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Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Hungary, Bulgaria
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EUR 65k–75k / yr
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
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11 Nov 2026
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AI Summary

The role, at a glance.

Cision is hiring a Senior Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to architect and own internal platforms used by enterprise infrastructure and operations teams. The role combines backend services and APIs, data ingestion and ETL pipelines, SQL-driven systems, and technical web interfaces for operational users. This senior individual-contributor position requires end-to-end ownership, technical leadership, and influence across platform, infrastructure, security, and product stakeholders. The engineer will build cloud-native, containerized production systems and improve reliability, scalability, engineering standards, and developer experience.

Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

Job Complexity

5/5
EasyHard

Pace & Pressure

4/5
RelaxedFast-paced

Autonomy Level

5/5
GuidedFull ownership

Communication Load

4/5
IndependentCollaborative
AI insightThis is a staff-level role requiring 10+ years of experience, ownership of critical distributed systems, and sound decisions in ambiguous technical environments. The scope spans architecture, production operations, data systems, full-stack delivery, and cross-functional technical influence.

Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader EU market for similar roles.

Estimated job medianBelow market
€70,000
EU market range€170k–€230k
AI insightThe disclosed Bulgaria offer is €65,000–€75,000 annual gross, with a midpoint of €70,000; a separate Hungary offer of HUF 24,000,000–26,000,000 annual gross is also stated. The salary_job_median reflects the disclosed EUR range without currency conversion. The US market estimate for a Staff/Senior Staff Full Stack Software Engineer with distributed systems, data-platform, Kubernetes, and technical-leadership responsibilities is approximately $170,000–$230,000 annually; market figures are estimates and exclude equity, bonuses, and benefits.

Core skills

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Sample interview questions
How would you design a platform to ingest, enrich, and query high-volume infrastructure data from multiple structured and semi-structured sources?

I would begin by clarifying source characteristics, ingestion rates, retention, query patterns, and reliability requirements. I would separate ingestion, normalization/enrichment, storage, and query services, use durable queues or streams for decoupling, and define schemas plus versioning for evolving source data. I would also build observability, replay mechanisms, idempotency, access controls, and performance testing into the design from the start.

Describe a time you made an important technical decision with incomplete information.

I frame the decision around reversible versus irreversible choices, document assumptions, and identify the smallest experiment that can reduce the most important uncertainty. I align stakeholders on decision criteria such as reliability, cost, delivery risk, and operational burden. After choosing a path, I communicate the tradeoffs clearly, define success measures, and revisit the decision as evidence changes.

What practices would you establish to ensure a Kubernetes-based application is production-ready?

I would require reproducible container builds, least-privilege runtime configuration, resource requests and limits, health probes, controlled rollout and rollback strategies, and secure secret management. Production readiness should also include dashboards, actionable alerts, structured logs, tracing where appropriate, SLOs, backup or recovery plans, and load testing. Finally, I would ensure runbooks and ownership expectations are clear before launch.

How do you balance delivery speed with reducing technical debt in a platform team?

I make technical debt visible by tying it to concrete costs such as incidents, slow delivery, security risk, or cloud spend. I reserve capacity for high-leverage improvements, address debt opportunistically when changing related code, and use architecture standards to prevent recurring issues. This allows the team to ship valuable work while steadily improving reliability and maintainability.

How do you influence engineering standards when you do not have direct managerial authority?

I lead with clear technical proposals, evidence, and practical examples rather than mandates. I involve engineers early, listen to operational concerns, and make the preferred path easy through templates, documentation, reference implementations, and constructive code reviews. Consistent follow-through and measurable improvements in quality or delivery build trust and adoption over time.

This analysis is generated from the job description. Salary estimates, role characteristics and sample answers are guidance, not employer-provided facts.
Opportunity details

About this role.

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you’ll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you’re solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow.

Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you.

At Cision, we build software that supports large-scale, global enterprise infrastructure. Our teams enable platform, operations, and engineering groups with tools that improve visibility, reliability, automation, and decision-making across complex systems.
We are seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of internal platforms used by enterprise infrastructure teams. This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer who thrives in ambiguity, works independently, and owns systems end-to-end—from architecture through production operations.
You will operate as a technical leader within the team, influencing design decisions, setting engineering standards, and delivering high-impact solutions across backend services, data pipelines, and user-facing applications.

What You’ll Do
• Architect, build, and own full-stack software platforms supporting enterprise infrastructure and operations teams.
• Lead the technical design of systems that ingest, process, analyze, and expose infrastructure and operational data at scale.
• Develop backend services and APIs for data collection, enrichment, and querying.
• Build and maintain web interfaces with advanced search, filtering, and usability tailored for technical users.
• Design and implement ETL and data processing pipelines for structured and semi-structured data sources.
• Ensure applications are fully containerized and production-ready using Docker and Kubernetes-based deployment models.
• Act as a technical authority on system design, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with platform, infrastructure, security, and product stakeholders to shape solutions aligned with long-term platform strategy.
• Set and uphold engineering best practices around testing, code quality, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Review designs and code across the team, providing clear guidance and raising the overall technical bar.
• Identify systemic issues, reduce technical debt, and proactively improve platform scalability and developer experience.

What You’ll Bring
• Experience as a Staff or Senior Full Stack Software Engineer working on complex, production systems.
• Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous problem spaces and drive solutions to completion.
• Strong backend engineering experience, including API design and data-intensive services.
• Experience building data-driven applications involving ingestion, transformation, and analysis.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as C#, Python, Go, or Java.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized application delivery.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and cloud-native application design.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development workflows.
• Excellent technical judgment, communication skills, and ability to influence without authority.

Preferred Technical Experience
• Experience designing and operating systems on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar databases.
• Experience with ETL pipelines, analytics platforms, or operational data tooling.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
• Background building internal platforms or tools for infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, or platform engineering teams.
• Understanding of observability, cost optimization, reliability engineering, or infrastructure automation.

Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of large or critical systems.

Salary Range for this role – 65,000 – 75,000 Euros Annual Gross (if you are based in Bulgaria) and 24,000,000 – 26,000,000 HUF Annual Gross (if you are based in Hungary)

Cision is the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions. We equip PR and corporate communications, marketing, and social media professionals with the tools they need to excel in today’s data driven world. Our deep expertise, exclusive data partnerships, and award-winning products, including CisionOne, Brandwatch, and PR Newswire, enable over 75,000 companies and organizations, including 84% of the Fortune 500, to see and be seen, understand and be understood by the audiences that matter most to them.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.

Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com

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Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process.

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