Senior Backend Software Engineer | Java, Go, Kafka, AWS

Job Title: Senior Backend Software Engineer Java Go Kafka AWS
Job Location: 100% Remote Canada
Experience: 7 to 10 Years
Education: Bachelors Degree
Employment Type: T4 Contract (6 Months)
Rate: CAD 80-90 Per Hour

Role Summary

We are hiring for a Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java/Go Kafka AWS) to join a high-impact engineering team focused on building scalable event-driven backend systems. The selected candidate will work on distributed services real-time data streaming platforms and cloud-native applications contributing from day one in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend services using Java or Go.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Develop and support cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Work with distributed systems that require high availability resiliency and scalability.
• Design and optimize data streaming pipelines and asynchronous message processing workflows.
• Implement reliable messaging patterns including idempotency retry mechanisms and eventual consistency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Contribute quickly to ongoing projects and become productive within the first one to two weeks.
• Support system performance tuning monitoring troubleshooting and operational excellence.
• Participate in code reviews and engineering best practices.

Must-Have Skills

• 7 to 10 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience using Java with Spring Boot or Go with modern service frameworks.
• Hands-on production experience with Apache Kafka including:
  • Producer and consumer APIs
  • Partition design
  • Retention management
  • Access control lists (ACLs)
  • Kafka Admin Client
• Hands-on production experience with AWS services including:
  • DynamoDB
  • Amazon MSK or Amazon Kinesis
  • ECS or EKS
  • IAM
  • S3
• Strong experience with data streaming technologies and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Change Data Capture (CDC) patterns and asynchronous message processing.
• Solid understanding of delivery guarantees such as exactly-once and at-least-once processing.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including:
  • Idempotency
  • Retry strategies with backoff
  • Eventual consistency
• Proven ability to join active projects and deliver value quickly.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Apache Flink Flink SQL or Kafka Streams.
• Experience using AWS Kinesis Client Library (KCL) for stream consumers.
• Familiarity with Outbox Pattern Debezium or similar CDC frameworks.
• Experience with DynamoDB single-table design.
• Exposure to GitOps deployment approaches such as ArgoCD or Flux.
• Familiarity with Apache Iceberg Apache Paimon or other open table formats.

Interview Process

Top 3 Must-Have Evaluation Areas

• Strong Java or Go backend development experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience with DynamoDB MSK/Kinesis ECS/EKS IAM and S3.
• Deep Apache Kafka experience including producer/consumer APIs partitioning strategies retention policies ACLs and administration.

Engagement Details

• Contract Duration: 6 Months
• Location: 100% Remote Canada
• Start Date: ASAP
• Candidates should be ready to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up time.

Education Requirements

• Bachelors Degree required.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Experienced in designing and building highly scalable backend systems.
• Comfortable working with real-time streaming data platforms.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently.
• Effective collaborator within distributed engineering teams.
• Able to adapt quickly and contribute in fast-paced delivery environments.

About Techedin

Techedin is a global IT staffing and technology services firm helping enterprises build high-performance tech teams. We support innovation at scale by connecting skilled professionals to leading companies and impactful projects. We prioritize transparency responsiveness and the right fit.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Techedin we welcome applicants of all backgrounds communities and experiences. Our commitment to diversity equity and inclusion drives us to create hiring experiences that are open fair and human-first.

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