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Lead Software Engineer - Camunda/Workflows

Kadel Labs
Bangalore
5 - 9 Years

Posted on: 06/01/2026

Job Description

About the Role :

We are seeking a Lead with deep expertise in workflow orchestration using Camunda or any other workflow orchestration platforms. In this role, you will design and implement scalable, resilient business processes across distributed systems, leveraging event-driven architecture and modern microservices patterns.

Key Responsibilities :

- Model and implement complex workflows using BPMN 2.0 and DMN in Camunda 8 (Zeebe) or Camunda 7.

- Develop robust Zeebe Job Workers or Camunda External Task Workers with proper error handling, retries, and compensation.

- Orchestrate long-running transactions and Sagas across microservices using message correlation, timers, and escalation patterns.

- Optimize workflow performance, scalability, and reliability through partition tuning, concurrency management, and backpressure handling.

- Implement automated testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end) for workflows and workers.

- Ensure observability with metrics, logs, and distributed tracing (e.g., OpenTelemetry) and create actionable dashboards.

- Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineers to define standards and best practices for BPMN/DMN modeling.

- Document workflows, decision tables, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Tech Skills :

- Core : Camunda 8 (Zeebe), Camunda 7, BPMN 2.0, DMN, FEEL.

- Programming : .NET (C# preferred), Kotlin, Node.js, or Go.

- Frameworks & Tools : .NET Core, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.

- Messaging & Integration : Kafka, RabbitMQ, REST, gRPC.

- Observability : Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry.

- Databases : PostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis.

- Cloud & IaC : AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform, Helm.

Qualifications :

- 7+ years in software engineering with strong backend development experience using .NET.

- 3+ years hands-on with BPM/workflow engines (Camunda 8/Zeebe preferred).

- Expertise in distributed systems concepts : idempotency, retries, eventual consistency, Saga pattern.

- Strong understanding of workflow versioning, migration strategies, and error handling.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Nice to Have :

- Experience migrating from Camunda 7 to Camunda 8.

- Familiarity with Camunda SaaS and self-managed deployments.

- Knowledge of Camunda Connectors and custom connector development.

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