Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform.

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator's top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of integral work. About the RoleWe are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure – Messaging & Async Platform team, focused on building and scaling our messaging and asynchronous communication platform.

You should have hands-on experience with technologies such as NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or similar messaging and streaming platforms,



as well as a strong understanding of distributed systems, observability, reliability, and performance at scale. RequirementsStrong professional experience as a software engineer, ideally in infrastructure, platform engineering, backend systems, or distributed systems. Hands-on experience with messaging, streaming, or pub/sub technologies such as NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or similar.

Experience operating production systems at scale, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Typescript, Go, Python, or similar.

Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerized environments, such as Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, or Azure. Nice to HaveDeep experience operating NATS, KAFKA, or another messaging platform in high-throughput production environments. Knowledge of schema registries, event contracts, protobuf, Avro, or JSON Schema.

Experience with service mesh, API gateways, or service-to-service communication patterns. Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or similar.

Experience with observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, or similar. Furthermore,



we will actively reduce incidents related to messaging systems through better design, automation, and operational practices, while continuously improving the performance, resilience, and developer experience of our platform. For commercial roles with commission eligibility, this figure represents On-Target Earnings (OTE), inclusive of base salary and target commission.

Salary ranges are quoted in USD as a consistent global reference. Offers are based on the role and what you bring to it. Some things you'll enjoyStock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and locationAdditional perks and benefits based on your employment status and countryOptional flexible working office membership, with IWGAt Deel, we're an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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📌 Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes (Madrid)
🏢 Deel
📍 Madrid