Principal Java Engineer - Platform & Data

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in‑class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy‑led, values‑based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Team Description: We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help build our next‑generation data pipeline platform — an interactive, canvas‑based tool that lets customers visually design and orchestrate complex data processing workflows. Think drag‑and‑drop pipeline construction meets enterprise‑grade data governance: users can build sophisticated flows that ensure data quality, enforce compliance rules, and surface anomalies in real time. It’s technically challenging, highly visual, and solves real problems for customers managing data at scale. We ship multiple times a day. We collaborate closely, move fast, and take pride in getting working software into production. If you thrive in environments where you can make decisions, ship code, and see impact quickly, you’ll fit right in.

Your Impact:

• Build the backend engine that executes customer‑defined data pipelines — orchestration, transformation, validation, and anomaly detection
• Develop the interactive canvas UI in React — intuitive, responsive, and capable of handling complex workflow visualisations
• Design the real‑time infrastructure that processes streaming data and surfaces insights as they happen
• Own features end‑to‑end — from design through to production
• Shape technical direction and platform strategy alongside architects
• Raise the bar through code reviews, mentorship, and hands‑on leadership
• Continuously improve our tooling, performance, and developer experience

Your Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in software engineering, ideally in platform or data‑heavy environments
• Deep expertise in Java and/or Kotlin — you understand the JVM inside out
• Solid grounding in event‑driven architecture and real‑time data processing (Kafka, Flink, or Pulsar experience a plus)
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and containerised deployments
• Comfort with CI/CD pipelines and shipping frequently
• A bias for action — you’d rather try something and iterate than wait for perfect information
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Preferred Skills:

• Genuine curiosity — you’re energised by learning new technologies and approaches
• You’ve influenced technical strategy and architecture decisions at scale
• You enjoy mentoring others and building engineering culture, not just systems
• You’ve operated in high‑throughput, high‑reliability environments
• You’re comfortable with distributed teams and asynchronous collaboration

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB): We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

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