Senior Staff Data Platform Software Engineer (Java Distributed Systems & Kafka)

About the role

The Data Platform group builds highly scalable, high‑performance platform capabilities for data‑in‑motion and backend storage systems. We are looking for a seasoned IC5 Senior Staff Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems and Data Lake architectures to drive next‑generation platform innovation.

What you'll do

• Architect, design, and build high‑performance distributed systems and platform components
• Build distributed systems data ingestion solutions with strong emphasis on scalability, quality, and operational excellence
• Deliver high‑quality, clean, modular, and reusable code while enforcing engineering best practices (code reviews, unit testing, automation, design reviews)
• Build foundational libraries, frameworks, and tools focused on modularity, extensibility, configurability, and maintainability
• Collaborate across engineering teams to refine requirements and deliver end‑to‑end solutions

What you need

• 15–20 yrs of experience
• Kafka
• Java
• SQL
• Machine learning
• ServiceNow
• PostgreSQL
• Any graduate

Good to have

• Spark
• Kubernetes
• Unit testing