Junior Software Engineer – Early Career (Strong Problem solving & Coding Focus) - 100% remote-friendly within Poland

Job Description

How we build software

We build systems that matter and we optimize for clarity, speed, and long-term maintainability.

• Small autonomous teams that own real product surfaces end-to-end

• High trust and high ownership from day one

• Production impact early - even as a junior engineer

• AI-assisted development as a default workflow

• Strong engineering culture focused on simplicity, correctness, and measurable outcomes

We prefer solving problems well over adding unnecessary complexity.

Good ideas win regardless of tenure or hierarchy.

What we value

• Strong problem solving ability
  The ability to break down complex systems and find elegant solutions.

• Builder mindset
  You like creating things that people use.

• Intellectual curiosity
  You enjoy understanding how systems really work.

• Ownership
  You treat problems as yours until they are solved.

• Pragmatism
  You know when to optimize and when to ship.

We value signals over credentials.

Competition programming, open-source work, research, side projects or anything else that shows how you think.

Technical Environment

Our stack evolves continuously, but currently includes technologies such as:

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript

• Frontend: React, TypeScript

• Mobile: React Native

• Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

• Developer tooling: modern CI/CD, observability

• AI-assisted coding environments built to scale (guardrails, rules, skills, subagents, spec-driven development)

We invest heavily in developer productivity and continuously improve how we design and ship systems.

Collaboration Model

• Open source internal culture - contribute across different services and teams
• Maintainer guidance rather than gatekeeping from senior developers
• Cross-functional ownership of features from conception to deployment
• Living documentation shared across all team members

Why Junior Devs Love It Here

Some reasons engineers choose to stay at Docplanner:

• Real scale
  Millions of users and thousands of healthcare providers across multiple countries.

• Interesting problems
  Distributed systems, search relevance, AI-assisted workflows, complex integrations.

• Exceptional teammates
  Work with talented people across disciplines who raise the bar for everyone.

• Fast learning curve
  You will work on real production systems very early.

• Meaningful mission
  Helping people live longer, healthier lives.

Qualifications

Required

• Strong foundations in computer science
  Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, complexity, and core software engineering principles.

• Ability to build real software
  Comfortable working across the stack to design, implement, and ship features that solve real user problems.

• Strong problem-solving skills
  You enjoy breaking down complex problems and finding simple, effective solutions.

• Builder mindset
  You like turning ideas into working products and taking ownership of outcomes, not just tasks.

• Curiosity about users and problems
  You’re comfortable talking to users, understanding their needs, and iterating on solutions.

• High learning velocity
  You pick up new technologies, tools, and domains quickly and continuously improve your craft.

• AI-first engineering mindset
  You actively experiment with AI coding tools, agents, and new workflows, and are excited about reinventing how software is built.

Preferred

• Academic background in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or another rigorous technical discipline.

• Competitive programming experience
  Participation in ICPC, Google Code Jam, national olympiads, Codeforces, or similar competitions.

• Evidence of building things
  Side projects, startups, open-source contributions, hackathons, or shipped products.

• Exposure to modern engineering workflows
  Experience working with collaborative development, continuous delivery, strong observability, and AI-assisted development practices.

Additional Information

Let’s talk money

• A salary adequate to your experience and skills.
• Share options plan after 6 months of working with us.

True flexibility and work-life balance

• Remote or hybrid work model with or hub in Warsaw;
• Flexible working hours (fully flexible, as in most cases you only have to be on a couple of meetings weekly);
• 20/26 days of paid time off (depending on your contract);
• Additional paid day off on your birthday or work anniversary (you choose what you want to celebrate).

Health comes first

• Private healthcare plan with Signal Iduna for you and subsidized for your family.
• Multisport card co-financing for you to have access to sports facilities across Poland.
• Access to iFeel, a technological platform for mental wellness offering online psychological support and counseling.

We promote and embrace equal opportunities in our hiring process, and also every day at work. When you apply for our roles you receive equal treatment regardless of age, disabilities, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or parental status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other dimension of human difference.  If you require additional support in your recruitment process, we kindly encourage you to let us know. Behind those words you’re reading, there’s a person (hi!) who already helped a candidate by adapting the interviews, and now we’re lucky to have this person with us. So, even if you’ve never asked for it before, may this serve as a sign that, now, you can do so. We can only truly be equal if we adapt to each other.

“We believe all humans, in all their beautiful diversity, should have equal rights, dignity and respect. Period.” Mariusz Gralewski,  CEO