Senior Java Engineer - Apache Flink | Kafka

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimise highly scalable distributed and event-driven systems.
• Build Real Time streaming and data-processing solutions using Apache Flink and Kafka.
• Develop enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot and microservices architectures.
• Design fault-tolerant solutions capable of operating in high-throughput, mission-critical environments.
• Apply architectural patterns including CQRS and Event Sourcing.
• Develop and optimise REST APIs and Back End services.
• Deploy and operate applications using Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform.
• Work within Azure/cloud-native environments.
• Improve system performance, resilience, scalability and availability.
• Implement appropriate security controls including OAuth and identity/access management.

Essential Experience

• Extensive commercial Java development experience, ideally including Java 17/21.
• Strong hands-on Spring Boot and microservices experience.
• Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems.
• Hands-on Apache Flink experience.
• Strong Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture experience.
• Experience building real-time/stream-processing platforms.
• Understanding of high-throughput, low-latency and fault-tolerant system design.
• Kubernetes and Docker experience.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure.
• CI/CD and automated testing experience.