1 month ago
United Kingdom (city not specified)Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using TypeScript, Java, and PHP.
- Develop and operate real-time data pipelines and stream-processing applications using Apache Kafka, Flink, and Kafka Streams.
- Own backend services end to end from technical design through deployment, monitoring, and production operations.
- Monitor streaming infrastructure health, throughput, consumer lag, data freshness, and platform uptime.
- Investigate production incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement preventative architectural improvements.
- Improve maintainability, observability, automated testing, and CI/CD practices while reducing technical debt.
- Collaborate with product managers, platform teams, and engineers to translate maritime business requirements into scalable solutions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience delivering backend services and APIs.
- Proficiency in at least two of Java, TypeScript, PHP, or Scala.
- Hands-on experience building and operating data pipelines or stream-processing applications in production cloud environments, including AWS.
- Direct experience operating services on Kubernetes and delivering changes through GitOps workflows.
- Solid understanding of database design, SQL, data modeling, and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Production experience with Apache Flink and Kafka Streams is preferred.
- Exposure to Test-Driven Development and observability tooling such as metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting is preferred.
- Experience with low-latency, high-throughput systems where data freshness is operationally critical is preferred.
Benefits
- Kpler emphasizes an inclusive, diverse, and supportive work environment with equal-opportunity employment practices.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Kpler
Kpler builds a subscription SaaS platform that aggregates and analyzes global commodity flows, energy markets, and vessel movements for traders, analysts, and maritime operators. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brussels, the privately held company also operates the MarineTraffic brand, extending its ship-tracking and maritime intelligence coverage across 40+ markets.