solve problems, and a never-ending goal to build simple, elegant products that delight customers and simplify all levels of data engagement. Guided by Agile principles, the software engineering team leads with confidence, knowing that today’s problems require tomorrow’s solutions.
Collibra’s Software Engineering Team is evolutionary by nature, and as part of a multi-product cloud company, our latest evolution is building opportunities for engineers to rotate product groups and work on new products throughout their tenure. If you’re interested in solving complex problems, working with multicultural teams, and embracing and driving change: the software engineering team is the team for you.
This is a hybrid role based in our Prague office. Our hybrid model means you’ll work from the office at least two days each week. This setup helps us stay connected, work more closely together, and keep making progress as a team.
Senior Backend Engineers at Collibra are responsible for- Playing a pivotal role in establishing, defining, scoping and scaling the engineering / team roadmap and priorities.
- Developing high quality code, including participating in testing and maintenance of that code.
- Applying pragmatic engineering approaches to deliver value to customers.
- Collaborating across a variety of partnerships internally - e.g. Product Management, Design, Architecture, Operations, QA, UX and other Engineers - to help estimate work, design scalable and performant solutions that will delight our customers, and produce high quality production-grade software.
- Being seen as a lead engineer who focuses and aligns on the team objectives.
- Following agile process (Scrum) to make sure your deliverables are visible for the entire team and company stakeholders.
- Mentoring other Engineers, leveraging your experience and knowledge.
- Professional expertise in scaling Java applications.
- Experience with either Spring or Spring Boot, with demonstrable understanding of best practices and function.
- Experience with Relational Database Management Systems (preferably PostgresQL) and ability to demonstrate real-world interactions in the role of a backend engineer.
- Experience partnering - or leading - through architectural design translation to development.
- Work experience in building and designing SaaS software for deployment to the Cloud.
- Knowledge of OO principles, Design Patterns, functional programming and clean code principles.
- Experience with Agile process (Scrum) in developing and delivering software.
- Experience mentoring other engineers and being the lead engineer of projects in your career.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English - we’re a global team and English is the most spoken language.
- It is a plus if you have:
- Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Experience with multiple cloud platforms e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP.
- Experience in building and designing effective CI\CD Pipelines. - A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience is required.
- This is a full time employment position. As of this time, we are not considering freelance or B2B arrangements for this role.
- You must have work authorization to work in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Curious about technology and adaptable to new technologies.
- Agile-minded, optimistic, passionate, and pragmatic about delivering valuable software to customers.
- Someone who puts quality first and has a passion for good design and clean code.
- Able to work productively with a geographically distributed remote team and able to mentor and advise other engineers you work with on the scrum team.
- Empathetic to the customer’s needs with a strong desire to solve their problems.
- An Open, Direct and Kind team player.
- Within your first month, you will attend our onboarding program and get familiar with the environment we use, the way we implement software as an organization, simple business use cases and submit code to production.
- By your third month, you will be implementing new user stories with quality and care, and understand what value they will bring to our customers.
- By your sixth month, you will be a productive member / lead engineer of the Data Export team, reliably delivering quality code, participating in testing and on your way to many interesting challenges and growth opportunities.
Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits.
We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.
At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone.
With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. If you have a need that requires accommodation, let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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What We Do
Data has endless potential, if people can trust it.
Collibra helps organizations turn data into a trusted asset that drives business value, innovation, and AI readiness. Our cloud-based data intelligence platform connects data, people, and processes across the enterprise so teams can find, understand, and use the right data with confidence.
By uniting governance, quality, privacy, lineage, and catalog capabilities in one secure, scalable SaaS solution, Collibra gives companies a single source of truth and a foundation they can trust as they embrace AI.
Today, Collibra powers possibility for many of the world’s most data-driven organizations, from global banks and healthcare leaders to public institutions and high-growth tech companies. We help them use data responsibly to make faster, smarter, and more ethical decisions while meeting the highest standards for compliance and innovation.
What truly differentiates us is the way we work. Collibrians bring curiosity, clarity, and care to everything we do. We collaborate across functions and time zones as a global #OneCollibra team, solving complex challenges and delivering measurable impact for our customers.
Founded in Brussels and headquartered in New York, with offices in Raleigh, London, Prague, and beyond, Collibra is a global company built on trust and connection. We work fast, communicate openly, and stay grounded in our mission to make data , and now AI, meaningful for everyone.
Because at Collibra, trusted data isn’t the end goal — it’s where possibility begins.
Why Work With Us
Work here means showing up curious, clear, and ready to build with purpose. As data and AI reshape what’s possible, Collibrians bring clarity to complexity and care to how we work. The pace is fast and the work is meaningful— because every problem we solve powers possibility, as #OneCollibra.
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