Backend Engineer, Kpler
Real-time trade intelligence tools for global markets
Be an early applicant
Real-time trade intelligence tools for global markets
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To facilitate efficient and sustainable trade through the provision of state-of-the art, technology-led data, analytics and market insight.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering backend microservices and data pipelines in production
- Strong proficiency and hands-on expertise in Java, Scala, and Python
- Practical experience building and operating event-driven applications or data pipelines in cloud environments (AWS)
- Direct experience operating containerized services on Kubernetes and delivering changes using Docker and GitOps workflows
- Solid background in SQL, relational database design, data modeling, and distributed system fundamentals
- Familiarity with geospatial and location-based datasets, including their structures and common use cases. Hands-on experience with geospatial technologies and tools such as GeoServer, PostGIS, WKT, S2, or H3
- Exposure to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and modern observability stacks (Datadog, OpenTelemetry, metrics, tracing)
- Experience working on high-throughput, low-latency streaming systems where data freshness is critical
- Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team
What the job involves
- As an Engineer II within our Engineering Maritime & Logistics division, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and operating high-throughput data processing and API distribution systems. You will take end-to-end ownership of real-time streaming applications, backend services, and reliable pipelines that deliver critical maritime intelligence to global consumers via Kafka, Flink, and Snowflake. By maintaining platform resilience and scaling event-driven architectures, your work directly powers the actionable insights our clients rely on to navigate complex global trade
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend microservices and APIs using Java, Scala, and Python
- Design, develop, and operate real-time data pipelines and stream-processing applications using Java, Scala, Kafka Streams, and Apache Flink, as well as batch-processing workflows using Python and Apache Airflow
- Drive end-to-end technical ownership of backend services from initial design and testing through deployment, continuous monitoring, and production operations
- Optimize system health, throughput, and consumer lag across streaming infrastructure to maximize data freshness and platform uptime
- Investigate production incidents, perform thorough root-cause analysis, and implement long-term structural improvements
- Reduce technical debt by continuously elevating software maintainability, observability, automated test coverage, and CI/CD practices
- Partner cross-functionally with product managers, platform engineers, and peer teams to turn complex maritime domain needs into robust software
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Even as more and more industries digitise, processes in legacy industries such as trade remain relatively archaic – with commodity markets running on incomplete, dispersed and sometimes inaccurate information. Kpler, founded in 2014, brings data technology to trade, in order to make the space more efficient and sustainable.
Kpler is the leader in its field, claiming ten times the revenue and commercial footprint of its nearest competitor. The company supplies real-time, transparent data on commodity markets, as well as actionable insights for those acting in the industry. Partnerships with leading data providers and analytics firms have bolstered Kpler’s offerings to cover a range of markets across the trading space, cementing its leadership as a provider of commodity market data.
On top of this, the company has secured massive funding for its continued expansion, received atop already impressive growth and between 2022 and 2023, acquired five companies. The investment is being used to make more smart acquisitions, of note within the growing maritime analytics and logistics market, hire talent, and accelerate development to ensure it remains at the forefront of its field.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
92% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2022
$220m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $220m
Company benefits
- Hybrid working environment: Work in office spaces at central locations, sponsored co-working hubs or in a full-remote set-up.
- WFH monthly allowance: We provide top of the range office equipment along with a set-up budget for whatever you need. Along with a monthly allowance for electricity and wi-fi.
- Health insurance coverage: We offer health insurance coverage for employees to ensure you are always safe and healthy.
- Time-off when you need it: Global maternity, parental, medical, festivals, and compassionate leave policies aligned to the contemporary needs of the family, and individual choices.
- Regular outings and social events: We hold regular events (online and on-site) for staff to socialise and interact with each other in the team.
Company HQ
Etterbeek, Brussels
Leadership
Jean Maynier
(Co-Founder & CTO)Non-Executive Director at Spark Commodities. Co-founder and former CEO of eCO2Market. Previously a System Adviser at CDPQ, with experience as a Business Analyst.
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