Jobs → Engineering → Kafka Platform Engineer

About the Role We are seeking a Principal Kafka Engineer to lead the management, scaling, and optimization of our enterprise event-streaming ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Apache/Confluent Kafka and applies object-oriented programming principles to advanced automation. Key Responsibilities • Lead the management, scaling, and optimization of our enterprise event-streaming ecosystem • Apply object-oriented programming principles to advanced automation • Use ITSM practices to support reliable, high-quality service delivery Requirements • 3–5+ years of Kafka administration experience • 15+ years in software development or systems engineering • Expertise in Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL • Proficient in Cluster Management - Zookeeper, KRaft • Strong object-oriented programming skills; Java, Go, Python • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Salt • Java backend development experience with Spring Boot • Solid understanding of software design patterns • Strong knowledge of architecture and design concepts • Proficient in containerization technology such as Docker, Kubernetes • Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions • Expertise in Domain Driven Design and Enterprise Application Integration • Experience with observability, telemetry, and APM tools such as dynaTrace • Good understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, and other infrastructure architecture • Self-starter with a goal-oriented mindset • Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills • Expertise in supporting a Highly Available Low Latent Enterprise Application in Production environment(s) • Experience working with globally distributed team(s) • Frameworks: Solid understanding of ITSM/ITIL frameworks and Agile methodologies