Senior Java Backend Engineer - Kafka & Streaming

Körber; Algés; Híbrido; EUR 45 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Remote work option

Birthday off

Health insurance for family

Well-Being program

Fruit and yogurt

Resumo da oferta

Körber is seeking a Software Developer for our Analytics Team in Portugal. You will design, build, and evolve data streaming applications powering analytics for parcel sorting, collaborating with Project Management and cross-functional teams to turn real-time operational data into actionable insights and visualizations.

You will contribute to a scalable, reliable platform using Java, Kafka Streams, Docker, and Kubernetes, while delivering dashboards in Grafana and maintaining modern data

Qualificações

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable field.
• Strong programming experience in Java (production-level).
• Solid understanding of stream processing and Kafka Streams (or similar).
• Experience building and maintaining distributed data pipelines.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing.
• Working knowledge of Groovy or similar JVM scripting language.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Negotiation-proof English, written and spoken; German is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and operation.
• Design and improve analytics and streaming apps based on real-time data from parcel sorting systems (Kafka Streams).
• Implement data integration components to onboard additional data sources.
• Create and maintain data visualizations and dashboards (Grafana).
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of streaming systems in production.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support integration teams using our products.
• Work in interdisciplinary teams including machine control, system architecture, and operations.

Conhecimentos

Java production-level

Kafka Streams

Distributed systems

Event-driven architectures

Groovy/JVM scripting

CI/CD/DevOps

English (negotiation-ready)

German language skills (nice-to-have)

Formação académica

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Your role in our team

• Target: you own services end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and operation
• Design, and continuously improve existing analytics and streaming applications based on real-time data from parcel sorting systems (Kafka Streams and related technologies)
• Implement data integration components (adapters/connectors) to onboard additional data sources
• Create and maintain data visualizations and dashboards (primarily Grafana)
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of streaming systems in production
• Collaborate closely with Product Management to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Support integration teams in using our developed products
• Work in interdisciplinary teams, including machine control, system architecture, and operations

As a Software Developer in our Analytics Team, you will design, build, and further develop our existing data streaming applications that power analytics in a parcel sorting environment. You will work closely with Project and Product Management, as well as cross-functional teams including Product, R&D, and system architecture, to transform real-time operational data into meaningful insights and visualization products.

Main Responsabilities

• Target: you own services end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and operation
• Design, and continuously improve existing analytics and streaming applications based on real-time data from parcel sorting systems (Kafka Streams and related technologies)
• Implement data integration components (adapters/connectors) to onboard additional data sources
• Create and maintain data visualizations and dashboards (primarily Grafana)
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of streaming systems in production
• Collaborate closely with Product Management to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Support integration teams in using our developed products
• Work in interdisciplinary teams, including machine control, system architecture, and operations

Your profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable field
• Strong programming experience in Java (production-level experience)
• Solid understanding of stream processing concepts and Kafka Streams (or similar frameworks)
• Experience in building and maintaining distributed systems and data pipelines
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and real-time data processing
• Working knowledge of Groovy or similar JVM-based scripting language
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Negotiation-proof English, written and spoken; German is a plus

Your Benefits

• Exciting tasks in a fast-growing, future-oriented industry player
• Competitive salary package, with extra-days off, including your birthday, flexible working hours and remote work option.
• Health insurance for the whole family
• Well-Being and Employee Assistance Program
• Active protocols with external partners and other caring perks (ex: fresh fruit, bread and yogurt)
• A pleasant and collaborative working atmosphere

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look!