Principal Engineer I – Prepurchase Platform

Jobtailor; Farringdon; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in London is seeking a senior Java engineer to own scalable platform modernization and build end-to-end, high-availability systems capable of handling extreme traffic spikes.

You will design streaming and event-driven solutions, lead platform modernization initiatives, and advance production-grade software written in Java 17+. You should have deep experience with stream processing, gRPC, and AWS (EKS) for cloud-native operations.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to reason about distributed systems tradeoffs.
• Experience writing production code for high-traffic systems at scale.
• Expertise in Java (17+) and the JVM.
• Deep experience with stream processing and event-driven architecture.
• Strong command of gRPC.
• Experience with AWS (EKS) and cloud-native operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and address production problems without prompting.
• Build end-to-end, high-availability systems that handle extreme traffic spikes.
• Lead platform modernization initiatives.
• Design and implement streaming and event-driven solutions.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Streaming

Event-Driven Architecture

Leadership

Problem Solving

Tools

JVM

GRPC

AWS (EKS)

Streaming Solutions

Job description

• Identify and act on production problems without being prompted
• Build end-to-end, high-availability systems that handle extreme traffic spikes
• Lead platform modernization initiatives
• Design and implement streaming and event-driven solutions

Requirements

• Proven ability to reason about distributed systems tradeoffs
• Proven experience writing production code and building high-traffic systems at scale
• Expertise in Java (17+); and the JVM
• Deep experience with stream processing and event-driven architecture
• Strong command of gRPC
• Experience with AWS (EKS) and cloud-native operations

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building high-availability systems and stream processing solutions, with a strong focus on distributed systems and cloud-native operations. Proven ability to lead modernization initiatives and handle production challenges effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Java (17+)
• Distributed Systems Tradeoffs
• Stream Processing
• Event-Driven Architecture
• AWS (EKS)

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Production Code Writing
• High-Traffic Systems
• GRPC
• Cloud-Native Operations

Soft Skills

• Problem Solving
• Leadership

Industry Keywords

• Platform Modernization
• High-Availability Systems

Tools & Technologies

• JVM
• Streaming Solutions