Sr. Director Backend Engineer (Java)
Core
Lead the technical execution of Quest v2 migration for a high-volume event and workflow-processing platform handling tens of millions of events daily.
Role type
Senior Director, Platform Engineering (Individual Contributor)
Builds
Quest v2 modernization, high-volume event-driven systems
Domain
Digital Media, Performance Marketplaces
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, MySQL performance tuning, Redis, REST APIs, asynchronous workflows, legacy platform modernization, production troubleshooting
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, Docker, containerized Java applications, distributed workflows, Domain-Driven Design, microservices modernization, observability, distributed tracing, resilience frameworks, JVM performance tuning
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MySQL, Redis, REST APIs, Kubernetes, Docker
Responsibilities
Lead architecture, design, and implementation of Quest v2 migration; Develop production-grade Java and Spring Boot applications for high-volume, event-driven systems; Define engineering patterns for event processing, state management, testing, deployment, and recovery; Design and optimize Kafka-based event processing; Resolve application and MySQL scalability bottlenecks; Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, performance tuning, and production troubleshooting; Establish migration strategies including coexistence, cutover, rollback, reconciliation, and validation; Drive production readiness, resilience testing, and operational excellence
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC