Senior Kafka Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain high-performance Kafka clusters.
• Upgrade Kafka clusters from version 3.3.1 to the latest version with minimal downtime.
• Develop monitoring and alerting systems for Kafka.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues.
• Ensure 24/7 system availability through on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with other engineers to integrate Kafka into existing systems.
• Implement Kafka security best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with Apache Kafka.
• Experience upgrading Kafka clusters, especially from version 3.3.1.
• Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture (topics, partitions, consumers, producers).
• Experience with Kafka Connect, Zookeeper, and Kraft.
• Familiarity with Confluent Kafka and Kubernetes deployments.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Shell.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience with schema registries (e.g., Avro) is desirable.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Confluent Certified Kafka Developer) are a plus.