Principal Java Engineer

At Intellias , we're always on the lookout for exceptional talent to join our team. Over 20 years of market experience, Intellias brings together technologists, creators and innovators in Europe, North and Latin America, and the Middle East. Join our international team and take the mission to solve the advanced tech challenges of tomorrow!

Intellias is partnering with a Fortune 100, Midwest-based industrial manufacturer to modernize and expand a suite of cloud-based services and data products used by a global network of dealers, enterprise customers, and internal business units.

What we offer you in Colombia

📄 Indefinite contract with Intellias Colombia SAS, payment in COP

🛡️ Health, life, funerary and pet insurance for the employee

🌴 Extra vacation days

✈️ Workation up to 90 days outside Colombia

🎓 Training and certifications

🏠 100% work from home + internet subsidy

🗣️ 100% English environment

🎁 Recognition: kudos, anniversary & birthday gifts 🎉🎂

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining backend services and distributed systems in production using Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Docker
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS core services and cloud-native application development.
• 3+ years of experience designing and operating event-driven distributed systems using technologies such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or equivalent messaging platforms.
• Strong experience with microservices, MVC, and event-driven architectures
• Strong experience with JPA / Hibernate
• Strong database design skills with PostgreSQL (advanced SQL) and DynamoDB, including schema design, optimization, and performance tuning
• Solid test automation experience using JUnit and Cucumber
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and/or similar CI/CD tools
• Strong ownership and self-management in a fast-paced Agile environment, with the ability to independently deliver end-to-end solutions, resolve blockers, and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to provide full overlap with US Central Time (CT) on business days
• On-call support: Willingness to provide off-hours or weekend production support when required

Nice to Have

• Advanced SQL expertise, including designing, writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex analytical queries against large and complex datasets.
• Experience processing, enriching, or analyzing event and telemetry data at scale.
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with jOOQ and Flyway.
• Experience with BigQuery or Databricks.
• Experience with Spring Cloud.
• Experience working with geospatial data (PostGIS).
• Experience supporting large-scale data platforms, reporting systems, or business analytics products.
• Experience working with distributed data processing or data pipeline technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Spring Boot-based microservices in a distributed architecture
• Build and operate event-driven data processing pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, and enrichment of streaming data
• Work extensively with complex datasets, focusing on data analysis, transformation, validation, and optimization
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL queries and data workflows to support business and platform requirements
• Collaborate closely with data engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to understand and solve complex data challenges
• Contribute to data warehousing and analytics initiatives, including Snowflake-based solutions where applicable
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for internal and external consumers
• Work with AWS cloud services to design and support reliable, scalable backend systems
• Design, optimize, and maintain PostgreSQL and DynamoDB schemas, ensuring performance and data integrity
• Implement and maintain automated testing strategies (unit and integration)
• Contribute to and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines
• Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Collaborate effectively in a distributed team, communicating progress, risks, and dependencies
• Take ownership of features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support

At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. We're dedicated to cultivating a tech-savvy environment that empowers individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. Our customized benefits not only prioritize your well-being but also charge your professional growth, making this opportunity an ideal match for tech enthusiasts like you.