Java Backend Engineer | Kafka, Kubernetes & Cloud

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with strong Java distributed systems and stream processing experience.

You will design, build, and operate backend services handling high-throughput workloads, integrating with cloud platforms and supporting business-critical applications. This role also involves working with Node.js services, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling including Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, and GCP.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environments.
• Hands-on Kafka producers, consumers, partitions, topics, offsets, stream processing, etc.
• Proficiency in Node.js for backend development.
• Experience deploying and maintaining services in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, system architecture and microservices principles.
• Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema design, performance considerations, migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Node.js.
• Build and optimize message-driven architectures and data pipelines using Kafka.
• Develop scalable, resilient APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, well-tested code following industry best practices.
• Deploy, monitor and support applications on Kubernetes across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with architects and product teams to design system components and integrations.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructure.
• Prototype new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocity.

Skills

5 years software engineering

Java backend systems

Kafka streaming

Node.js backend

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions CI/CD

AWS or GCP cloud

Software architecture, microservices

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Tools

Datadog

New Relic

Job description

GeorgiaTEK Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with strong Java distributed systems and stream processing experience.

You will design, build, and operate backend services handling high-throughput workloads, integrating with cloud platforms and supporting business-critical applications. This role also involves working with Node.js services, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure tooling including Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, and GCP.