Senior Backend Engineer (Scala + TypeScript)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Gdańsk, PL
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- 6-8 years of experience building production backend services at scale, including experience designing scalable systems.
- Strong knowledge of Scala. (Experience with Node.js is a significant advantage.)
- Hands-on experience with TypeScript and React.
- Good understanding of functional programming concepts, such as pure functions, composition, and algebraic data types, and an interest in applying them in practice.
- Solid understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL).
- Experience using AI tools to support coding, testing, documentation, and team collaboration.
- Good knowledge of HTTP, REST APIs, and modern web communication patterns
- Experienced working with cloud environments and containers (AWS / GCP / Azure, Kubernetes, Docker).
- Experience with testing approaches and tools across backend.
- Confidence working across the stack and taking ownership of solutions.
- Very good communication skills in English and Polish.
Full description
About us
At Framna, we partner with ambitious brands to create digital products that make a meaningful impact.
We work across the full product journey, from strategy and UX to engineering and long-term growth, combining technical expertise with a strong product mindset. Together with our partners, we build solutions that users rely on every day.
Our culture is built on trust, ownership, and fearless collaboration. We challenge ideas, support each other, and keep learning-openly sharing feedback, staying flexible in how we work, and approaching each other with empathy. Because the best products are created by teams that move forward together.
About the role
You will join a team building a next-generation, passwordless authentication platform used by millions worldwide, leveraging advanced biometrics to secure digital identities and enable seamless access.
We are building a new team around a core part of our client’s identity platform, and you will be one of its first engineers. You will help shape the architecture, engineering standards, and ways of working from the start, while building features across the stack - primarily in Scala, with TypeScript and React.
We collaborate closely, share ideas openly, and use AI tools in our daily work, always focused on creating better products together.
We meet regularly in the studio to stay connected, share perspectives, and keep the team energy strong.
Preferred skills & qualifications
- 6-8 years of experience building production backend services at scale, including experience designing scalable systems.
- Strong knowledge of Scala. (Experience with Node.js is a significant advantage.)
- Hands-on experience with TypeScript and React.
- Good understanding of functional programming concepts, such as pure functions, composition, and algebraic data types, and an interest in applying them in practice.
- Solid understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL).
- Experience using AI tools to support coding, testing, documentation, and team collaboration.
- Good knowledge of HTTP, REST APIs, and modern web communication patterns
- Experienced working with cloud environments and containers (AWS / GCP / Azure, Kubernetes, Docker).
- Experience with testing approaches and tools across backend.
- Confidence working across the stack and taking ownership of solutions.
- Very good communication skills in English and Polish.