Staff Architect

About ShiftKey

ShiftKey is a platform that is disrupting the way healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. Leveraging marketplace dynamics and deep industry knowledge, the company is playing a vital role in mitigating America’s healthcare staffing shortages, enabling direct connections between facilities and healthcare professionals. By offering the opportunity to work as much or as little as they choose and putting the power back into the hands of healthcare workers, ShiftKey is bringing more licensed professionals back into the workforce, a solution that is solving a major crisis in healthcare. For more information, visit www.ShiftKey.com.

The role

As the Architect for the Marketplace Platform, you will set the technical direction for our core products, including Acute care and our next-generation Credentialing systems. Your primary focus will be improving platform modularity and reducing tight coupling within our current architecture. You will provide the leadership needed to ensure consistency and reliability, helping our teams manage complex logic more effectively while identifying "quick wins" to reduce technical risk and operational exposure.

We are looking for a collaborative leader who believes in engineer-led architecture and uses documentation as a key tool for alignment. You are comfortable making timely decisions backed by clear technical rationale and risk assessment. Rather than relying on veto power, you use your ability to influence and align multiple development teams operating in parallel. You value different perspectives, enjoy solving complex structural puzzles, and are focused on driving cross-team collaboration.

Monthly gross remuneration for this position ranges from PLN 26,500 to PLN 31,000 under an employment contract (CoE/umowa o pracę). Final compensation is determined based on experience and skill level.

Where you’ll work

We’re looking for someone based in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area. While there’s no forced schedule, Tuesdays and Wednesdays tend to be the days people naturally head into the office to grab a desk and catch up.

What you’ll be doing

• Set the technical direction for the Marketplace Platform, ensuring architectural consistency across our core products and new versions.

• Improve modularity by identifying and reducing tight coupling within our current systems to make changes safer and more scalable.

• Drive strategy and service design, creating a roadmap that addresses immediate pain points while reducing long-term technical risk.

• Influence and align multiple development teams through clear technical rationale and documentation (RFCs/ADRs) rather than veto power.

What you’ll need

• A strong background as an Architect or Principal Engineer, with a focus on system design over specific languages. You should have a proven track record of improving modularity and decoupling complex systems.

• Deep experience in a major cloud environment (AWS or Azure), including designing core services and leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Solid understanding of messaging patterns (e.g., Kafka) and document-based databases. You should be able to explain when to use specific patterns - and when to avoid them.

• The ability to decompose complex problems and secure buy-in from engineering teams and stakeholders through clear technical rationale and documentation.

• A proactive, engineer-led approach to architecture. You are comfortable guiding teams through technical shifts without relying on veto power.

Perks of working for Shiftkey

• A high-growth, friendly, and engaging work environment with opportunities for career development.

• Additional vacation days for better work-life balance.

• Modern office in Warsaw’s Powiśle district with Vistula River views, recreational facilities, and great nearby restaurants.

• Thoughtfully designed private medical package to take care of what matters most.

• Sports card to fuel your active lifestyle.

• Life and accident insurance for peace of mind.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

ShiftKey is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to embracing diverse and individual perspectives shaping our culture and contributing to the solutions that transform the world. We actively work to create an inclusive environment for employees to thrive. 

EEO Statement

ShiftKey does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.  ShiftKey is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with a mental or physical disability, please contact: [email protected]