Staff Software Engineer at Wrike

This role is designed for a high-level backend engineer specializing in system reliability and distributed architecture. You’ll be joining a specialized "reliability task force" that focuses on the core infrastructure—building rate limiters, circuit breakers, and database migration tools—rather than standard feature development. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in the Java ecosystem (JVM) and a "systems thinker" mindset regarding how complex platforms fail and recover. The position offers a strong hybrid work-life balance in Nicosia (2-3 days in-office) with a heavy emphasis on individual contributor (IC) leadership. Notable perks include a significant school allowance (€600/month), comprehensive medical insurance for dependents, and a culture that prioritizes "deep work" over ticket volume. You will also have the autonomy to integrate modern AI-powered coding agents into your development workflow. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have extensive experience optimizing PostgreSQL and managing high-traffic Redis instances. * Are comfortable leading high-stakes investigations during production incidents and proposing architectural fixes. * Enjoy building internal tools and frameworks for other engineering teams to use. * Have a strong grasp of cloud-native environments, specifically Kubernetes and Docker.