Senior Software Engineer (Flink Ecosystem)

Ververica GmbH; München; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Connectors & Catalogs team. The role involves designing connectors for Flink's enterprise engine, automating release pipelines, and mentoring junior developers. Ideal candidates will have strong Java skills, experience with Apache Flink, and a passion for data connectivity. This position offers an opportunity to impact the global data infrastructure landscape.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of industry or academic experience with a strong foundation in Java and JVM mechanics.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining data-intensive applications.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and building automated release pipelines.

Aufgaben

• Design and implement new connectors for Flink’s enterprise-grade engine.
• Automate and maintain the release pipeline for Flink and its connectors.
• Mentor junior developers and promote knowledge sharing.

Kenntnisse

Apache Flink

Java

Distributed systems

Data integration

CI/CD tools

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

We are looking for full-time Senior Software Engineers to join our Connectors & Catalogs team. In this role, you will :

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new connectors and catalogs for Flink’s enterprise-grade engine (VERA), expanding the ecosystem and enabling more users to integrate VERA into their data infrastructure.
• Contribute to the core technology of our products, focusing on enterprise-level extensibility, reliability, and maintainability.
• Automate and maintain the release pipeline for both the Flink engine and its connectors / catalogs, ensuring a smooth and reliable release process across teams.
• Tackle challenging data engineering and stream processing problems for a wide range of enterprise customers.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for new features and improvements : from design and implementation to testing and documentation.
• Own and shape key components of the product, ensuring long-term technical direction and maintainability.
• Mentor junior developers, share knowledge, and help cultivate an environment of learning and growth.
• (If interested) Speak and write about your work, both internally and externally, to evangelize new solutions and best practices.

Requirements

You will thrive in this role if you :

• Have a solid understanding of Apache Flink or a similar distributed stream processing platform.
• Bring several years of industry or academic experience, with a strong foundation in Java and JVM mechanics.
• Possess deep knowledge of distributed systems, data integration, and database systems.
• Have hands-on experience building and maintaining data-intensive applications, connectors, or similar infrastructure components.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code and are comfortable with designing modular, extensible APIs.
• Are experienced with CI / CD tools and can build robust automated release pipelines for complex distributed systems.
• Can debug and fix problems in distributed, performance-sensitive environments.
• Are eager to mentor and collaborate, promoting knowledge sharing and strong team practices.
• Value open source and community involvement, and understand the impact of ecosystem growth.

Benefits

At Ververica, you’ll be part of a passionate team at the forefront of real-time stream processing technology.

Our Connectors & Catalogs team plays a critical role in enabling seamless integration with the Flink ecosystem.

We foster a collaborative, creative work environment where your contributions directly shape the future of our products and impact the global data infrastructure landscape.

If you’re excited about building the foundations of data connectivity at scale, we’d love to hear from you.