Senior Systems Engineer (Kafka)
Core
Operate and improve large-scale Kafka-based messaging and platform infrastructure, ensuring high reliability, scalability, and performance for asynchronous communication platforms.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Kafka)
Builds
High-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant systems and platform capabilities
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, event-driven architecture
Required skills
Distributed systems, Kubernetes, AWS, Networking, Troubleshooting, Observability, Automation, Scalability, Resilience, Failure-isolation patterns
Preferred skills
Apache Kafka, Messaging and streaming technologies, Platform engineering, SRE, Multi-account AWS environments, Large-scale cloud operations, High-throughput event-driven architecture
Technologies
Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS
Responsibilities
Operate and improve large-scale Kafka-based messaging and platform infrastructure; Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency, fault-tolerant systems; Troubleshoot production incidents across application, infrastructure, and network layers; Optimize AWS infrastructure usage while balancing reliability, performance, and cost; Partner with engineers and teams on platform standards, tooling, best practices, and architectural decisions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
