Senior Java Backend Engineer - Kafka & Data Platform

Fds, A Dxc Technology Company; Granada; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

23 days annual leave + discretionary?

Private health insurance

Professional training access

Flexible/remote work policy

Regular salary payments (12 or 14)

Descripción de la vacante

Intellias is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop and operate scalable Spring Boot-based microservices in a distributed environment. You will build event-driven data pipelines, work with large datasets, and collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams.

The role emphasizes AWS cloud work, PostgreSQL/DynamoDB schemas, and robust API development. This remote-from-Spain position offers a Fortune 100 partner project with strong growth opportunities.

Formación

• 6+ years designing, developing, deploying backend services and distributed systems in production using Java 21, Spring Boot.
• 2+ years hands-on AWS core services and cloud-native development.
• Experience parsing and ingesting various file types (large media files).
• Strong experience designing and operating event-driven distributed systems using Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or equivalent messaging platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices, MVC, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate.
• Strong database design with PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, including schema design, optimization, performance tuning.
• Solid test automation with JUnit and Cucumber.
• Hands-on with GitHub Actions and/or similar CI/CD tools.
• Strong ownership in fast-paced Agile, ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, communicate in English.
• Ability to provide 6 hours overlap with US Central Time (CT).

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Spring Boot-based microservices in a distributed architecture.
• Build and operate event-driven data processing pipelines for streaming data.
• Work with complex datasets focusing on data analysis, transformation, validation, and optimization.
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries and data workflows to support business needs.
• Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to solve data challenges.
• Contribute to data warehousing and analytics initiatives, including Snowflake-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for internal and external consumers.
• Work with AWS cloud services to design and support reliable, scalable backends.
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL and DynamoDB schemas for performance and integrity.
• Implement automated testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain monitoring, logging, and observability for reliability.
• Collaborate in distributed teams and own features end-to-end.

Conocimientos

Java 21

Spring Boot

Docker

AWS core services

Kafka

Kinesis

Microservices

JPA / Hibernate

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

JUnit

Cucumber

GitHub Actions

English communication

Herramientas

GitHub Actions

AWS CloudFormation

jOOQ

Flyway

BigQuery

Databricks

PostGIS

Snowflake

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Requirements:

Mandatory

• 6+ years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services and distributed systems in production using Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Docker
• Minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience with AWS core services and cloud‑native application development.
• Experience parsing and ingesting various file types (large media files, etc.)
• Strong experience designing and operating event‑driven distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or equivalent messaging platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices, MVC, and event‑driven architectures
• Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate
• Strong database design skills with PostgreSQL (advanced SQL) and DynamoDB, including schema design, optimization, and performance tuning
• Solid test automation experience using JUnit and Cucumber
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions and/or similar CI/CD tools
• Strong ownership and self‑management in a fast‑paced Agile environment, with the ability to independently deliver end‑to‑end solutions, resolve blockers, and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to provide 6 hours overlap with US Central Time (CT) on business days (till 2 pm CT latest)

Nice to Have

• Advanced SQL expertise, including designing, writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex analytical queries against large and complex datasets.
• Experience processing, enriching, or analyzing event and telemetry data at scale.
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with jOOQ and Flyway.
• Experience with BigQuery or Databricks.
• Experience with Spring Cloud.
• Experience working with geospatial data (PostGIS).
• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms, reporting systems, or business analytics products.
• Experience working with distributed data processing or data pipeline technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Spring Boot‑based microservices in a distributed architecture
• Build and operate event‑driven data processing pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, and enrichment of streaming data
• Work extensively with complex datasets, focusing on data analysis, transformation, validation, and optimization
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries and data workflows to support business and platform requirements
• Collaborate closely with data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to understand and solve complex data challenges
• Contribute to data warehousing and analytics initiatives, including Snowflake‑based solutions where applicable
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for internal and external consumers
• Work with AWS cloud services to design and support reliable, scalable backend systems
• Design, optimize, and maintain PostgreSQL and DynamoDB schemas, ensuring performance and data integrity
• Implement and maintain automated testing strategies (unit and integration)
• Contribute to and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Collaborate effectively in a distributed team, communicating progress, risks, and dependencies
• Take ownership of features end‑to‑end, from design through deployment and production support

Why this position:

At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. We're dedicated to cultivating a tech‑savvy environment that empowers individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. Our customized benefits prioritize your well‑being and charge your professional growth, making this opportunity an ideal match for tech enthusiasts.

