Kafka Platform engineer
Bethesda, MD · On-site
The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kafka broker architecture, cluster management, performance tuning, replication, and Confluent ecosystem components. This role is focused on Kafka ...
Bethesda, MD · On-site
The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kafka broker architecture, cluster management, performance tuning, replication, and Confluent ecosystem components. This role is focused on Kafka ...
Bethesda, MD · On-site
The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kafka broker architecture, cluster management, performance tuning, replication, and Confluent ecosystem components. This role is focused on Kafka ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Dallas, TX · On-site
$103K - $139K/yr
Strong expertise in exactly- once semantics, consumer group management, and partitioning strategies . * Experience with Kafka producer/consumer performance tuning and optimization. * Hands-on ...
Dallas, TX · On-site
$103K - $139K/yr
Strong expertise in exactly- once semantics, consumer group management, and partitioning strategies . * Experience with Kafka producer/consumer performance tuning and optimization. * Hands-on ...
Dallas, TX · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Dallas, TX · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Plano, TX · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Plano, TX · On-site
Production-grade Apache Kafka operations experience, managing, maintaining and upgrading Kafka clusters in production environments with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, fail-over and ...
Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API). * Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming). * Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API). * Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming). * Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
$127K - $168K/yr
Sr. Kafka/Java Engineer This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based streaming data pipelines and messaging solutions. This role involves configuring ...
$127K - $168K/yr
Sr. Kafka/Java Engineer This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based streaming data pipelines and messaging solutions. This role involves configuring ...
Houston, TX · On-site
$50.50 - $65.75/hr
Kafka Data Engineer Design develop and manage Kafka-based data pipelines Work with other big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Storm Monitor and optimize Kafka clusters Troubleshoot Kafka ...
Houston, TX · On-site
$50.50 - $65.75/hr
Kafka Data Engineer Design develop and manage Kafka-based data pipelines Work with other big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Storm Monitor and optimize Kafka clusters Troubleshoot Kafka ...
Strongsville, OH · On-site
Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Kafka Developer to set up and manage Kafka clusters and components, ensuring high availability and performance. The role involves developing cloud-based ...
Strongsville, OH · On-site
Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Kafka Developer to set up and manage Kafka clusters and components, ensuring high availability and performance. The role involves developing cloud-based ...
Manhattan, NY · On-site
Create and manage Kafka topics, producers, consumers, and schemas as needed using Python/Shell scripting. * Monitor and fine-tune Kafka cluster configurations to optimize performance and resource ...
Manhattan, NY · On-site
Create and manage Kafka topics, producers, consumers, and schemas as needed using Python/Shell scripting. * Monitor and fine-tune Kafka cluster configurations to optimize performance and resource ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
Pittsburgh, PA · On-site
$57.25 - $75/hr
Manage Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades. * Define standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability. * Collaborate with platform ...
... to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API) • Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming) • Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
... to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API) • Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming) • Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
$100K - $150K/yr
Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API). * Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming). * Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
$100K - $150K/yr
Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API). * Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming). * Experience with data governance and lineage for ...
New
Quincy, MA · On-site
$131K - $173K/yr
Remote Term: 6+ Months This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based streaming data pipelines and messaging solutions. This role involves configuring ...
Quincy, MA · On-site
$131K - $173K/yr
Remote Term: 6+ Months This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based streaming data pipelines and messaging solutions. This role involves configuring ...
Alpharetta, GA · On-site
$56 - $71.25/hr
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and managed Kafka services (MSK, Confluent Cloud). * Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets ...
Alpharetta, GA · On-site
$56 - $71.25/hr
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and managed Kafka services (MSK, Confluent Cloud). * Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets ...
Irvine, CA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Irvine, CA (Hybrid) We are seeking a Senior Kafka Engineer to manage, enhance, and scale an enterprise-grade Apache Kafka implementation deployed on AWS and the Confluent Platform. This person will ...
Irvine, CA · On-site
$112K - $154K/yr
Irvine, CA (Hybrid) We are seeking a Senior Kafka Engineer to manage, enhance, and scale an enterprise-grade Apache Kafka implementation deployed on AWS and the Confluent Platform. This person will ...
Manhattan, NY · On-site
$60/hr
Manage a tune Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and MirrorMaker as needed for data pipelines. * Ensure platform reliability and performance on enterprise-grade Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu). * Automate ...
Manhattan, NY · On-site
$60/hr
Manage a tune Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and MirrorMaker as needed for data pipelines. * Ensure platform reliability and performance on enterprise-grade Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu). * Automate ...
| Aspect | Manager Kafka | Kafka Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Required Credentials | Typically requires a bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field; often prefers certifications like Confluent Certified Developer or Kafka certifications | Requires similar degrees and certifications, focusing on Kafka and streaming technologies |
| Work Environment | Leads teams, manages projects, oversees Kafka infrastructure, and coordinates with stakeholders | Develops, tests, and implements Kafka-based solutions, often working closely with developers and engineers |
| Industry Usage | Used across industries for managing Kafka infrastructure and team leadership | Used in software development, data engineering, and real-time data processing projects |
While both roles require knowledge of Kafka and related certifications, the Manager Kafka focuses on team leadership, project management, and strategic oversight, whereas the Kafka Developer concentrates on building and maintaining Kafka applications and pipelines.

We are looking for a strong Kafka Platform Engineer who has deep hands-on experience designing, building, managing, and optimizing Kafka platforms at scale. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kafka broker architecture, cluster management, performance tuning, replication, and Confluent ecosystem components.
This role is focused on Kafka platform ownership and infrastructure engineering, not just application integration or producer/consumer development.
Required SkillsStrong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform
Experience designing and managing large Kafka clusters
Deep understanding of Kafka broker architecture and internals
Experience with partitioning, replication, ISR, retention, and log compaction
Kafka performance tuning and troubleshooting experience
Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMaker, and KRaft/ZooKeeper
Strong understanding of distributed systems and event streaming platforms
Experience with monitoring, scaling, capacity planning, and disaster recovery
Experience with Linux, scripting, and automation
Knowledge of Kubernetes/Cloud Kafka deployments is preferred
Design, build, and manage Kafka platform infrastructure
Configure and optimize Kafka brokers and clusters
Handle performance tuning, scaling, and troubleshooting
Manage replication, partition strategy, and broker balancing
Implement monitoring, alerting, and platform reliability improvements
Support high-throughput and mission-critical streaming environments
Work with infrastructure and application teams for platform integration
Ensure security, availability, and disaster recovery readiness
Confluent Platform or Confluent Cloud
Multi-region Kafka deployments
Kafka on Kubernetes/Strimzi
Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise Kafka environments
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501 - 1,000 Employees
Pleasanton, CA, US
1996