Senior Backend Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Brooklyn Park MN, United States Dahl Consulting Full time

Senior Backend Software Engineer Location: Brooklyn Park, MN (Onsite, 5 days/week)
Type: 6-Month Contract
Hours: Full-Time, 40 hrs/week
Start Date: December 2025
Pay Range: $75 to $90/hour W2 (Not open for C2C/1099)

Key Skills: Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka

Overview
We’re seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team building scalable, reliable, and modern backend services. This role is ideal for a senior-level engineer who can influence architecture, write clean and maintainable code, and solve complex technical problems in a fast-moving environment. You’ll work onsite in a collaborative, enterprise-scale engineering setting and contribute to mission-critical services that operate 24x7.

What You’ll Do
Design, build, and enhance backend services using Kotlin and modern frameworks (Micronaut or Spring Boot).
Translate conceptual architecture into production-ready systems and influence design decisions across the stack.
Develop microservices and event-driven solutions leveraging Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, stream processing).
Improve system reliability through sound engineering practices, including TDD, observability, and CI/CD automation.
Lead code reviews, design reviews, debugging sessions, and performance tuning.
Build new features, expand existing services, and write high-quality, testable code with strong coverage.
Support enterprise production systems, including rotating on-call responsibilities.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on architecture, delivery timelines, and quality standards.
Champion clean code, operational excellence, and scalable engineering patterns across the team.

Required Qualifications
~5+ years of professional backend development experience in enterprise or large-scale systems.
~ Strong proficiency in Kotlin .
~ Hands-on experience with Micronaut or Spring Boot .
~ Experience with Kafka (producers, consumers, streams).
~ Skilled with DevOps tooling, CI/CD, and container orchestration.
~ Experience implementing observability solutions (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, etc.).
~ Strong background in test-driven development (JUnit, K6).
~ Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
~ Commitment to clean, maintainable code and highly reliable systems.


Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary:

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