Location: Remote from Spain (an indefinite Spanish employment contract)

Intellias is partnering with a Fortune 100, Midwest‑based industrial manufacturer to modernize and expand a suite of cloud‑based services and data products used by a global network of dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units. Our cross‑functional teams deliver scalable APIs, event‑driven services, and analytics pipelines that power quoting, ordering, asset telemetry, diagnostics, and lifecycle support for heavy equipment in the field

Requirements:

Mandatory

• 6+ years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services and distributed systems in production using Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Docker
• Minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience with AWS core services and cloud‑native application development.
• Experience parsing and ingesting various file types (large media files, etc.)
• Strong experience designing and operating event‑driven distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or equivalent messaging platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices, MVC, and event‑driven architectures
• Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate
• Strong database design skills with PostgreSQL (advanced SQL) and DynamoDB, including schema design, optimization, and performance tuning
• Solid test automation experience using JUnit and Cucumber
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions and/or similar CI/CD tools
• Strong ownership and self‑management in a fast‑paced Agile environment, with the ability to independently deliver end‑to‑end solutions, resolve blockers, and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to provide 6 hours overlap with US Central Time (CT) on business days (till 2 pm CT latest)

Nice to Have

• Advanced SQL expertise, including designing, writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex analytical queries against large and complex datasets.
• Experience processing, enriching, or analyzing event and telemetry data at scale.
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with jOOQ and Flyway.
• Experience with BigQuery or Databricks.
• Experience with Spring Cloud.
• Experience working with geospatial data (PostGIS).
• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms, reporting systems, or business analytics products.
• Experience working with distributed data processing or data pipeline technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Spring Boot‑based microservices in a distributed architecture
• Build and operate event‑driven data processing pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, and enrichment of streaming data
• Work extensively with complex datasets, focusing on data analysis, transformation, validation, and optimization
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries and data workflows to support business and platform requirements
• Collaborate closely with data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to understand and solve complex data challenges
• Contribute to data warehousing and analytics initiatives, including Snowflake‑based solutions where applicable
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for internal and external consumers
• Work with AWS cloud services to design and support reliable, scalable backend systems
• Design, optimize, and maintain PostgreSQL and DynamoDB schemas, ensuring performance and data integrity
• Implement and maintain automated testing strategies (unit and integration)
• Contribute to and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Collaborate effectively in a distributed team, communicating progress, risks, and dependencies
• Take ownership of features end‑to‑end, from design through deployment and production support

Why this position:

At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. We're dedicated to cultivating a tech‑savvy environment that empowers individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. Our customized benefits prioritize your well‑being and charge your professional growth, making this opportunity an ideal match for tech enthusiasts.

Location: Remote from Spain (an indefinite Spanish employment contract)

Intellias is partnering with a Fortune 100, Midwest‑based industrial manufacturer to modernize and expand a suite of cloud‑based services and data products used by a global network of dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units. Our cross‑functional teams deliver scalable APIs, event‑driven services, and analytics pipelines that power quoting, ordering, asset telemetry, diagnostics, and lifecycle support for heavy equipment in the field

Requirements:

Mandatory

• 6+ years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services and distributed systems in production using Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Docker
• Minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience with AWS core services and cloud‑native application development.
• Experience parsing and ingesting various file types (large media files, etc.)
• Strong experience designing and operating event‑driven distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or equivalent messaging platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices, MVC, and event‑driven architectures
• Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate
• Strong database design skills with PostgreSQL (advanced SQL) and DynamoDB, including schema design, optimization, and performance tuning
• Solid test automation experience using JUnit and Cucumber
• Hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions and/or similar CI/CD tools
• Strong ownership and self‑management in a fast‑paced Agile environment, with the ability to independently deliver end‑to‑end solutions, resolve blockers, and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to provide 6 hours overlap with US Central Time (CT) on business days (till 2 pm CT latest)

Nice to Have

• Advanced SQL expertise, including designing, writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex analytical queries against large and complex datasets.
• Experience processing, enriching, or analyzing event and telemetry data at scale.
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with jOOQ and Flyway.
• Experience with BigQuery or Databricks.
• Experience with Spring Cloud.
• Experience working with geospatial data (PostGIS).
• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms, reporting systems, or business analytics products.
• Experience working with distributed data processing or data pipeline technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Spring Boot‑based microservices in a distributed architecture
• Build and operate event‑driven data processing pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, and enrichment of streaming data
• Work extensively with complex datasets, focusing on data analysis, transformation, validation, and optimization
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries and data workflows to support business and platform requirements
• Collaborate closely with data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to understand and solve complex data challenges
• Contribute to data warehousing and analytics initiatives, including Snowflake‑based solutions where applicable
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for internal and external consumers
• Work with AWS cloud services to design and support reliable, scalable backend systems
• Design, optimize, and maintain PostgreSQL and DynamoDB schemas, ensuring performance and data integrity
• Implement and maintain automated testing strategies (unit and integration)
• Contribute to and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Collaborate effectively in a distributed team, communicating progress, risks, and dependencies
• Take ownership of features end‑to‑end, from design through deployment and production support

Why this position:

At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. We're dedicated to cultivating a tech‑savvy environment that empowers individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. Our customized benefits prioritize your well‑being and charge your professional growth, making this opportunity an ideal match for tech enthusiasts.

