Staff Backend Engineer (Chartering)

At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.

Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 500 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.

The Chartering Crew at Kpler develops software that provides real-time visibility and analytics for the global freight supply chain. The team’s solutions help maritime professionals optimise operations and make data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Freight Analytics: Creating tools to analyse freight metrics and market dynamics.
• Congestion Tracking: Developing systems for real-time port and canal congestion monitoring.
• Fleet Management: Building solutions to monitor vessel availability, fleet utilisation, and development.
• Voyage Planning: Designing automated tools for vessel matching and cost-effective voyage planning.
• Data Integration: Enhancing data access through APIs, SDKs, and other platforms.

The Freight Crew’s work ensures efficient logistics and informed decision-making across the maritime industry.

As a Staff Engineer, your mission is to:

• Ensure Product Alignment: Support projects and solutions that meet the strategic goals and needs of the business across one or more crews.
• Ensure crews produce High-Quality Code: Write, test, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient code that follows best practices.
• Maintain Operational Excellence: Ensure systems are reliable, performant, and maintainable in production.
• Guide and Mentor other engineers: Support the growth of other engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and code reviews.
• Engage with the Engineering Community: Actively participate in and contribute to the company’s broader engineering initiatives and best practices.

It will be a match if you have…

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• SME and at least 5 years of experience with Scala, Java, Node.js, or Python, and proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Strong command of written and spoken English.
• Expert in unit testing, clean code practices, SOLID principles, and software design patterns.
• Expert in relational databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure) with CI/CD processes, including Github pipelines and tools like SonarQube.
• Experience in ElasticSearch.
• Experience with event streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Experience in distributed systems architecture.
• Familiar with Data Engineering and/or Data Science