Senior Software Engineer, Real-Time Data Platform

This role is based in multiple locations including Germany, Munich; Switzerland, Remote; Germany, Remote; and UAE, Remote.

What you will be doing:

• Build real-time, high-load data collection services.
• Drive architectural decisions for shared infrastructure components: metrics, distributed tracing, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams on integration points and API contracts.
• Ensure operational perfection: monitoring, and performance optimization.

What we need to see:

• A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven Java expertise (Java 17+), including JMM and concurrency.
• Proficiency in Spring Boot and reactive architecture (Project Reactor or similar).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven development.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and message brokers (Apache Kafka preferred).
• Proficient in English.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with AWS Cloud technology stack (or similar).
• Familiarity with observability tools, including Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry or similar).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of time-series or columnar databases (ClickHouse, Cassandra).