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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 ...

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 ...

Apache Kafka Integration Engineer

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Sr. Kafka & Java Engineer

$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 ...

KAFKA Highbyte Developer-Hosuton TX

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 ...

Lead Kafka Developer

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 ...

Lead Kafka Developer

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 ...

Lead Kafka Developer

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 ...

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Kafka Engineer

$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 ...

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Sr. Kafka & Java Engineer

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 ...

Senior Java Kafka Developer

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 ...

Senior Kafka Engineer

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 ...

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What is the difference between Manager Kafka vs Kafka Developer?

AspectManager KafkaKafka Developer
Required CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field; often prefers certifications like Confluent Certified Developer or Kafka certificationsRequires similar degrees and certifications, focusing on Kafka and streaming technologies
Work EnvironmentLeads teams, manages projects, oversees Kafka infrastructure, and coordinates with stakeholdersDevelops, tests, and implements Kafka-based solutions, often working closely with developers and engineers
Industry UsageUsed across industries for managing Kafka infrastructure and team leadershipUsed 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.

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Kafka Platform engineer

Kafka Platform engineer

VentureSoft Global

Bethesda, MD • On-site

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Posted 28 days ago


Job description

Job Title: Kafka Tech Lead – Operations
Client: Hospitality Industry
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Location: Bethesda ,MD ( Hybrid -3 days a week)
Kafka Platform EngineerJob Summary

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 Skills
  • Strong 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

Responsibilities
  • 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

Preferred Experience
    • 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