Sr. Backend Engineer, Content Systems

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; Teletrabalho; BRL 160.000 - 200.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Sr. Backend Engineer for remote work in Brazil. The role involves designing and maintaining distributed backend services, developing scalable APIs, and supporting applications in Kubernetes. Candidates should have at least 5 years of software engineering experience, strong skills in Java and Node.js, as well as proficiency with Kafka and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. The position promises a challenging yet rewarding environment, encouraging experts to apply their problem-solving skills and collaborate with distributed teams.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience in backend or distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with message-driven architectures.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services.
• Build and optimize data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
• Deploy and support applications running on Kubernetes.

Conhecimentos

Java

Node.js

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

GitHub Actions

Problem-solving

Formação académica

BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Terraform

Helm

Datadog

NewRelic

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Sr. Backend Engineer, Content Systems – Remote in Brazil

Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build and optimize message-driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor, and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Work closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and operational readiness efforts.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.

Qualifications

• A BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka (producers, consumers, partitions, topics, offsets, stream processing, etc.).
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend application development.
• Experience deploying and maintaining services running in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and / or GCP cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, system architecture, and microservices principles.
• Experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL (schema design, performance considerations, migrations).
• Strong debugging, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Ability to work within a distributed team.

Nice to have

• VOD Streaming experience
• Experience with React (basic front‑end integration work, context management, UI components).
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm, etc.).
• Monitoring / observability tools (Datadog, NewRelic)