#17 by score · #19 editorially · Management and Business

Tech Lead / Team Leader

Tier 2 · Strong and stableAI risk: lowMixed18 offers on SOLID.Jobs

The first leadership role; code + people; a natural step for a senior

Overall scoreDerived
6.81/ 10
#17 of 63 by score with the default weights. #19 in the editorial ranking.
  • Salary 30% × 5.51.66
  • AI resistance 35% × 8.02.80
  • Demand 20% × 7.01.40
  • Remote work 10% × 8.00.80
  • Low stress 5% × 3.00.15

Salary, k PLN per month

Estimate
05101520253035404550Estimate≈22–36Market B2B27.3–32.8 · 15 offersMarket employment20.1–20.3 · 3 offers

estimate MID → SENIORmarket: middle half of offersmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)

Range MID → SENIOR
≈22–36
Range midpoint
≈29.0
Junior Derived
≈14.5
Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
≈19.7
Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
≈23.8

NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.

Easiest transitions

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2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)

Key certifications

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brak standardudorobek seniora

Scores 1–10

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  • AI resistance8/10
    10 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
  • Demand7/10
    10 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
  • Remote work8/10
    10 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
  • Stress7/10
    10 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
  • Entry barrier8/10
    10 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
  • Prestige8/10
    10 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula

The market in job ads

From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 30/10/2026
18offers · 12 employers
31.1kB2B median · 27.3–32.8k
20.3kemployment median · 3 offers
39%remote · 61% hybrid

Most common stack

  • Java
  • REST
  • Jenkins
  • Kubernetes
  • Agile
  • APEX
  • API design
  • System architecture and Clean
  • Automatyzacja
  • AWS / Kubernetes / CI/CD
  • Azure
  • CI/CD

requirednice to have% of this role's offers

Experience level

Junior 0%Regular 17%Senior 83%

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Offers per quarter in Software Development · hollow dot = quarter in progress

Matching: 18 by title, 0 by category. Pay is the midpoint of each offer's range in PLN per month (B2B net, employment gross); the median and the band holding the middle half of offers are shown.