Senior Backend Engineer, Aiven
Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Python
Equity plan available
AI-ready open source data platform
Job no longer available
AI-ready open source data platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Equity plan available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help customers create outcomes and accelerate building applications.
Role
Who you are
- While we use Python extensively, this is not a hard requirement, as we are looking for senior engineers who like our mission and are willing to embrace Python
- Excellent development skills, preferably in Python
- The urge to write automated tests
- Experience using Linux in development
- Good understanding of security (software, networking)
- Fluency in English, verbal and written
Desirable
- Hands-on experience developing and/or operating Apache Kafka or Apache Flink
- Experience and/or interest in infrastructure as code
- Distributed systems knowledge
- Experience in cloud DBAAS production environments
What the job involves
- We are looking for a senior engineer to work on our cloud operations platform turning the best open source technologies into frustration-free cloud services
- You will be part of the team that is focused on developing the cloud Apache Kafka and Apache Flink services and improving their scalability and reliability
- The team is also responsible for Apache Kafka Connect, Apache Kafka MirrorMaker, several open-source Apache Kafka connectors, Karapace (Schema Registry and Kafka REST equivalent)
- Writing high-quality, maintainable code and releasing quality features
- Performing peer reviews and participating in technical discussions both at the team level and among the product development engineering domain
- Contributing to technical planning and backlog management
- Helping investigate and resolve customer issues
- Mentor and empower other engineers around you
Our take
The cloud infrastructure is booming as more businesses rely on open-source technologies to run their operations at scale. In this fast-growing space, Finnish company Aiven has carved out a strong reputation since founding in 2016. The company provides fully managed cloud services, helping organizations use open-source tools without the hassle of managing the technical details themselves.
The company works with a wide range of clients around the world, offering services that cover everything from databases to messaging systems and analytics tools. So, Aiven is helping businesses streamline their cloud operations and focus on growth instead of infrastructure headaches. Making complex technology accessible, reliable, and scalable for teams of all sizes.
Recently, Aiven his a major milestone of surpassing $100M in annual recurring revenue, a signal of its growing impact in the cloud space. To support this next phase of growth, it's opening a new hub in Cork, Ireland, creating a bunch of new jobs over three years.This expansions puts AIven in a prime position to scale internationally and bring its managed open-source solutions to more companies.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2022
$210m
SERIES D
Oct 2021
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $420m
Company benefits
- Stocks: Stock options for permanent employees
- Learning & growth: Get ahead with an individual learning budget, access to a web learning platform, coaching, and the ever-growing Aiven library.
- Work/life balance: Flexible, regular working hours, and hybrid work friendly.
- Health care: Private health and dental care.
- Work equipment: The tools you need to do your job.
- Cool, collaborative work spaces: with free drinks, treats and fruit.
Company HQ
Kamppi, Helsinki
Leadership
Oskari Saarenmaa
(Co-Founder CEO)Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2002 to 2011.CEO and Software Architect of Ohmu Ltd. from 2010 to 2016.
Heikki Nousiainen
(Co-Founder & Field-CTO)Experience as Information Security Specialist for TietoEnator. Lead Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2008 to 2015.
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