-Proficient with a JVM Language (Kotlin or Java, Scala, Groovy, etc.);
-7+ years of relevant development experience (full software life cycle — building product);
-Solid exposure to messaging/streaming technology (Kafka or Pulsar, NATS, Rabbit, etc.);
-Delivery focussed with solid exposure to SOA and/or Microservices environment;
-Hands-on knowledge building on cloud service platforms (ideally GCP, or AWS, Azure);
-Experience partnering and collaborating with remote teams (across different time zones);
-Proven track record in learning new technologies and applying that learning quickly.