Software Engineer

Overview

As a Software Engineer specializing in near real-time data streaming, you’ll play a pivotal role in revolutionizing how a global industry leader manages its data. Join a cutting-edge team developing innovative solutions that empower engineers across the organization to build and deploy streaming applications. Your expertise will directly impact the efficiency, scalability, and performance of critical data pipelines, shaping the future of data-driven decision-making.

This dynamic role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact team focused on building and enhancing a state-of-the-art streaming data platform. You will collaborate with talented engineers, scrum masters, and product owners to design, develop, and deploy secure, scalable, and innovative backend services. Your work will empower other engineers and data scientists to leverage the power of real-time data, driving innovation and efficiency across the organization. This position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud technologies, and streaming architectures, along with a passion for building robust and maintainable solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test complex backend services for a near real-time data streaming platform using Java, Go, and Kubernetes.
• Create tools and utilities, primarily in Python, to facilitate the migration of existing applications to the latest platform version.
• Support client teams in migrating their codebase to the new platform through code reviews and pull requests. Client codebases may include Java, Go, Node.js, and Python.
• Collaborate with architects and leads to ensure architectural soundness, maintainability, and scalability of the platform.
• Partner with other engineers to implement web services, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines, including unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience designing, developing, and testing complex solutions.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Golang, or similar web technologies.
• Experience working in a distributed/cloud-based environment, particularly with AWS services like S3, Route 53, ELB/ALBs, and SQS/SNS.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of microservice architecture, domain-driven design, and RESTful Services.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, NiFi, Spark Streaming, or Flink.
• Experience with Kubernetes operator development.
• Working knowledge of Scrum and agile principles.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $61.20 to $68 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment — one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.