Software Engineer - Event-Driven Architecture

Integration Engineer – Krakow – Remote Working Pattern 

We’re Kingfisher. You might know us as Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot or Koçtaş. We’re made up of over 78,000 passionate people, call over 1,300 stores home and operate in 8 countries. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. 

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. 

Role Overview: 

We are seeking a talented Integration Platforms Engineer specializing in Event Driven Integration to join our dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role developing and evolving the cloud based Kafka and API Gateway platforms our engineering squads rely upon. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, optimal performance and scalability is built into the patterns and ways of working we use. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Kafka, cloud computing and API Integration coupled with excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for innovation. 

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you!   

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities: 

• Develop high quality Integration capabilities in accordance with Kingfisher standards 
• Provide insights for improvements by collecting, analysing, and summarising development and service metrics 
• Actively engages with the Integration Chapter to drive forward improvements in Engineering 
• Ready to assist teams at short notice to collaborate, fix technical issues or provide expertise and guidance 
• Keeps up to date with best practice engineering tools and techniques 
• Work as part of an agile squad delivering business value of a high, maintainable quality 
• Root cause/systemic problem solving 
• Assist in the on-going maintenance of Integration Platforms identifying errors or areas of improvement and implement remedial action as agreed to meet service levels 
• Be part of the support rotas both inside and out of office hours 

Required Skills & Experience 

• Experience of Kafka and API Gateway architectures 
• Engineering experience with tools such as Go, Gitlab, Postgres, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Datadog and Dynatrace 
• Breadth and depth of knowledge of Integration technologies, architecture and principles 
• Developing software to good software engineering principles 
• Experience of build tools such as Git CI 
• Logical and structured approach to problem solving 
• Customer facing development experience 

What we offer 

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. 

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. 

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.