Senior Backend Engineer – Technical Lead

• Take ownership of the technical architecture of a complex event-driven platform and help shape its scalability, reliability, and long-term development.
• Design, develop, and continuously improve backend services, microservices, and event-driven components within a modern distributed system environment.
• Define and implement APIs and integration approaches to connect internal applications, external systems, and hardware ecosystems.
• Develop and enhance workflow and automation capabilities to support efficient and scalable business processes.
• Drive technical decisions, uphold engineering standards, and promote high-quality software development across the team.
• Work closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to turn business requirements into practical, scalable, and sustainable technical solutions.
• Contribute to technical planning, prioritization, and estimation activities to support the successful delivery of product and platform initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; alternatively, equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in backend development, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures within enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and modern backend development, including the design of scalable services, APIs, and distributed applications.
• Experience working with event-driven architectures and technologies such as Apache Kafka, including event processing, schema management, and reliable system communication.
• Solid understanding of API design, system integrations, and modern platform architectures, ideally including REST, GraphQL, workflow orchestration, or stream processing solutions.
• Ability to drive architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and guide technical direction across teams.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions while considering dependencies, trade-offs, and long-term platform evolution.
• Structured, ownership-driven, and quality-focused approach with a strong commitment to technical excellence.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Strong English skills (C1) in both written and spoken communication.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in backend development and event-driven architectures, with a strong focus on designing scalable services and APIs. Proven ability to drive technical decisions and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Backend Development
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Java
• Spring Boot
• API Design

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Backend Development
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Java
• Spring Boot
• API Design
• Microservices
• Distributed Systems
• Apache Kafka
• Workflow Orchestration
• Stream Processing

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Technical Architecture
• Scalability
• Reliability
• Integration Approaches
• Engineering Standards
• Technical Planning
• Product Delivery