Senior Software Engineer / Java

About
This Role is Hybrid in Toronto, ON (2 days per week). This Opportunity is Full-time. This opportunity is with a fast-growing software company building a real-time customer engagement platform used by some of the world's largest media organizations, sports leagues, and enterprise brands. Their platform enables millions of users to interact through live conversations, AI-powered moderation, personalization, and community experiences while operating on highly scalable, event-driven backend infrastructure.
Overview of The Role
This is a senior backend engineering opportunity focused on building and scaling the distributed systems that power a real-time engagement platform serving millions of users globally. You'll work on high-throughput services responsible for processing large volumes of events, improving platform reliability, and building cloud-native applications that can scale as customer adoption continues to grow.

The engineering team values clean architecture, ownership, and collaboration. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex distributed systems challenges, working with modern infrastructure, and contributing to long-term platform strategy while remaining highly hands-on.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong experience building backend applications using Java
Experience developing microservices and distributed systems
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
Experience building event-driven systems using Kafka
Strong understanding of scalable system design, performance, and reliability
Experience working with relational databases and RESTful APIs
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with Scala, Go, or Node.js
Experience building cloud-native applications on AWS or similar cloud platforms
Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and production troubleshooting
Experience working within Agile engineering teams
Strong communication and collaboration skills
What You Will Be Doing
Designing and developing scalable backend services in Java
Building and maintaining event-driven microservices using Kafka
Deploying and operating applications within Kubernetes environments
Improving platform reliability, scalability, and performance
Collaborating with Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to deliver new platform capabilities
Participating in architectural discussions and technical design decisions
Tech Breakdown
65% Java Backend Development
20% Cloud / Kubernetes Infrastructure
15% Distributed Systems & Event Streaming
Daily Responsibilities
70% Hands On Development
15% Team Collaboration
15% Architecture / System Design
The Offer
Base Salary ranges from $130K to $175K + Bonus and Comprehensive Benefits.

You will receive the following benefits:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
RRSP / Retirement Program (where applicable)
Professional Development Support
Wellness Programs

Current Vacancy: Yes

Use of AI in Hiring: Yes

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