Senior Software Engineer - Java, Kafka & MongoDB (Onsite Fort Worth)

KellyMitchell Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)

401K

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking a Software Engineer for a major U.S. Airline. The role centers on delivering production code, coaching junior engineers, and shaping architecture across teams, with deep Java, Kafka, and MongoDB experience and multi-cloud work in Azure and IBM.

Position is onsite in Fort Worth, TX, 3x/week, contract through April 2027, offering competitive hourly pay and benefits including ESOP and 401K.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in software development.
• 5+ years Java.
• 3+ years Kafka.
• 3+ years MongoDB.
• 3+ years multi-cloud including Azure and IBM.
• OOAD, UML, TDD, design patterns, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Disaster Recovery design and development experience.
• Agile, Scrum, Kanban, XP experience.

Responsibilities

• Write, test and document technical work according to org standards.
• Solve technical problems and build components with broad, cross-team impact.
• Coach junior engineers on technical craftsmanship.
• Lead root cause analysis on systemic issues and drive fixes.
• Design systems that enable teams to deliver with speed, scale, and reliability.
• Manage and reduce technical debt in existing implementations.
• Address scaling, latency, and durability with proactive mitigations.
• Partner with security early in the lifecycle of new systems.
• Evaluate technical risk and promote prevention strategies.
• Drive improvements to squad delivery practices and reduce duplication.
• Prototype emerging tech and integrate it where it fits.

Skills

Java

OOAD

UML

TDD

Design Patterns

Enterprise Integration

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electronics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kafka

MongoDB

Azure

IBM

Job description

KellyMitchell is seeking a Software Engineer for a major U.S. Airline. The role centers on delivering production code, coaching junior engineers, and shaping architecture across teams, with deep Java, Kafka, and MongoDB experience and multi-cloud work in Azure and IBM.

Position is onsite in Fort Worth, TX, 3x/week, contract through April 2027, offering competitive hourly pay and benefits including ESOP and 401K.