Senior Backend Engineer – Technical Lead

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• 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.

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

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