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Java Kafka Developer Jobs in Whittier, CA (NOW HIRING)

Senior Kafka Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$112K - $154K/yr

Senior Kafka Engineer Location : Irvine, CA (Hybrid) We are seeking a Senior Kafka Engineer to ... Experience troubleshooting custom Kafka client applications written in Java, .NET, Python, and ...

Java (MEAN-Stack) Developer

Burbank, CA · On-site

$56.25 - $72.50/hr

Mongo, Redis or Kafka (in memory), Cassandra (plus) Cloud Native Architecture implementing IaaS ... Service) DevOps/Automation driver (annoyed by extraneous manual effort) Jenkins, Jetty, Chef ...

Backend developer (java)

Los Angeles, CA

$54.50 - $70.50/hr

... frontend developers, QA engineers, and business analysts to deliver robust solutions Optimize ... Kafka or other messaging systems Familiarity with security protocols and data protection ...

Backend developer (java)

Los Angeles, CA

$54.50 - $70.50/hr

... developers, QA engineers, and business analysts to deliver robust solutions • Optimize ... Kafka or other messaging systems • Familiarity with security protocols and data protection ...

Software Developer- Java

Torrance, CA

$59.25 - $75.75/hr

... Java to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and ... Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and microservice architectures. * Exposure to ...

Software Developer- Java

Torrance, CA · On-site

$120K - $160K/yr

... Java to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and ... Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and microservice architectures. * Exposure to ...

... Java to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and ... Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and microservice architectures. * Exposure to ...

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As of Jun 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for java kafka developer in Whittier, CA is $59.94, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $51.83 and $67.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Java Kafka Developer vs Java Backend Developer?

AspectJava Kafka DeveloperJava Backend Developer
Primary FocusDesigning and implementing Kafka-based data streaming solutionsDeveloping server-side applications using Java
Required SkillsKafka architecture, messaging, Java, Spring BootJava, Spring, REST APIs, databases
Work EnvironmentData streaming platforms, real-time data processingWeb applications, enterprise systems
CertificationsJava, Kafka certifications often preferredJava certifications, Spring certifications

Java Kafka Developers specialize in building and maintaining Kafka-based data streaming solutions, focusing on real-time data processing. Java Backend Developers create broader server-side applications, often integrating various technologies. While both roles require Java expertise, Kafka Developers focus more on messaging systems, whereas Backend Developers work on general application logic.

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AWS-Kafka Engineers

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago


Job description

Overview:
AWS-Kafka Engineers
Location- San Jose /Costa Mesa CA
Experience- 3-6 Years
  • 4-6 years of work experience - hands on and good coding skills, preferably with Java, Scala or Python
  • Knowledge and experience with Kafka Streaming, Containerized Micro Services
  • Knowledge and experience with RDBMS (Aurora MySQL) and No-SQL (Cassandra)
  • AWS Cloud experience - S3, EFS, MSK, ECS, EMR, etc.
  • Knowledge of Hadoop/Spark and various data formats like Parquet, CSV, etc. is a plus

Skills:
AWS,Kafka