Senior Cloud & Data Engineer - Scale Enterprise Pipelines

MPA Recruitment; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Belfast is hiring a hands-on Software Engineer to develop and scale enterprise-grade cloud and data systems. The role involves designing scalable backend services and collaborating across cross-functional teams. Candidates should have strong experience in Java, multi-threaded architecture, and data engineering practices. This position offers high autonomy, technical ownership, and exposure to diverse projects across various industries.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in software/data engineering roles.
• Advanced skills in Java, multi-threading, and microservices architecture.
• Deep experience with Spark and Kafka for data processing.
• Solid SQL knowledge with experience in large-scale data formats.
• Familiarity with Hadoop ecosystems and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems using Java and Spring.
• Maintain distributed data pipelines with Spark and Kafka.
• Develop microservices that interact with various data sources.
• Integrate backend services with React-based frontends.
• Migrate legacy systems to cloud-native setups.

Skills

Java

Multi-threading

Microservices architecture

Data engineering

Cloud architecture

SQL

Spark

Kafka

Databricks

Big data pipelines

Job description

A leading recruitment firm in Belfast is hiring a hands-on Software Engineer to develop and scale enterprise-grade cloud and data systems. The role involves designing scalable backend services and collaborating across cross-functional teams. Candidates should have strong experience in Java, multi-threaded architecture, and data engineering practices. This position offers high autonomy, technical ownership, and exposure to diverse projects across various industries.