Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in New York is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and own distributed systems end-to-end, collaborating with senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact financial infrastructure and real-time services.

The role requires 3+ years of professional experience with Java and distributed systems, plus proficiency in Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS.

You will work across REST APIs, database systems, and production support to ensure robust, scalable platforms.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong commercial expertise in Java and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS is expected.
• Design, develop and own distributed systems end-to-end for financial infrastructure and real-time services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own distributed systems end-to-end.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact financial infrastructure and real-time services.

Skills

Java

Distributed Systems

Microservices

Event-Driven Architecture

Spring Boot

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

REST APIs

SQL

NoSQL

System Design

Production Support

API Integration

Cloud-Native Modernization

Workflow Orchestration

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Design, develop, and own business-critical distributed systems and platforms end-to-end. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions for financial infrastructure and real-time services.

Requirements: Requires 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong commercial expertise in Java and distributed systems. Proficiency with Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS is expected.

Key Skills: Java, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, REST APIs, SQL, NoSQL, System Design, Production Support, API Integration, Cloud-Native Modernization, Workflow Orchestration