Role: Senior Software Engineer – Java/KafkaLocation: LATAM (Remote)Mode: ContractWe are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong experience in Java distributed systems and stream-based processing to join our engineering team You will design build and operate backend services that handle high throughput workloads integrate with cloud platforms and support business critical applicationsThis role also involves working with Nodejs services CICD pipelines and modern infrastructure tooling including Kubernetes GitHub Actions AWS and GCPResponsibilities IncludeThis is a critical role with a wide range of responsibilities includingDesign implement and maintain distributed backend services using Java and NodejsBuild and optimize message driven architectures and data pipelines using Apache KafkaDevelop scalable resilient APIs and backend servicesWrite clean maintainable and welltested code following industry best practicesDeploy monitor and support applications running on Kubernetes across cloud environmentsWork closely with architects and product teams to design system components and integrationsParticipate in code reviews system design discussions and operational readiness effortsTroubleshoot production issues across services and infrastructurePrototyping of new technologies to reduce cost and increase engineering velocityQualities Experience Were SeekingWe believe the right individual will have the following skills and experience to be successful in this roleA BS degree or higher in Engineering Computer Science or a related field is required 5 years of software engineering experienceStrong Java experience in backend or distributed systems environmentsHands-on experience with Kafka producers consumers partitions topics offsets stream processing etcProficiency in Nodejs for backend application developmentExperience deploying and maintaining services running in KubernetesFamiliarity with GitHub Actions for CICDHandson experience with AWS andor GCP cloud platformsSolid understanding of software design patterns system architecture and microservices principlesExperience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL schema design performance considerations migrationsStrong debugging problem solving and communication skillsExcellent problem solving critical thinking and communication skillsAbility to work within a distributed teamNice to haveVOD Streaming experienceExperience with React basic frontend integration work context management UI componentsExposure to infrastructureascode tools Terraform Helm etcMonitoring observability tools Datadog New RelicApply today or share your profile to moheswaran@geogiatek