Lead Confluent/Kafka Engineer // Independent Visa // Remote

  • Posted 14 hours ago | Updated 14 hours ago

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent

Skills

kafka
Scala
Kotlin
cloud

Job Details

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

  • 5+ years of experience with Confluent Platform and Kafka, including experience in designing and implementing large-scale data streaming solutions

  • Experience as a developer/operator of the Kafka technology (NOT interested in candidates who set up clusters for others to use)

  • Must have real-world experience setting up after Kafka real-time data streaming

  • Proficient in Java or other JVM languages (e.g., Scala, Kotlin)

  • Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and ksqlDB. Strong understanding of Kafka architecture and concepts (topics, partitions, consumers, producers)

  • Experience with message queuing systems

  • Familiarity with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

  • Experience with CI/CD

  • Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams

  • Strong architectural skills

  • Experience with performance tuning and optimization

  • Experience with schema registries (e.g., Avro)

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

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