Senior Backend Engineer (Java | Kafka | Cloud)

About the Role Join Endava as a Senior Backend Engineer and help build scalable, cloud-native platforms in a modern engineering environment. We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex backend challenges, designing distributed systems, working with event-driven architectures, and building reliable microservices at scale. You'll work with modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, cloud services, and containerized environments while collaborating with international teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. What You'll Do Translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive architectural solutions, defining service boundaries, integration patterns, data flows, and key technical decisions. Drive technical design discussions and architectural decisions, evaluating trade-offs around scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability. Build and evolve microservices and event-driven architectures. Develop and integrate REST APIs and asynchronous communication solutions using Kafka. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and engineering best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an international environment. Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements. Support continuous improvement through knowledge sharing and technical leadership. What We're Looking For 6+ years of experience in backend software engineering. Strong system and solution design skills, with demonstrated experience translating requirements into scalable backend architectures and making technical decisions across microservices, APIs, messaging, data, and cloud components. Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot. Experience designing and building microservices-based applications. Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures. Experience with REST APIs, Docker, and cloud-native development . Experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Understanding of CI/CD practices and automated testing strategies. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Advanced English level. Nice to Have Kubernetes or OpenShift. Python, Spark, Databricks, Azure Event Hub, ADF, or Delta Tables. Experience in fintech, payments, banking, e-commerce, or other high-volume transaction environments. Exposure to distributed systems, observability, and performance optimization. Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves: Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus; Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership; Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences; Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme; Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps; Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations. At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.