Java Engineer (Football)

TL;DR

Java Engineer (Football): Designing, developing, and optimizing data-intensive backend services for live football events with an accent on managing data feeds, event-driven processing, and cloud-based infrastructure. Focus on ensuring system reliability and performance in high-traffic, real-time environments for global football leagues.

Location: Hybrid (Budapest, Hungary), requiring a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

Salary: HUF 650,000 - HUF 1,000,000 per Month

Company

hirify.global builds scalable backend systems for high-impact projects for FIFA and UEFA, focusing on real-time insights for global football leagues and partners.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot).
• Work on football-related data pipelines that power FIFA, Serie-A, and UEFA operations.
• Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Work on event-driven architectures, leveraging message queues (Pulsar, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
• Collaborate with other engineers in the team to meet high-impact project deadlines.
• Ensure system reliability and performance in high-traffic, real-time environments.

Requirements

• Strong Java (preferably Java 17 or later) and Spring Boot experience.
• Experience with AWS.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka/Pulsar, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Location: Hybrid, requiring a minimum of 2 days a week in the Budapest office.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitHub Actions, Terraform).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to real-time data processing and sports tech.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, ownership, and innovation-driven work environment.
• Opportunity to contribute meaningfully, solve challenging problems, and improve skills.
• Fast-moving environment with focus on efficiency and scalability.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
• Fair treatment for all employees regardless of gender, marital status, race, nationality, religion, age, disability, or union membership status.