Senior Backend Engineer Distributed Systems Kafka Data Ingestion

About the Role

We are seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build high‑performance distributed data ingestion systems. You will work on parallel processing pipelines that integrate with cloud storage, relational databases, and streaming platforms. This is a core product development role where you’ll apply best practices in distributed system design, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement data ingestion pipelines with parallel processing in Java, C++, or Golang.
• Ingest data from Amazon S3, Azure Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Snowflake, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, files, Kafka, and Iceberg data lakehouse.
• Build high‑availability (HA) loading systems with cross‑region replication.
• Develop monitoring and error reporting for ingestion pipelines.
• Integrate with Spark connectors and manage third‑party systems (Kafka, Kafka Connect).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and performant distributed systems.
• Follow Agile development practices and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

• Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or Golang
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka, Zookeeper, Spark, or stream processing frameworks
• Expertise in Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Kafka security, and customization
• Experience with Spark connectors and event‑driven architectures
• Familiarity with Agile development and CI/CD workflows

Nice to Have

• Experience with gRPC protocol and multi‑threading
• Exposure to Zookeeper, ETCD, or Consul
• Understanding of distributed consensus algorithms (Paxos/Raft)
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments