Senior Java Engineer (Java)

About Kindred
Kindred Group is a digital entertainment pioneer bringing together nine successful online gambling brands, forming one of the largest online gambling groups in the world. Our purpose is to transform gambling by being a trusted source of entertainment that contributes positively to society. Our goal is that 0% revenue is derived from harmful gambling.
Our global team of more than 2000 people represents 60+ nationalities. When you join Kindred, you'll be part of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive team that has your best interest at heart. We are a trusting company that knows the value of a healthy work-life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits, along with an award-winning all-employee share program, which is a great opportunity to share in the company's success.
The Role
Kindred is looking for a highly skilled senior developer to join the Data Engineering team whose vision is to drive and support Kindred to be the most data-driven gambling company in the world!
As a Java/Data Engineer in Kindred, you will be part of the Data Department under the overall Technology organization. Joining this team, you will be playing a big part in the way we shape our business by closely collaborating with different stakeholders across the business, ensuring they get the most out of the data in terms of reporting, and statistics and forming the basis of decision-making and analytical processes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end solution from data ingestion, and preparation of data to building segmentations and reporting solutions in both Cloud and On-Prem Data Warehouses.
What you will do
Design, build and operationalize data solutions on our AWS data platform
Build data pipelines and applications that handle multiple sources of data to create exceptional-quality Dataproducts
Design, enhance and implement data ingestion from a wider range of data sources into our Data platform.
Developing advanced Oracle PL/SQL, writing and optimizing/tuning queries over large data sets.
Developing dashboards and reporting solutions
Data investigations and problem-solving from internal and external stakeholders.
Setting up Apache Kafka streaming jobs.
Proactively engage with stakeholders and deliver their requirements.
Supporting Data products maintenance and monitoring initiatives (including occasional on-call support & incident management).
Work in an Agile way with open communication, while delivering top-quality products and services.

About you
Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with Apache Spark/EMR, AWS Glue, Lambda, S3.
Strong background in working with RDBMS
Experience with dealing with large data volumes.
The role will require a good understanding of big data in general (understanding the sources of data and fetching what's required) . The monitors are written in Scala
Preferably 5+ years working with data.
Hands-on experience with Kafka (real-time data streaming)
Working knowledge with Java/Spring/Spring boot
Good understanding of Data Warehouse concepts.
Experience deploying software into containerised environments, including Docker and Kubernetes.
Implementation of ETL processes and data structure.
Knowledge of any basic cloud architecture (e.g., AWS).
Good attitude and willingness to learn new skills and technologies.
A problem-solving growth mindset with the ability to pick up new tools and concepts quickly.
Open-mindedness, able to interact in a constructive manner with the Data Engineering teams, stakeholders and other contributors to Data solutions.

In addition, it would be an advantage if you also have:
Experience with cloud formation and terraform.
Experience with building pipelines through Matillion or similar.
Working experience with Splunk

Our Way Of Working
Our world is hybrid.
A career is not a sprint. It's a marathon. One of the perks of joining us is that we value you as a person first. Our hybrid world allows you to focus on your goals and responsibilities and lets you self-organise to improve your deliveries and get the work done in your own way.
Application Process
Click on the "Apply Now" button and complete the short web form. Please add your CV and covering letter in English to let us know your motivation for applying and your salary expectation. Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch soon. Kindred is an equal opportunities employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. As such, we oppose all forms of discrimination in the workplace. We create equal opportunities for all our applicants and will treat people equally regardless of and not limited to, gender, ages, disability, race, sexual orientation. We are committed not only to our legal obligations, but also to the positive promotion that equal opportunities bring to our operations as set out in our sustainability framework. Kindred has an ESG rating of AAA by MCSI.


Benefits


Well-being allowance


Learning and development opportunities


Inclusion networks


Charity days


Long service awards


Social events and activites


All employee share scheme


Private medical insurance


Life assurance and income protection


Employee Assistance Programme


Pension