Senior Backend Software Engineer

About the role

Nexthink is looking for a passionate Senior Backend Software Engineer to join its Data Platform team. You will design and deliver high‑performance, cloud‑native services that power large‑scale data‑ingestion products used by millions of users.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale distributed backend systems serving millions of users.
• Drive end‑to‑end feature delivery from design through deployment and monitoring.
• Architect real‑time, low‑latency APIs and backend services for large‑scale data ingestion.
• Develop cloud‑native services in Java, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Work on AWS‑based deployments, containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and compliance in high‑throughput environments.
• Collaborate with product managers, infrastructure engineers, and other teams to deliver production‑ready systems.
• Contribute to technical discussions and help evolve best practices.

Required profile

• BSc/BEng or Master in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Proficient in Java (version 17 or higher).
• Experience with distributed data systems such as Redis, Apache Kafka, and SQL databases.
• Proven ability to design and scale backend systems for millions of users or high‑throughput real‑time services.
• Solid understanding of cloud‑native architectures (AWS), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/ECS).
• Strong background in high‑availability, failover, and resiliency design.

Required skills

• Java (17+)
• Redis
• Apache Kafka
• SQL databases
• AWS
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• ECS