We’re looking for a Senior Back‑End Engineer to own and evolve high‑throughput, Kafka‑driven platforms in a modern cloud environment. You’ll operate close to the data, close to production, and close to the decisions that shape the system.Kafka‑Centric Data Platforms Design, build, and optimise Kafka producers, consumers, and connectors Own event‑driven data pipelines that feed enterprise systems Ensure correctness, resilience, replayability, and observability of streaming workloads Troubleshoot and optimise performance across multi‑system integrations Java & Quarkus Services Develop high‑performance backend services using Java with Quarkus Apply clean architecture, performance tuning, and modern JVM practices Translate complex and sometimes vague requirements into clear, scalable solutions Cloud‑Native Runtime Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes Work within Azure or AWS using standardised cloud platforms Apply best practices for secrets management, configuration, and secure service‑to‑service communication Monitor systems using cloud‑native and platform monitoring tools ESSENTIAL SKILLS Kafka streaming technologies (real production experience matters) Java backend engineering , ideally with Quarkus or similar modern frameworks Distributed systems and microservice architectures Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and Kubernetes runtimes API design, system integration, and performance optimisation ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS Understand security concepts in distributed systems Have solid SQL and data‑mapping experience Have integrated systems with large enterprise backends (ERP‑style systems) Can turn hands‑on experience into clear technical documentation Enjoy mentoring others and raising engineering standards QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE : Relevant IT / Computer Science degree / certification 5 years’ experience KAFKA Streaming / Programming Certification Cloud Certification (Azure or AWS)