Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help us build something exciting from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to launch and lead a new engineering team in Poland, shaping the way we design, build and deliver modern software for the pharmaceutical industry. If you enjoy combining hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and team building, this role offers the chance to make a real impact from day one. You'll work on next-generation software solutions for the Pharmaceutical Trial Master File (TMF) space - a fast-evolving area where technology, data and AI are transforming how clinical trial documentation is managed.

What you'll be doing:

• Building and leading a high-performing software engineering team in Poland
• Designing and developing scalable, modern software solutions
• Acting as a hands-on technical leader across architecture, coding and delivery
• Championing high standards in quality, security and engineering best practice
• Driving Agile ways of working, including planning, refinement, stand-ups and retrospectives
• Mentoring engineers and helping create a strong, collaborative engineering culture
• Supporting the adoption of AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude
• Partnering with colleagues across a distributed global organisation

What we're looking for:

• Strong software engineering experience, including building production-grade systems
• Experience leading or acting as technical lead for engineering teams
• A background in modern web development, with technologies such as C#,.NET Core, SQL and React
• Knowledge of cloud-native architecture and scalable system design
• Experience with areas such as Azure or AWS or GCP, microservices, containerisation, Kubernetes and CI/CD
• A passion for modern engineering practices, including AI-augmented development
• Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in distributed teams
• Fluent English

Why this role stands out:

• Remote-first in Poland
• Office available in Lublin if you'd prefer a base there - but this is completely optional
• Chance to build a team from scratch and influence engineering culture
• Opportunity to work in a sector where software can make a meaningful difference
• A role with real ownership, variety and room to shape what comes next

If you're a lead engineer who loves solving complex problems, growing teams and building modern software in a forward-looking environment, we'd love to hear from you.