W2 Lead Kafka/Flink Developer

We have an active requirement for a Lead Kafka/Flink Developer supporting our Bank Modernization Program and would welcome CVs .

Please find the key details below:

Role: Lead Kafka/Flink Developer

Location: Johnston, RI or Westwood, MA (Hybrid/Onsite)

Start: ASAP

Job Type: Hybrid

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Lead Kafka/Flink Developer to design, build, and support scalable enterprise and cloud-native applications. The candidate will be responsible for building event-driven platforms, real-time streaming, and batch data processing solutions .

Key Requirements:

• Hands-on experience building and supporting real-time and batch data processing solutions using Apache Kafka(Confluent preferred) and Apache Flink
• Proven track record designing and maintaining real-time streaming and batch pipeline applications in production environments
• Experience with large-scale batch data processing systems, big data technologies, and optimizing batch job performance and throughput
• Strong expertise in Java 8 17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience designing and building control plane services and orchestrating distributed Flink platforms
• Ability to optimize real-time and batch pipeline performance, debug latency bottlenecks, and create benchmarks
• Proficiency with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines - cloud-native architecture principles essential
• Strong knowledge of databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Hibernate/JPA
• Experience collaborating across product and engineering teams on cloud-based, multi-region deployments
• Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills