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Senior Back‑End Engineer to own and evolve high‑throughput, Kafka‑driven platforms in a modern cloud environment. You’ll operate close to the data, close to production, and close to the decisions that shape the system.

Kafka‑Centric Data Platforms

  • Design, build, and optimise Kafka producers, consumers, and connectors
  • Own event‑driven data pipelines that feed enterprise systems
  • Ensure correctness, resilience, replayability, and observability of streaming workloads
  • Troubleshoot and optimise performance across multi‑system integrations

Java & Quarkus Services

  • Develop high‑performance backend services using Java with Quarkus
  • Apply clean architecture, performance tuning, and modern JVM practices
  • Translate complex and sometimes vague requirements into clear, scalable solutions

Cloud‑Native Runtime

  • Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes
  • Work within Azure or AWS using standardised cloud platforms
  • Apply best practices for secrets management, configuration, and secure service‑to‑service communication
  • Monitor systems using cloud‑native and platform monitoring tools

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Kafka streaming technologies (real production experience matters)
  • Java backend engineering , ideally with Quarkus or similar modern frameworks
  • Distributed systems and microservice architectures
  • Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and Kubernetes runtimes
  • API design, system integration, and performance optimisation

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

  • Understand security concepts in distributed systems
  • Have solid SQL and data‑mapping experience
  • Have integrated systems with large enterprise backends (ERP‑style systems)
  • Can turn hands‑on experience into clear technical documentation
  • Enjoy mentoring others and raising engineering standards

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE :
  • Relevant IT / Computer Science degree / certification
  • 5 years’ experience
  • KAFKA Streaming / Programming Certification
  • Cloud Certification (Azure or AWS)

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