Senior Java Engineer — Real-Time Kafka & Cloud Platform

GFT Polska; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Polska is seeking a Senior Java Consultant with Kafka to join a global engineering team in Kraków or Warszawa. You will develop backend services for a high-performance real-time platform and help migrate systems to a cloud-based environment.

The role requires 4+ years of Java experience, Kafka expertise, cloud tech (GCP/Terraform), CI/CD know-how, and hybrid work with 8 days/month from client offices; candidates from other locations may travel to Kraków.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years hands-on Java development experience.
• Experience with Apache Kafka/Kafka Streams.
• Cloud technologies experience (GCP) and Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of TDD and CI/CD practices.
• Proficiency with Git, Gradle, TeamCity and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features for the real-time platform.
• Collaborate with product owners and traders to translate requirements.
• Automate regression testing for delivered software.
• Deploy multiple packages to production frequently.
• Ensure production availability and service reliability.

Skills

Java

Cloud (GCP/Terraform)

Kafka

CI/CD practices

Git/GitHub/Gradle/TeamCity

Tools

Git

Gradle

TeamCity

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

GFT Polska is seeking a Senior Java Consultant with Kafka to join a global engineering team in Kraków or Warszawa. You will develop backend services for a high-performance real-time platform and help migrate systems to a cloud-based environment.

The role requires 4+ years of Java experience, Kafka expertise, cloud tech (GCP/Terraform), CI/CD know-how, and hybrid work with 8 days/month from client offices; candidates from other locations may travel to Kraków.