Overview
Inabia is seeking a backend-focused Software Development Engineer (SDE) to own streaming infrastructure and operational readiness on a 12-month onsite engagement in Redmond, WA. This role is heavily backend and operations-weighted, centered on Apache Kudu and Apache Flink running on AWS in production real-time data systems. It is an ideal fit for an engineer who values deep end-to-end system ownership, operational rigor, and the satisfaction of keeping mission-critical pipelines reliable at scale.
Responsibilities
- Own and operate backend streaming services built on Apache Flink for real-time data processing
- Develop deep working knowledge of Apache Kudu as the fast, mutable columnar storage layer and serve as the primary subject matter expert for its operational behavior
- Work within the Kudu + Flink architecture, with Kudu handling low-latency storage and Flink handling stream processing on top of it
- Build and maintain ETL pipelines feeding the streaming layer
- Design and implement operational readiness processes — runbooks, alerting strategies, failure recovery procedures, and capacity planning — for the full streaming stack
- Manage and troubleshoot workloads on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS) within an AWS-managed infrastructure environment
- Perform hands-on operational work including monitoring, incident response, performance tuning, and system reliability improvements
- Collaborate with the broader engineering team to harden open-source infrastructure components for production use
Key Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder; no sponsorship available (no C2C, H-1B transfer, OPT/CPT, TN, or any third-party visa)
- 4+ years of professional backend software development experience
- Hands-on experience with streaming technologies such as Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, or Spark Streaming
- Experience with distributed storage systems (Apache Kudu preferred; Cassandra, HBase, or comparable systems also relevant)
- Production experience with Kubernetes (Amazon EKS preferred) and AWS-managed infrastructure
- Comfortable carrying heavy operational and on-call responsibilities, not solely feature development
- Ability to work onsite in Redmond, WA five days per week for the full 12-month contract duration
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience running Apache Kudu and Apache Flink together in a production real-time analytics or similar architecture
- Experience building operational readiness frameworks from scratch, including runbooks, SLOs, and alerting strategy
- Background contributing to or deeply operating open-source infrastructure projects in a production context
- Strong troubleshooting instincts and composure under production pressure
Skills Required
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder; no visa sponsorship available
- 4+ years of professional backend software development experience
- Hands-on experience with streaming technologies (Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, or Spark Streaming)
- Experience with distributed storage systems (Apache Kudu preferred; Cassandra or HBase acceptable)
- Production experience with Kubernetes (Amazon EKS preferred) and AWS-managed infrastructure
- Comfortable carrying heavy operational and on-call responsibilities
- Ability to work onsite in Redmond, WA five days per week for the full 12-month contract
- Direct experience running Apache Kudu and Apache Flink together in production
- Experience building operational readiness frameworks (runbooks, SLOs, alerting strategy)
- Background contributing to or operating open-source infrastructure projects in production
- Strong troubleshooting instincts and composure under production pressure
What We Do
WHO Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Redmond, WA. Our Senior Leadership team has more than 137 years of combined experience in the Telecommunications and Software Industry. Inabia is built on family values and close-knit culture. This commitment extends to the relationships we build with both our employees and our business partnerships. As a Minority Certified business, we strive to positively impact society through technology, people, and innovation. WHAT For over a decade, we have been providing powerful IT and business solutions to individuals and businesses alike. Here at Inabia, we believe that our success reflects our clients’ success. HOW We are fortunate to be situated in a city where technology and innovation is not only appreciated; but part of day to day lives. We are a growing company that has adapted and evolved our approach, helping us to exceed the ever-changing needs and requirements of our clients. WHY We are a company that fosters and values relationships, as a result many of our clients have been with us from the start of our journey. We ensure that our partners have access to best-in-class professional support, management consulting and staffing services. We make sure our consultants are carefully screened and selected based on their experience. This process ensures that we meet or exceed the specific needs of our clients.