Location:

Remote from Spain (an indefinite Spanish employment contract)

Intellias is partnering with a Fortune 100, Midwest‑based industrial manufacturer to modernize and expand a suite of cloud‑based services and data products used by a global network of dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units. Our cross‑functional teams deliver scalable APIs, event‑driven services, and analytics pipelines that power quoting, ordering, asset telemetry, diagnostics, and lifecycle support for heavy equipment in the field

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable software
• As part of the DevOps model you build it, you own it and you run it , ensure stable and smooth maintenance of delivered software
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Participate in complete Software Development Life Cycle, including occasional QA and peer review
• Work to achieve the goals and vision articulated by Product Management
• Innovate within your team, initiative area and contribute within your technical domain.

Mandatory requirements:

• Very strong Java programming skills and knowledge of building API s
• Deep understanding of all stages in the Software Development Life Cycle
• Deep understanding of design patterns and principles (e.g. SOLID principles)
• Experience with different testing types: Unit Testing, API Testing, Acceptance Testing, Load Testing
• Experience with distributed architectures like SOA or MSA
• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Experience with REST APIs
• Relevant experience with AWS services (for mid profiles this is a desired skill, not a must)
• Experience with Gradle or Maven
• Experience with Enterprise Jenkins
• Experience working in an Agile fashion (e.g. Scrum, SAFe)

Desired Skills

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, like banking
• Experience with Docker
• AWS certification
• Experience with serverless technologies (AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate)
• Experience with TDD and BDD

¿What can we offer?

• 23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days!
• Numerous benefits (Heath Care Plan, Internet Connectivity, Life and Accident Insurances).
• Free access to several training platforms
• Professional stability and career plans
• UST also, compensates referrals from which you could benefit when you refer professionals.
• The option to pick between 12 or 14 payments along the year.
• Real Work Life Balance measures (flexibility, WFH or remote work policy, compacted hours during summertime…)
• UST Club Platform discounts and gym Access discounts

In UST we are committed to equal opportunities in our selection processes and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. We have a special commitment to Disability & Inclusion, so we are interested in hiring people with disability certificate.

SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 220,000 people across 60 countries. We supercharge progress through industry‑leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering, Cloud, and AI. Our diverse, creative, and passionate people are the driving force behind our work, consistently raising the bar for excellence. We strive to help our employees find their spark and become the best version of themselves

Responsibilities

• Analyse business and technical requirements to design and develop robust backend solutions supporting omni‑channel retail and order management processes.
• Develop, test, debug, and deploy Java‑based microservices, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Design and implement integrations with Order Management Systems and retail platforms, supporting key flows such as order orchestration, inventory visibility, fulfilment, returns, and payment flows.
• Maintain and improve existing services, ensuring high code quality, maintainability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects, integration issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with the Support team to investigate and resolve production incidents related to omni‑retail and order management services.
• Work with the DevOps team to implement and improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment processes.
• Review functional specifications and translate them into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with QA Engineers to support testing strategies and contribute to automated testing.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Product/Solution by recommending technical enhancements and optimizations.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives).

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Java Software Engineer, with strong expertise in Java 21 and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, Spring Cloud).
• Proven experience developing microservices‑based solutions using event‑driven architectures and API first principles.
• Experience working with Order Management Systems (OMS), Fluent Commerce, supporting order orchestration and omni‑retail processes.
• Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs (OpenAPI/Swagger) and working with JSON, XML, HTTP, and GraphQL.
• Experience building omni‑retail and e‑commerce solutions, including order lifecycle, inventory visibility, fulfilment, returns, payment flows.
• Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Hands‑on experience with containerized and cloud‑native environments, including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Experience working with event messaging systems and integration patterns (e.g., AWS SQS, Solace, Pub/Sub architectures).
• Familiarity with security best practices including OAuth2, OIDC, and IAM solutions such as Keycloak and Okta
• Experience with modern development and testing tooling, including IntelliJ, SonarQube, Datadog, Insomnia, and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).

DevOps & Tooling

Build & IDE: IntelliJ, Maven

Code Quality & Security: SonarQube, Snyk

Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Excellent communication and ability to work with multinational, cross‑functional teams.

Proactive, self‑driven, and eager to learn new technologies.

Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced Agile environment.

Education & Language

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Fluency in English (French or other languages is a plus).

Why Us

• Permanent contract
• Private health and life insurance from day one in the company
• Working hours: Monday to Friday
• Meal allowance on card/voucher

Equality & Opportunity for All

Representing 165 nationalities across the globe, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, colour, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law.

Candidate Privacy Notice:

SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 220,000 people across 60 countries. We supercharge progress through industry‑leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering, Cloud, and AI. Our diverse, creative, and passionate people are the driving force behind our work, consistently raising the bar for excellence. We strive to help our employees find their spark and become the best version of themselves