Senior Java Kafka Developer // Local to GA only // NO H1B,OPT Visa // W2 role

Overview

Remote
On Site
$20 - $55
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Kafka Streams
KSQL/ksqldb
Schema Registry
Connect
or similar

Job Details

Role: Senior Java Kafka Developer Location: Alpharetta, GA

Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Java Developer with hands-on experience in Apache Kafka to design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable event-driven applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in Java, experience building streaming and messaging solutions with Kafka, and a passion for delivering high-quality software in a collaborative Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, test, and maintain Java applications with Kafka-based messaging and streaming capabilities.
Implement producer and consumer clients, stream processing, and event-driven architectures using Kafka.
Collaborate with data engineers, backend developers, and QA to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.
Design and build fault-tolerant and scalable data pipelines, ensuring data integrity and low latency.
Monitor, profile, and optimize Java applications for performance and resource usage.
Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipelines.
Troubleshoot production issues, diagnose root causes, and implement durable fixes.
Contribute to architecture and design discussions; stay current with Kafka best practices and evolving technologies.
Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
Required Qualifications:
Strong experience with Java (ideally Java 8+), including modern language features and best practices.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and managed Kafka services (MSK, Confluent Cloud).
Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, offsets, consumer groups, exactly-once semantics).
Familiarity with Kafka ecosystem components (Kafka Streams, KSQL/ksqldb, Schema Registry, Connect, or similar).
Understanding of distributed systems, messaging patterns, and data serialization formats (JSON, Avro, Protobuf).
Experience with RESTful APIs and integrating with external services.
Comfortable with SQL and relational data modeling; exposure to NoSQL is a plus.
Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows (PR reviews, Agile/Scrum).
Strong problem-solving skills, debugging abilities, and strong written/verbal communication.

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