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Senior Java Streaming Engineer

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About the Role: We are seeking a Senior Java Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in real-time data processing, streaming architectures, and cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate is hands-on, passionate about building scalable systems, and experienced in technologies like Kafka, Flink, AWS, and CI/CD automation. You’ll work closely with architects, data engineers, and product teams to design, develop, and deploy high-performance streaming applications and event-driven systems. Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop high-performance, distributed, and event-driven systems using Java and stream processing frameworks (Apache Flink, Kafka Streams).
  • Implement and manage Kafka-based messaging and event pipelines, ensuring low latency and high reliability.
  • Build and optimize real-time data ingestion, transformation, and analytics pipelines.
  • Develop microservices and APIs following modern design principles.
  • Deploy and maintain applications on AWS using services such as ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, and Kinesis.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and data teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and observability.
  • Write clean, efficient, and testable code with a focus on maintainability and performance.
  • Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical mentoring of junior engineers.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 7–10 years of experience in Core Java development, with strong understanding of concurrency, collections, and JVM performance tuning.
  • Proven experience with Apache Kafka (topics, partitions, brokers, schema registry, Kafka Connect).
  • Hands-on experience with stream processing frameworks such as Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, or Spark Streaming.
  • Proficiency in AWS cloud services for data and compute workloads.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
  • Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with data lake architectures or real-time analytics platforms.
  • Exposure to machine learning pipelines or data integration frameworks.
  • Certification in AWS Developer or Solutions Architect.
  • Prior experience in consulting or client-facing delivery roles.
  • Experience working with Financial companies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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