Senior Backend Engineer (Streaming Data Platform)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Streaming Data Platform): Designing and implementing streaming data platform engines and SDKs for a fintech product, with an accent on new feature development for web and streaming applications and data reporting. Focus on technical choices, implementation, and collaborating with a growing engineering team in a fast-paced scale-up environment.

Location: Fully Remote (Eastern Europe)

Company

hirify.global is a VC-backed fintech startup innovating regulatory trade reporting with a live product and growing institutional clients.

What you will do

• Design and implement the streaming data platform engine and SDK.
• Implement new features for web and streaming applications and data reporting.
• Actively contribute to technical choices and implementations for platform build-out.
• Collaborate closely with the broader team, adapting to new challenges and priorities.
• Engage in paired programming with Backend, Data, and Frontend Engineers.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience building and running applications on public cloud vendors like AWS.
• Working experience with Kafka, Kafka Streams processor API (not high-level DSL), Flink, DataBricks, or EMR.
• Experience profiling, debugging, and performance tuning complex distributed systems.
• Willingness to closely collaborate by pairing.
• A firm reliance on unit testing and mocking frameworks with a TDD mindset.
• Knowledge of OOP principles and modern development practices.

Nice to have

• Experience with horizontally scalable and highly available system design and implementation.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture of trust, empowerment, and constructive feedback.
• Competitive salary, great IT equipment, and expense allowance.
• Flexible working times.
• Fully Remote work.
• Commitment to professional growth and work-life balance.