Senior Software Engineer – DaaS / APIs / MCP
Job description
<div class="content-intro"><h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">WHO ARE WE</h2>
<p>Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence. Ambitious businesses of every size use our platform to discover, connect, and engage with qualified decision-makers faster and close more deals. Headquartered in London with global offices, Cognism’s contact data and contextual signals are trusted by thousands of revenue teams to eliminate the guesswork from prospecting.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About Cognism</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Cognism is building Europe's leading B2B Sales Intelligence platform. Our engineering organisation is transforming around customer outcomes, data quality and AI-first engineering. The Warsaw Hub is being established as one of Cognism's two primary engineering centres and will play a key role in the company's long-term growth.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About the Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build the services that power Cognism's strategic Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), APIs and Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities. You will work on cloud-native distributed systems processing large volumes of business data and exposing it through secure, scalable APIs used by enterprise customers and AI-powered workflows. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy building high-quality backend systems while owning software throughout its lifecycle.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What You'll Do</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Design, build and maintain backend services supporting DaaS, APIs and MCP</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Deliver production-ready software with strong focus on quality, reliability and performance</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Own features from technical design through deployment and operational support</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Architects, Platform and Data Engineering teams</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Contribute to architectural decisions and continuously improve engineering standards</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Write automated tests and participate in code reviews</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development productivity</span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">What Success Looks Like</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Deliver strategic platform capabilities on time</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Take ownership of production services with measurable reliability improvements</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Contribute reusable engineering patterns adopted by multiple teams</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Act as a trusted technical mentor for less experienced engineers</span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Required Experience</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">5+ years of professional software engineering experience</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Strong backend development skills using Java, Scala, Kotlin, C# or modern TypeScript/Node.js</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience designing REST APIs and distributed microservices</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Hands-on knowledge of AWS or another major cloud platform</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Strong understanding of CI/CD, Git and modern software engineering practices</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Excellent communication skills and fluent English</span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Nice to Have</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Kafka or event-driven architectures</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Kubernetes and Docker</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Infrastructure as Code</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience building public APIs or developer platforms</span></span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or Cursor</span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Why Join Cognism</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You will join the founding engineering team of Cognism's Warsaw Hub, helping build a strategic platform that will shape the company's future. You'll work in a modern engineering environment with significant ownership, direct impact on product direction and opportunities to influence architecture, engineering practices and culture from the earliest stages of the hub.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Hiring Process</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":0,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[65533,0],"469777803":"left","469777804":"%1.","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Number">Recruiter introduction</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":0,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[65533,0],"469777803":"left","469777804":"%1.","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Number">Hiring Manager interview</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":0,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[65533,0],"469777803":"left","469777804":"%1.","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Number">Technical coding interview</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":0,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[65533,0],"469777803":"left","469777804":"%1.","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Number">System design interview</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":0,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769242":[65533,0],"469777803":"left","469777804":"%1.","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Number">Final leadership conversation</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">WHY COGNISM</h2>
<p>At Cognism, we’re not just building a company - we’re building an inclusive community of brilliant, diverse people who <strong>support, challenge, and inspire each other every day</strong>. If you’re looking for a place where your work truly <strong>makes an impact</strong>, you’re in the right spot!</p>
<p>Our values aren’t just words on a page—they guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow together. They shape our culture, drive our success, and ensure that everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work.</p>
<p>Here’s what we stand for:</p>
<p>🤝 <strong>We Own the Outcome Together.</strong><br>🤓 <strong>We Deeply Understand our Customers. </strong><br>🏆 <strong>We Celebrate Impact Wherever It Comes From.</strong></p>
<p>At Cognism, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!</p>
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