Senior Java Backend Engineer

**Description****What You'll Do**:As a Senior Search Backend Engineer at Meltwater, you'll play a vital role in building cutting-edge social solutions for our global client base within the Explore mission. We're seeking a proactive, quick-learning engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment. Our culture values continuous learning, team autonomy, and a DevOps mindset.Meltwater development teams take full ownership of their subsystems and infrastructure, including running on-call rotations. With a heavy reliance on AWS services, Elastic search, Kafka, Terraform, and other technologies, we seek individuals with experience in search engines, big data analytics, infrastructure, systems engineering, and distributed systems.In this role, you'll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of our technology stack, from modifying open-source libraries to innovating with existing technologies. If you're passionate about distributed systems at scale and finding new ways to extract insights from vast amounts of data, we invite you to join us in this exciting journey.**What You'll Bring**:- 6-8 years working experience- Experience (3+ years) in software development of distributed systems- Experience (3+ years) with Cloud infrastructure & Docker & Kubernetes- Experience (2+ years) in large-scale search engines, such as Elastic Search or equivalent- Experience with Java and Kotlin- Good conversational English- Parallel programming and Distributed Systems- Streaming and reactive data processing (e.g., Kafka)- Large-scale data processing (e.g., map-reduce)- Tech Stack: Java, Elastic Search, Kafka, Spring, AWS, Kotlin.**Where You'll Work**:Mexico City.**When You'll Join**: As per the offer letter.**What We Offer**:- Enjoy comprehensive paid time off options for enhanced work-life balance.- Comprehensive health insurance tailored for you.- Employee assistance programs cover mental health, legal, financial, wellness, and behaviour areas to ensure your overall well-being.- Energetic work environment with a hybrid work style, providing the balance you need.- Benefit from our family leave program, which grows with your tenure at Meltwater.- Thrive within our inclusive community and seize ongoing professional development opportunities to elevate your career**Our Story****The sky is the limit at Meltwater.**At Meltwater, we believe that when you have the right people in the right working environment, great things happen. Our best-in-class technology empowers our 27,000 customers around the world to analyse over a billion pieces of data each day and make better business decisions. Our award-winning culture is our north star and drives everything we do - from striving to create an environment where all employees do their best work, to delivering customer value by continuously innovating our products — and making sure to celebrate our successes and have fun along the way. We’re proud of our diverse team of 2,300+ employees in 50 locations across 25 countries around the world. No matter where you are, you’ll work with people who care about your success and get the support you need to reach your goals. So, in a nutshell, that's Meltwater. We love working here, and we think you will too.**Equal Employment Opportunity Statement**Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: At Meltwater, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and strive to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.All employment decisions at Meltwater are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the applicable laws and regulations.