[VDI] Full-Stack Engineer (Kotlin + TypeScript/React)

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The Role
Maintain and extend a legacy application by upgrading dependencies, frameworks, and libraries; expanding unit test coverage; validating stability; resolving upgrade-related issues; and collaborating with the client’s engineering team. The role is split between Kotlin/Gradle backend development and TypeScript/React frontend work, with slightly greater backend emphasis. Engineers must independently ramp up on an existing codebase and support extended operations before eventual decommissioning.
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We are Software Mind, an awesome team of engineers who are ready to ramp up any top-notch company’s projects! Our aim? To always be one step ahead. Become part of a multicultural company in constant growth with an excellent work environment certified by Great Place To Work!

Job Description

Software Mind is seeking two Full-Stack Engineers to support end-of-life (EOL) maintenance work on a specific application at one of our clients. The work involves updating outdated dependencies, upgrading frameworks and libraries, expanding unit test coverage, and ensuring the application remains stable and functional during an extended operational period.

In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions, we also offer:

  • Flexible schedules and authentic work-life balance
  • Opportunities for continuing education
  • Social activities per country sponsored by the company
  • Birthday celebration
  • Payment in US Dollars

About the Role

The client is maintaining an application that was originally planned for decommission but now needs to remain operational longer than anticipated. The work is split roughly equally between backend and frontend, with slightly more backend code present in this application. Engineers will work similarly to existing teams supporting other repositories at the client.
 

Main Responsibilities

  • Update and upgrade outdated libraries, dependencies, and frameworks to keep the application stable and secure.
  • Add and expand unit test coverage across the application.
  • Test the system thoroughly to validate stability and functionality after upgrades.
  • Identify and resolve issues introduced by dependency or framework changes.
  • Collaborate with the client's engineering team to align on priorities and progress.

Qualifications

Requirements:

  • +90% English written and oral (B2 level minimum).
  • 4+ years of full-stack development experience.
  • Strong backend experience with Kotlin and Gradle.
  • Strong frontend experience with TypeScript and React.
  • Experience with library/dependency upgrades and framework version migrations.
  • Solid understanding of unit testing principles and experience writing and maintaining tests.
  • Ability to work independently and ramp up quickly on an existing codebase.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience working on EOL or legacy modernization projects.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  • Experience working in small, agile teams.

Additional Information

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Kotlin, Gradle, TypeScript, React
  • Unit testing, dependency/framework upgrades
  • Legacy codebase experience

Critical Technology Proficiency: Kotlin, Gradle, TypeScript, React, Unit Testing



We are accepting applications from LATAM countries.

Skills Required

  • B2-level minimum English proficiency, with strong written and oral communication
  • 4+ years of full-stack development experience
  • Strong backend development experience with Kotlin and Gradle
  • Strong frontend development experience with TypeScript and React
  • Experience upgrading libraries, dependencies, and framework versions
  • Understanding of unit testing principles and experience writing and maintaining tests
  • Ability to work independently and quickly learn an existing codebase
  • Experience with end-of-life or legacy modernization projects
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Experience working in small, agile teams

Software Mind Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Software Mind and has not been reviewed or approved by Software Mind.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive for core hiring markets, with “good salary” cited in multiple locales. Public salary snapshots provide a baseline that helps candidates assess offers and negotiations.
  • Flexible Benefits Remote or hybrid options are prominently highlighted, and a remote‑work program is publicly noted alongside positively cited work‑from‑home experiences. Flexibility around schedules and location is presented as part of the package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Private medical care, language classes, sports/fitness support, and learning initiatives are listed for several Central/Eastern European locations, with occasional workation perks promoted. These lifestyle‑oriented offerings complement base pay and can enhance perceived total rewards.

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The Company
HQ: Kraków
1,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

Software Mind is a global digital transformation partner with operations throughout Europe, the US and LATAM. Driven by tech and empowered by people, we provide companies with software engineers and autonomous, cross-functional development teams who manage software life cycles from ideation to release and beyond. For over 20 years we’ve been enriching organizations with the talent they need to boost scalability, drive dynamic growth and bring disruptive ideas to life. Our top-notch engineering teams combine ownership with leading technologies, including cloud, AI, data science and embedded software to accelerate digital transformations and boost software delivery. A culture, driven by trust, that embraces openness, craves more and acts with respect enables our experts to create evolutive solutions that support scale-ups, unicorns and enterprise-level companies around the world.

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