[W2] Staff Software Engineer (Java + Big Data)

Job Description:The Senior Staff Engineer for NPE Observability is the preeminent technical strategist for Client's global telemetry fabric. In this senior contract role, you will bridge the gap between high-scale distributed software and global network hardware, driving the architectural standards for our most complex data-intensive initiatives. You will own the technical integrity of our streaming pipelines, ensuring telemetry from the global fleet is ingested, normalized, and processed with sub-second latency. As a master of our tech stack (Java, Kafka, Postgres, Grafana), you will define the "Gold Standard" for technical excellence within the Network Platform Engineering (NPE) group.Required Qualifications & Experience • Tenure: 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering and distributed systems. • Domain Expertise: 5+ years of experience specifically in large-scale network engineering, telemetry, or observability platforms. • Java Expert: Mastery of Java for building high-performance, scalable backend services. • Data & Messaging: Deep expertise in PostgreSQL (schema design and tuning) and Apache Kafka (cluster architecture and stream management). • Visualization: Expert-level proficiency in Grafana for creating enterprise-level observability dashboards. • Large-Scale Systems: Proven experience with Prometheus, Thanos, or ClickHouse and working within a structured Agile/Scrum environment. • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.