Developer at Horizontal Talent Developer at Horizontal Talent in East Bethel, Minnesota Posted in 3 days ago. $49.00 - $85.00 per hour Join a senior backend engineering opportunity focused on building and enhancing high-volume systems that power price updates through REST APIs and Kafka-based event processing. This role offers the chance to contribute to an active platform modernization effort while working independently and collaborating with distributed engineering teams in a fast-paced enterprise environment. Responsibilities Develop and support backend services that help process and publish pricing updates across a large enterprise platform. Build, enhance, and maintain RESTful APIs that support reliable, high-volume business operations. Design and implement Kafka producer and consumer workflows for event-driven processing. Contribute to both modernized architecture and existing production systems as part of an ongoing platform transformation. Work with relational databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL, as well as distributed NoSQL technologies like Cassandra. Troubleshoot issues, write quality code, test solutions thoroughly, and deliver production-ready work with minimal guidance. Collaborate closely with engineering partners across U.S. and India-based teams and participate in meetings during Central Time business hours. Skills Strong professional experience developing enterprise applications in Java. Working knowledge of Kotlin, or the ability to become productive in Kotlin quickly. Hands-on experience building and supporting REST APIs in production environments. Deep experience with Kafka, including both producer and consumer implementations. Experience with relational databases such as Oracle and/or PostgreSQL. Familiarity with distributed NoSQL databases such as Cassandra. Ability to ramp up quickly in a large existing codebase and contribute independently. Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset in a distributed Agile setting. Preferred Skills Experience working in modular monorepo architectures. Background in framework-light or framework-free Java environments. Familiarity with RocksDB. Experience supporting high-throughput, event-driven, or large-scale distributed systems. Retail, pricing, or eCommerce platform experience. Horizontal Talent is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and respected. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who bring unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas to help build stronger teams and better outcomes. By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex. Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at www.horizontaltalent.com/job-board. Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $49 - $85 per hour based on qualifications and experience.