Senior Backend Engineer (Java) at Tango

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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design and build high-performance, low-latency backend services for live-streaming product flows.
- Own services end-to-end: architecture, implementation, testing, rollout, monitoring, and production reliability.
- Solve distributed-systems challenges around scalability, resilience, latency, and cost efficiency.
- Contribute to high-load components (systems operating up to ~50k RPS) and drive architectural improvements.
- Collaborate with product, platform, infrastructure and data teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Requirements:
- Strong computer-science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and performance tuning.
- Proven production experience building and operating distributed or microservice-based systems.
- Experience designing APIs, async/event-driven systems (Kafka or similar), and robust service boundaries.
- Familiarity with relational databases, caching layers, and observability for production systems.
- Preferred: Java (or quick ramp-up to Java 17–21), Spring Boot, GCP, Apache Kafka, MySQL, Redis, Aerospike.
- Ownership mindset, ability to work in a fast-moving environment, and experience with high-scale consumer products.

Responsibilities

Design and evolve high-performance backend services for a global live-streaming platform, focusing on scalability and low latency. Own services end-to-end, from architecture and implementation to production reliability and observability.

Requirements

Requires strong computer science fundamentals and production experience building distributed or microservice-based systems. Candidates should be proficient in scalable architectures, API design, and asynchronous processing.

Key skills

• Java — in 360 other listings on The Stack
• Spring Boot — in 147 other listings on The Stack
• Distributed Systems — in 342 other listings on The Stack
• Microservices — in 236 other listings on The Stack
• Apache Kafka — in 30 other listings on The Stack
• MySQL — in 93 other listings on The Stack
• Redis — in 122 other listings on The Stack
• Aerospike — in 9 other listings on The Stack
• GCP
• API Design
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Concurrency
• Scalability
• Observability
• Backend Architecture
• Algorithms

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• Tango has 6 other listings on The Stack, 4 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 34 visa-sponsored jobs in Cyprus on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 68 visa-sponsored backend engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about Tango

Is this Senior Backend Engineer (Java) role still open?

It was posted on 2026-06-16. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Tango's site before applying.

Does Tango offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Tango's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Limassol, CY, Cyprus. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Java, Spring Boot, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Apache Kafka, MySQL, Redis, Aerospike, GCP, API Design, Event-Driven Architecture, Concurrency, Scalability, Observability, Backend Architecture, Algorithms.