Senior Real-Time Data Platform Engineer

Tink; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their newly formed Realtime Data Platform Team. In this hands-on role, you will design and implement solutions ensuring reliability and scalability of streaming infrastructure, primarily using technologies such as Kafka and Flink. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Java or Python, along with experience in distributed systems and event-driven architectures. This is a hybrid position with a modern tech stack and opportunities for innovation.

Benefits

Ownership of critical components

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies

Autonomy to innovate

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Java or Python backend development.
• Expertise in distributed streaming systems like Kafka and Flink.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain streaming infrastructure using Kafka.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Implement event-driven architectures and advocate for their adoption.

Skills

Java

Python

Kafka

Flink

Docker

AWS

Tools

Kubernetes

ElasticSearch

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

A leading financial technology company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their newly formed Realtime Data Platform Team. In this hands-on role, you will design and implement solutions ensuring reliability and scalability of streaming infrastructure, primarily using technologies such as Kafka and Flink. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Java or Python, along with experience in distributed systems and event-driven architectures. This is a hybrid position with a modern tech stack and opportunities for innovation.