Blurgs AI

We are seeking a Technical Lead with strong expertise in backend engineering, real-time data streaming, and platform/infrastructure development to lead the architecture and delivery of our on-premise systems.

You will design and build high-throughput streaming pipelines (Apache Pulsar, Apache Flink), backend services (FastAPI), data storage models (MongoDB, ClickHouse), and internal dashboards/tools (Angular).

In this role, you will guide engineers, drive architectural decisions, and ensure reliable systems deployed on Docker + Kubernetes clusters.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own the end-to-end architecture for backend, streaming, and data systems.
• Drive system design decisions for ingestion, processing, storage, and DevOps.
• Review code, enforce engineering best practices, and ensure production readiness.
• Collaborate closely with founders and domain experts to translate requirements into technical deliverables.

2. Data Pipeline & Streaming Systems

• Architect and implement real-time, high-throughput data pipelines using Apache Pulsar and Apache Flink.
• Build scalable ingestion, enrichment, and stateful processing workflows.
• Integrate multi-sensor maritime data into reliable, unified streaming systems.

3. Backend Services & Platform Engineering

• Lead development of microservices and internal APIs using FastAPI (or equivalent backend frameworks).
• Build orchestration, ETL, and system-control services.
• Optimize backend systems for latency, throughput, resilience, and long-term maintainability.

4. Data Storage & Modeling

• Design scalable, efficient data models using MongoDB, ClickHouse, and other on-prem databases.
• Implement indexing, partitioning, retention, and lifecycle strategies for large datasets.
• Ensure high-performance APIs and analytics workflows.

5. Infrastructure, DevOps & Containerization

• Deploy and manage distributed systems using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Own observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting for all critical services.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines tailored for on-prem and hybrid cloud environments.

6. Team Management & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance to engineers across backend, data, and DevOps teams.
• Break down complex tasks, review designs, and ensure high-quality execution.
• Foster a culture of clarity, ownership, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–10+ years of strong software engineering experience.
• Expertise with streaming platforms like Apache Pulsar, Apache Flink, or similar technologies.
• Strong backend engineering proficiency — preferably FastAPI, Python, Java, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB and ClickHouse.
• Solid experience deploying, scaling, and managing services on Docker + Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, high-performance data flows, and system tuning.
• Experience working with Angular for internal dashboards is a plus.
• Excellent system-design, debugging, and performance-optimization skills.
• Prior experience owning critical technical components or leading engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with sensor data (AIS, Radar, SAR, EO/IR).
• Exposure to maritime, defence, or geospatial technology.
• Experience with bare-metal / on-premise deployments.