Kafka Developer

We are seeking a highly skilled Java – Kafka Integration Engineer with strong expertise in Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable Kafka-based integration solutions while ensuring high availability, performance, and security across distributed environments.

Requirements

• Design, implement, and manage Kafka-based messaging and streaming solutions.
• Administer and maintain Kafka clusters, ensuring reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Develop Kafka producers, consumers, and stream processing applications using Java (or Python where applicable).
• Deploy and manage Kafka and related components in Kubernetes environments.
• Design and implement Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and develop controllers to manage Kubernetes resources.
• Integrate Kafka with API Gateway solutions to securely expose and manage APIs.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational tasks using scripts and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor Kafka clusters and applications, proactively identifying and resolving performance or reliability issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integration, DevOps, and platform engineering initiatives.