Senior Java/Kotlin Backend Engineer - Microservices & Kafka

Dahl Consulting; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Java/Kotlin Software Developer (Backend) for a 4-month contract in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, coordinate architecture decisions, and work in a 24/7 on-call environment within an Agile team.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, Kafka-based event processing, and cloud-native deployments with strong collaboration across product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in enterprise or large-scale environments.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Micronaut.
• Designing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Apache Kafka and stream processing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-scale backend applications.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
• Build microservices and event-driven systems.
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend integrations.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and CI/CD support.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver solutions.
• Provide on-call support for 24/7 operations.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Spring Boot

Micronaut

RESTful APIs

Kafka

SQL/DB

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

JUnit

Job description

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Java/Kotlin Software Developer (Backend) for a 4-month contract in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, coordinate architecture decisions, and work in a 24/7 on-call environment within an Agile team.

The role emphasizes RESTful APIs, microservices, Kafka-based event processing, and cloud-native deployments with strong collaboration across product and engineering teams.