Senior Software Engineer, Data Migration California; Colorado; Montana; Nevada; Mexico; Ore

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with experience in the Java ecosystem, streaming systems, and data-intensive applications to join our team. We are building a sophisticated data migration suite using a modern technology stack, which includes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium, and React. A successful candidate will be a key contributor to our backend services, collaborating closely with product management and other engineers to design and implement cutting‑edge products that solve complex customer challenges.

This role will be based out of North America.

• 6+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem
• Extensive experience with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium
• Extensive experience with relational data modeling and hands‑on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc)
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Contribute high-quality, well-tested backend code to the data migration engine and its surrounding services
• Collaborate effectively with Product Management, other engineers, and designers to build and deliver on the product roadmap
• Participate actively in code reviews to enforce best practices and patterns
• Help troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in our distributed systems
• Give and solicit feedback on technical design documents and pull requests
• Perform tasks related to process such as CI/CD, quality, testing, etc

Within the first three months, you will have:

• Familiarize yourself with the Mongo
  
  DB database and aggregation language
• Familiarize yourself with the backend tech stack including Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka
• Set up software development infrastructure (tech stack, build tools, etc) to enable development using the relevant tech stacks
• Started collaborating with your peers and contributed to code reviews

Within six months, you will have:

• Familiarised yourself with the rest of our application modernization tool stack
• Delivered at least one large scale feature that spans the entire tech stack
• Reviewed and contributed to scope and technical design documents

Within 12 months, you will have:

• Become a key contributor to our backend stack, capable of taking on complex features independently
• Helped recruit and interview new members of the team
• Collaborated effectively with other teams at Mongo
  
  DB on cross‑functional projects

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