Senior Kafka Platform Architect & Backend Engineer

Flexton Inc.; Ohio; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexton Inc. seeks an experienced backend engineer in Ohio to lead design and implementation across Java-based systems. You will own critical services, drive architectural decisions, and ensure reliability for enterprise-scale applications.

Required are 10+ years in software development or systems engineering, plus 3–5+ years Kafka administration. Strong ownership, communication, and prioritization are essential in a fast-paced environment that values low-latency, available services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development or systems engineering experience.
• 3–5+ years of Kafka administration experience.
• Strong ownership, communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting highly available, low-latency enterprise applications.

Skills

Java

OOP

Software Architecture

Design Patterns

Kafka Administration

Spring Boot

Backend Development

DevOps CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Observability

Dynatrace

ITIL

Job description

Flexton Inc. seeks an experienced backend engineer in Ohio to lead design and implementation across Java-based systems. You will own critical services, drive architectural decisions, and ensure reliability for enterprise-scale applications.

Required are 10+ years in software development or systems engineering, plus 3–5+ years Kafka administration. Strong ownership, communication, and prioritization are essential in a fast-paced environment that values low-latency, available services.