Senior Backend Data Engineer – Remote, Java & OpenSearch

Camunda; United States; Remote; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Camunda is seeking a seasoned Backend Data Engineer to own the data layer for Camunda 8, designing and maintaining services that scale across relational stores and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch. You will lead end-to-end data initiatives, optimize storage, and contribute to operations with production tooling.

The role emphasizes strong collaboration in a remote-first environment, with responsibilities spanning design through delivery and on-call support to ensure data accuracy and performance.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience in Java with production data stores.
• Deep experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or MSSQL and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Proven track record leading medium-to-large engineering initiatives end-to-end.
• Able to investigate slow queries, execution plans, and index usage to root cause data issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration for remote-first environments.
• Nice to have: experience with workflow automation or process orchestration software.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for the data layer handling Camunda 8 process data
• Own end-to-end delivery of engineering initiatives from design to timely, high-quality delivery
• Evolve data processing, retention, and exposure to fit customer needs
• Improve secondary storage performance and scalability and build production tooling for operations
• Participate in L3 support and on-call rotations and feed issues back to product

Kenntnisse

Java backend

Relational databases

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

Leadership

Query optimization

Remote collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

MSSQL

Jobbeschreibung

Camunda is seeking a seasoned Backend Data Engineer to own the data layer for Camunda 8, designing and maintaining services that scale across relational stores and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch. You will lead end-to-end data initiatives, optimize storage, and contribute to operations with production tooling.

The role emphasizes strong collaboration in a remote-first environment, with responsibilities spanning design through delivery and on-call support to ensure data accuracy and performance.